Calendar of Events

Visit The Shop to learn the basics of building an electrical circuit when you make your own festive Halloween luminary using LEDs, battery-operated candles, batteries, and a variety of hand tools. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Put your carpentry skills to the test when you visit The Shop to build a sculpture of your favorite animal using scraps of wood. Choose from The Shop‘s selection of real tools and saw, hammer and drill your pieces of scrap wood into an artistic interpretation of your favorite member of the animal kingdom. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use…

Visit The Shop to learn the basics of building an electrical circuit when you make your own festive Halloween luminary using LEDs, battery-operated candles, batteries, and a variety of hand tools. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Put your carpentry skills to the test when you visit The Shop to build a sculpture of your favorite animal using scraps of wood. Choose from The Shop‘s selection of real tools and saw, hammer and drill your pieces of scrap wood into an artistic interpretation of your favorite member of the animal kingdom. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use…

Develop or refine your carpentry skills when you build a custom photo frame in The Shop. Using a variety of tools and materials, you’ll create a frame perfect for your favorite photograph. Keep it for yourself or give it as a holiday gift! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Show someone you appreciate the nice things they do for you with a handmade pop-up card you create in The Shop. Using a variety of materials and paper engineering skills, you’ll create a card that animates when it is opened by the recipient. What you make is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials…

Visit The Shop to create your own version of a festive holiday decoration. Using yarn, ribbon and a variety of other festive materials, you can create garland to share the holiday spirit. What you make is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Visit The Shop to create your own version of a festive holiday decoration. Using yarn, ribbon and a variety of other festive materials, you can create garland to share the holiday spirit. What you make is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Visit The Shop to create your own version of a festive holiday decoration. Using yarn, ribbon and a variety of other festive materials, you can create garland to share the holiday spirit. What you make is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Visit The Shop to create your own version of a festive holiday decoration. Using yarn, ribbon and a variety of other festive materials, you can create garland to share the holiday spirit. What you make is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

In The Shop, hands-on gets serious. During Open Build, take your pick from a variety of materials and use real tools to design and build nearly anything you can imagine. Best of all, what you create is yours to keep! To maintain safety and physical distancing, capacity in The Shop will be limited to 14 visitors per half hour session. Visitors must sign up for a 30-minute session once they arrive at the museum. Sign ups are on a first come,…

That Grinch is a pesky guy! To keep him from ruining your holiday festivities, visit The Shop to create your own version of a Grinch trap. Using a variety of materials, you can design and build a trap that’ll lure that mean-spirited and unfriendly guy and keep him from spoiling your holiday spirit. Best of all, what you make is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly.…

That Grinch is a pesky guy! To keep him from ruining your holiday festivities, visit The Shop to create your own version of a Grinch trap. Using a variety of materials, you can design and build a trap that’ll lure that mean-spirited and unfriendly guy and keep him from spoiling your holiday spirit. Best of all, what you make is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly.…

Get ready to ring in the New Year when you build your own confetti launcher in The Shop. Using a variety of materials, you’ll create a device that converts potential energy into kinetic energy to send festive confetti into the air. What you make is yours to keep and use as you celebrate the arrival of 2022! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young…

Get ready to ring in the New Year when you build your own confetti launcher in The Shop. Using a variety of materials, you’ll create a device that converts potential energy into kinetic energy to send festive confetti into the air. What you make is yours to keep and use as you celebrate the arrival of 2022! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young…

Get ready to ring in the New Year when you build your own confetti launcher in The Shop. Using a variety of materials, you’ll create a device that converts potential energy into kinetic energy to send festive confetti into the air. What you make is yours to keep and use as you celebrate the arrival of 2022! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young…

Work with fellow museum visitors in The Shop to create an expansive cardboard city. Build homes, skyscrapers, churches, parks, stores—whatever you can imagine. This is an ongoing collaborative project that will grow and change through Sunday, January 9, so make plans to visit the museum again to see the completed cityscape! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in…

Hands-on gets serious in The Shop! In this material-specific session of Open Build, you’ll use real tools to build nearly anything you can imagine out of wood. Best of all, what you create is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Work with fellow museum visitors in The Shop to create an expansive cardboard city. Build homes, skyscrapers, churches, parks, stores—whatever you can imagine. This is an ongoing collaborative project that will grow and change throughout the day. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.