What will you Invent?
In Spark!Lab, we believe everyone is inventive.
Every day we provide opportunities for children and families to explore their inventive creativity—to create, innovate, collaborate, and problem-solve—because these experiences empower kids to develop the skills and confidence they need to succeed today and in the future.
Spark!Lab was developed by the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
What will you invent?
In Spark!Lab, we believe everyone is inventive.
Every day we provide opportunities for children and families to explore their inventive creativity—to create, innovate, collaborate, and problem-solve—because these experiences empower kids to develop the skills and confidence they need to succeed today and in the future.
Spark!Lab was developed by the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Our amazing Activities
- Shaping Space
- Vertical Wind Tunnel
- Gear Heads
- Towering Teeter table
- Sketch it!
- New activities are on a constant rotation so no two experiences are the same.
As a part of the Spark!Lab experience, you will see, first hand, important inventions from our extensive collection from early inventors. Learn how Indiana history plays an important role in the inventive process.
Our Amazing activities
- Shaping Space
- Vertical Wind Tunnel
- Gear Heads
- Towering Teeter table
- Sketch it!
- New activities are on a constant rotation so no two experiences are the same.
- New activities will be rotated in so it never gets old!
As a part of the Spark!Lab experience, you will see, first hand, important inventions from our extensive collection from early inventors. Learn how Indiana history plays an important role in the inventive process.
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Recent News on SPark!Lab
Conner Prairie Announces Opening of Smithsonian Spark!Lab Invention Space
Spark!Lab is Developed by the Smithsonian to Bring Hands-On Invention Learning to Cultural Organizations Nationwide FISHERS, Ind. (June 8, 2022) – Indiana living history museum, Conner Prairie, announces today the…
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Press Release: Conner Prairie Announces Opening of Smithsonian Spark!Lab Invention Space
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Blog: The Impact of Our New Smithsonian-Affliated Exhibits
July 25, 2022 - Blog: New Smithsonian-affiliated exhibit cultivates the power of ideas
August 8, 2022 - Fox 59 segment: Conner Prairie's "Spark!Lab" opens later this month
August 8, 2022
Recent News on Spark!Lab
Conner Prairie Announces Opening of Smithsonian Spark!Lab Invention Space
Spark!Lab is Developed by the Smithsonian to Bring Hands-On Invention Learning to Cultural Organizations Nationwide FISHERS, Ind. (June 8, 2022) – Indiana living history museum, Conner Prairie, announces today the…
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