wire puppets
Join us in the Studio as we explore wire and the ways it can be bended, twisted, and formed into a puppet! How will you make this material come to life?
Loading view.
Design Squad: Helping Animals
Do you have a pet or know someone who does? Do you like animals? How could you create a better way to care for a pet or help other animals? Use your imagination to design something new in during the Design Squad Days workshop series! In this workshop, you’ll learn the steps of the design […]
Design Squad: Fashion with Function
MuseumLab 6 Allegheny Square E Suite 101, Pittsburgh, PAClothing is more than just a fashion statement. Do you own any clothes that have a certain purpose or solve a specific problem? Use your imagination to design something new in the maker space during the Design Squad Days workshop series! In this workshop, you’ll learn the steps of the design process while designing a […]
Gift Wrap Printing
Print your own gift wrap in MAKESHOP using various printmaking techniques. Will your gift wrap provide a hint about the gift inside? Add a message to the recipient? You decide!
Color Mixing with RGB LEDs
In Disney and Pixar’s hit animated feature Inside Out, each memory is a glowing orb whose color matches one of the movie's five emotions: yellow for Joy, blue for Sadness, red for Anger, green for Disgust and purple for Fear. We eventually learn that some memories are associated with a mix of emotions, and their orbs […]
Free Day presented by Chase
Enjoy free admission at the Children's Museum and MuseumLab today! Hours Children's Museum: 10:00 am - 5:00 PM MuseumLab: Noon - 5:00 PM Featured programs include: Gift Wrap Printing in MAKESHOP The Music in Me with DJ Shoe in the Emotions at Play with Pixar's Inside Out exhibit Tickets are limited. We strongly encourage all […]
storytelling
Join us in the Studio as we explore different ways to tell a story through performance! How can you set the scene with lighting? What does music or sound add to the tale you are telling? Come explore with us and put on a show.
Cafe Early Closure
The Cafe will be closing at 1:00 pm today.
Museum Closed
The Museum is closed today for the holiday. We will reopen on December 26 at 9:00 am. Hope to see you soon!
MAKESHOP Forest
Join us as we turn MAKESHOP into a life-sized forest! Using recycled materials and our imaginations, we’ll sculpt trees, plants, creatures and more. What part of the forest ecosystem will you create?