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June 18, 2015 | Kate Wiley

Lemelson Hall of Invention and Innovation Opens at the Smithsonian July 1

Lemelson Center Celebrates 20 Years with New Exhibits and the Return of Spark!Lab

June 18, 2015 | Kate Wiley

“Places of Invention” Explores Invention Hotspots Throughout American History

“Places of Invention,” the latest exhibition from the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, opens at the National Museum of American History July 1. It examines six American invention hotspots across the country and throughout history, asking “Why here? Why now?”

June 18, 2015 | Kate Wiley

New Draper Spark!Lab Offers Hands-on Inventive Fun for Kids

Draper Spark!Lab, the popular hands-on invention experience from the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, reopens July 1 at the National Museum of American History in a new, open and flexible 2,000-square-foot space with the look and feel of an inventor’s workspace.

May 27, 2015 | Kate Wiley

Innoskate at X Games Austin

Skateboarding and the Smithsonian? It’s a unique and successful concept grounded in the belief that invention and innovation happen every day in places often overlooked. In 2011, the National Museum of American History and the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation launched a broad collecting initiative focused on skateboarding and skate culture.

March 2, 2015 | Lemelson Center

Job Announcement—Spark!Lab Lead Facilitator

Opens February 24, 2015; applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. EDT on March 13, 2015. Expected start date is May 14, 2015.

March 2, 2015 | Lemelson Center

Job Announcement—Spark!Lab Floor Manager

Opens February 24, 2015; applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. EDT on March 13, 2015. Expected start date is May 14, 2015.

February 19, 2015 | Lemelson Center

Spark!Lab Seeks Volunteers

The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History reopened July 1, 2015!  We are recruiting a new group of volunteers (called Ambassadors) to work with museum visitors in Spark!Lab, its hands-on invention space for children and families.

January 26, 2015 | Chris J Gauthier

The Innovative Spirit: Call for Exhibitors at the 2015 Innovation Festival

Call for Applications to Exhibit at the 2015 Innovation Festival

September 26-27, 2015
National Museum of American History
Washington, D.C. 

January 17, 2015 | ePals

Smithsonian and Cricket Media Launch the 4th Annual Spark!Lab Invent It Challenge

Calling all kid-inventors! The official opening of the SparkLab! Invent It Challenge on January 17 celebrates Kid Inventors’ Day, which acknowledges the important role children can have in innovation worldwide.

September 10, 2014 | National Museum of American History

National Museum of American History Innovates with West Exhibition Wing

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History plans to transform how its audiences experience history by creating a multiplex of exhibition galleries, experiential programs and performance spaces and an education center within a 120,000-square-foot wing of its 50-year-old McKim, Mead and White designed building. 

August 5, 2014 | Kate Wiley

Invention Happens Here: Smithsonian Expands Spark!Lab to Kansas City, Mo.

Spark!Lab, a hands-on invention experience developed by the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, opens at Science City in Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 5, thanks to a generous donation from the Ford Motor Company Fund.

June 24, 2014 | Berkshire Museum

Smithsonian Institution’s Spark!Lab Coming to Berkshire Museum This Autumn

In October 2014, the Berkshire Museum will open Spark!Lab, an educational, interactive work space developed at the Smithsonian Institution by the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the National Museum of American History (NMAH). Spark!Lab is a hands-on, creative laboratory that engages children and families in the process of innovation.

May 15, 2014 | Kate Wiley

Smithsonian Announces Innoskate 2014: Bi-coastal Celebration Explores Skateboard Culture in New and Unexpected Ways

The Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation will celebrate invention and innovation in skate culture, history and art this summer through a bi-coastal collaboration with two Smithsonian Affiliate museums, the Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland, Fla., and the Museum of History & Industry in Seattle, as well as the International Association of Skateboard Companies.

April 24, 2014 | Kate Wiley

Smithsonian Highlights Innovative Communities across America: "Places of Invention" Presents a New Model for Collaborative Creation of Exhibit Content

The Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation announces six new grants, doubling participation in its groundbreaking collaborative exhibition project, “Places of Invention,” set to open at the National Museum of American History in 2015.

January 17, 2014 | ePals

Smithsonian and ePals Challenge Kids Globally to Solve Real-World Problems in Third Annual Invention Competition

January 17th, Kid Inventors’ Day, kicks off the 2014 Spark!Lab Invent It Challenge inviting students, teachers and parents to get involved, get inspired and make a difference!  

August 5, 2013 |

Spark!Lab National Network Seeks Members

The Spark!Lab National Network

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. These experiences empower kids to develop the skills and confidence needed to succeed today and in the future.

June 21, 2013 | Kate Wiley

Tony Hawk and Rodney Mullen Skate into Smithsonian Collections: Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation Celebrates Innovation and Creativity in Skateboarding at Innoskate Event

The skateboarding collection at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will more than double in size during a special ceremony June 22 in which Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen and other leading skateboarding figures will donate artifacts from their careers.

May 20, 2013 | Kate Wiley

Smithsonian's Lemelson Center Partners with IASC on Innoskate 2013

The Smithsonian's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation and the International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC) will present Innoskate, a public festival located at the National Museum of American History on the National Mall, so named to reflect skate culture's widespread innovative spirit.

February 19, 2013 | Kate Wiley

Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center Spotlights Hollywood’s History of Innovation: “Places of Invention” Exhibition to Feature Development of Technicolor

The Academy Awards would be much less colorful without the innovations in 1930s and ’40s Hollywood filmmaking that the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation will showcase in its upcoming “Places of Invention” exhibition, set to open in 2015.     

January 31, 2013 | Ford Motor Company Fund

Ford Celebrates Innovation with Major Donation to Smithsonian Spark!Lab Program in Honor of 150th Anniversary of Birth of Its Founder

Ford Motor Company Fund today announced a $500,000 contribution to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and its Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. The funds will be used to support and expand the Spark!Lab program challenging kids to create, collaborate and invent.

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