Spark!Lab Hours
Friday 11:00-5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00-4:00 p.m.
Spark!Lab is included with Museum admission
FREE Second Mondays from 4:00-7:00 p.m.only
Spark!Lab will be closed during Tulip Time, May 2–May 11, 2025
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 David Hawley-Lowry at david@hollandmuseum.org.
Sponsorship Opportunities
If you are interested in Smithsonian Spark!Lab sponsorship opportunities, please contact Kate Leighton Colburn, Holland Museum Development & Communications Associate Director: 616-796-3322
Current Activities
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles!
Opening February 13, 2026 and running through May 30, 2026
Join us for a new and exciting season in Spark!Lab as we explore different forms of transportation through experiments, inventions, and more!
Spark!Lab is Hands-On Invention Learning
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.
Spark!Lab 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.
The experiences experienced through Spark!Lab™ empowers kids to develop the skills and confidence they need to succeed today and in the future.
Activity Resources
Check out the many STEAM resources available online! Also be sure to check out our events calendar for spring and summer children's programs.
- At Home Engineering | DiscoverE Engineering
- Spark!Lab Instructables
- Multimedia Resources by the Lemelson Center
- DO Try this at Home by the Lemelson Center
- Create Your Own Holiday
- Future Exhibit Designers: 5 Fun At-Home Make-a-Museum Activities for Kids
- Dinosaur STEM Activity: Fizzy Egg Exploratory Play
- This Day in History
- At Home Education by WGVU/PBS
- NASA STEM Engagement
- Full STEAM Ahead: Stepping into Invention Education
- WABISABI LEARNING: 36 Resources for STEM Project-Based Learning Activities
- Midwest Collaborative for Library Services-Kids
- Smithsonian Learning Lab
- How to Smile
