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Spark!Lab Smithsonian is open for fun and learning!
New activities every quarter!

Space Adventure-themed activities are happening now!
Join in the cosmic fun!

Children's graphic of an astronaut in outer space.

 

  • Design a Spacecraft
  • Help build a Colony on Mars
  • Landing Pad
  • Astronaut Art
  • Power Up!
Picture of the Holland Museum Spark!Lab Space themed activity, "Building a Colony on Mars."

Building a Colony on Mars

Picture of the Holland Museum Spark!Lab Space themed activity, "Power Up."

Power Up

Picture of the Holland Museum Spark!Lab Space themed activity, "Create a Landing Pad."

Create a Landing Pad

Spark!Lab Hours

Fridays: 11:00–5:00 p.m.
Saturdays: 10:00–4:00 p.m.
Spark!Lab is included with Museum admission.
FREE Second Mondays* from 4:00–7:00 p.m. only

 

What are FREE Second Mondays?

The Holland Museum is open the second Monday of every month from 4:00-7:00 p.m. with FREE admission for all visitors! Check out the Events Calendar for FREE Second Monday dates. Sponsored by THE MEIJER FOUNDATION.

 

Rent Spark!Lab

Spark!Lab is available to rent for local for-profit businesses or non-profit organizations looking for a unique team-building opportunity and/or meeting space. For more information, please contact Debra Wake at debra@hollandmuseum.org.

Hands-On Invention Learning

Picture of Holland Museum Spark!Lab Smithsonian

Spark!Lab is the brainchild of the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian Institution. The exhibit will allow children and families to create, collaborate, explore, test, experiment, problem-solve, and invent. Activities include traditional science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), with art, history, and creativity. The hands-on activities provide visitors with opportunities to explore the invention process and their own inventiveness; and demonstrate the central role that invention plays in American history and today.

Our Mission and Vision

Our Vision: A world in which everyone is inventive and inspired to contribute to innovation.

Our Mission: To engage, educate, and empower the public to participate in technological, economic, and social change.

Picture of the Holland Museum Spark!Lab with kids participating in activities.

The experiences experienced through Spark!Lab™ empowers kids to develop the skills and confidence they need to succeed today and in the future.

What does Spark!Lab Bring to Holland?

Holland’s history is full of innovators, entrepreneurs, and inventors. There is much to be learned from our past successes and to continue to build on them for the future. Ask any educator about STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) or STEAM when you add art (history and creativity), and they will explain that there are skills every child should learn to be prepared for the future. Spark!Lab is an ideal fit for the Holland Museum because it showcases Holland’s history of innovation and invention, but also demonstrates how it can be part of Michigan’s future as well.

Picture of the Holland Museum Spark!Lab Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, 2018

In the News

Get Hands-On at Spark!Lab, West Michigan Women, Sarah Suydam, Staff Writer for West Michigan Woman, September 5, 2018

Spark!Lab Grand Opening Celebrations, Holland Museum, August 8, 2018

Smithsonian Spark!Lab Opens in Holland Museum, Fox 17 News, August 3, 2018

Interactive Spark!Lab Opens at Holland Museum, Holland Sentinel, Sydney.Smith@hollandsentinel.com, August 3, 2018

LISTEN NOW! WGVU Morning Show host, Shelly Irwin, puts the spotlight on the Holland Museum and the Smithsonian Spark!Lab as she chatted with Ricki Levine, Executive Director of Holland Museum, July 27, 2018

“Spark!Lab Coming to Holland Museum, Holland Sentinel, Sydney.Smith@hollandsentinel.com, April 13, 2018

Sponsorship Opportunities

If you are interested in Smithsonian Spark!Lab sponsorship opportunities, please contact: Ricki Levine, Executive Director.

 

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