What is unique about Innovation Studios?
Innovation Studios have the staff and program capacity to consistently change and offer new
learning experiences and activities for guests age 8 and older.
Tweens and Teens
Don’t miss the black lights in Designer Studio and the art tables in Doodler Studio.
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Adults
You don’t need children to enjoy the Museum. Ask about learning opportunities especially for
adults: daily TED lectures in Imaginer Studio; telescope viewings at monthly Star Parties and
Celebrity Lecture Series, a series of programs covering a variety of science, technology, natural
history, education, local and regional history. During After Hours, adults 18 and up have the
Museum all to themselves one evening six times a year. PUBlic Knowledge – an informal monthly
adult gathering celebrating brains and brew – is presented by the Museum at a local watering hole.
Schedules for all of these opportunities are listed on the Museum’s web site.
Setting the stage for unique opportunities that nurture your
imagination, curiosity and creativity and support science,
technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) education.
Grandparents
Doodler Studio has a designated “Grand Central Station” offering special resources for
grandparents and grandchildren. Ask staff to show you the program listings for “Grand
Adventures,” special programs for grandparents and their grandchildren.
Imaginer and Inventor studios will feature
Hogue Labs in conjunction with the new exhibit
Alexandre Hogue: An American Visionary –
Paintings and Works on Paper. Hogue Labs will
provide guests opportunities to immerse themselves
in the science aspects and artful inspiration of the
Texas landscape, and learn about the terrible effect
the Dust Bowl phenomenon had on native prairies.
Designer studio will continue with its popular light,
color and shadows theme, with new materials
to set the palette for exciting exploration.
Educators
Imaginer and Designer Studios house the Museum’s educator professional development programs
- notably the Texas Center for Inquiry - and “Saturday Educator Workshops.” Explorer Studio is
home to the Museum’s distance learning program offering interactive videoconferencing featuring
museum educators, curators and scientists. Complete information can be found in the Museum’s
educator field trip planner available in Imaginer Studio or on the Museum’s web site.
Home schoolers
Home school educators and groups are welcome to participate in any of the Museum’s field trip
programs. Listings for all of these opportunities may be found on the Museum’s web site under
the “Learn” tab. Designer, Imaginer and Inventor studios are open to home school groups in third
grade and above.
Members
Innovation Studios frequently offer special activities and events for members only. Watch your
membership e-mails for event and registration details.
The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History is
partnering with the
Andrews Institute of
Mathematics & Science
Education at TCU to investigate the learning
environments provided by the Innovation Studios and Gallery. Playful interaction
with the exhibits fosters the development of
attitudes, knowledge, and skills that lead to a
lifetime of curiosity, exploration, and formal science
learning. Andrews Institute faculty and graduate
students will 1) investigate what foundational
scientific knowledge is embedded in the activities
and 2) identify which National Science Education
Standards this knowledge supports.
In the Studios:
Designer, Imaginer and Inventor
Doodler
Doodler studio guests will have the opportunity to
explore individual design concepts. Materials rotate
every few weeks to provide new artistic experiences.
In the Central Gallery:
Open-ended explorations with a tornado,
momentum machine, water spinner, turbulent
orb, keva building blocks and whimsical materials
offer opportunities to engage your critical thinking
skills, test your mathematical reasoning and
collaboratively solve problems.
AIR PARK
Explore the forces of gravity,
lift, thrust, and drag!
• Build paper airplanes and launch
them on our new runway.
• Investigate Bernoulli’s Principle while
balancing balls on columns of air.
• Marvel at pinwheels, kites and
our 33-foot hang glider!
The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History,
founded in 1941, is accredited by the
American Association of Museums.
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Plan to visit often – we reserve
the right to surprise you!
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STUDIO LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, TOPICS AND
ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED FOR AGES 8 AND OLDER
AND MAY FEATURE SMALL PARTS AND SHARP TOOLS.
FAMILIES: Children younger than age 8 are welcome
in Innovation Studios with their older siblings and must
remain under close supervision of an adult while in the
studios. Please be aware that most Studio activities are
not age-appropriate for children younger than age 8.
SCHOOL GROUPS: Field trip groups, third grade and above with
chaperones, are welcome in Designer, Imaginer and Inventor Studios.
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THE MUSEUM IS
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INVENTOR: Explore!
DOODLER: Create!
Birthday Hat for Grandma Moses
DESIGNER: Light!
IMAGINER: Tinker!
Collections Spotlight: 2 pm
Afternoon Demonstration: 3:30 pm
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1814 - Francis Scott-Key
composed the lyrics to
“The Star Spangled Banner.”
THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
September 2-6 BUILD IT FESTIVAL
1830 - “Mary had a Little Lamb”
was published.
Join us for BUILD IT! a festival celebrating architecture
and building and the birthday of architect Louis Sullivan,
considered by many to be the creator of the modern
skyscraper. All studios will feature activities that emphasize
construction challenges, properties of structure and
design, geometric shapes, and creative aesthetics.
INVENTOR AND IMAGINER:
Closed all day for special event
DOODLER: Create!
Birthday Hat for
Edgar Rice Burroughs
DESIGNER: Light!
Collections Spotlight: 2 pm
Afternoon Demonstration: 3:30 pm
Louis
Sullivan
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INTERNATIONAL
LITERACY DAY
1956 - Elvis Presley first
appears on the Ed Sullivan show.
INVENTOR: Explore!
DOODLER: Create!
Birthday Hat for Patsy Cline
DESIGNER: Light!
IMAGINER: Tinker!
Collections Spotlight: 2 pm
Afternoon Demonstration: 3:30 pm
INVENTOR: Explore!
DOODLER: Create!
Birthday Hat for Colonel Sanders
DESIGNER: Light!
IMAGINER: Tinker!
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1835 - HMS Beagle, with
Charles Darwin aboard,
reaches the Galapagos Islands.
SUNDAY
SATURDAY
Collections Spotlight: 2 pm
Afternoon Demonstration: 3:30 pm
1620 - The Pilgrims set sail
for the New World on the
Mayflower.
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1846 - Elias Howe received a
patent for his sewing machine.
INVENTOR: Explore!
DOODLER: Create!
Birthday Hat for Rin Tin Tin
DESIGNER: Light!
IMAGINER: Tinker!
Collections Spotlight: 2 pm
Afternoon Demonstration: 3:30 pm
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NATIONAL
GRANDPARENTS DAY
If you are bringing your grandchildren
for a day at the Museum, be sure to make
your first stop the Doodler Studio
in Innovation Studios and pick up our
free Grandparent’s Guest Guide just one aspect of our “It’s Great to
be Grand” Museum program.
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1851 - The first publication of The
New York Daily Times, which later
becomes The New York Times.
INVENTOR: Explore!
DOODLER: Create!
Birthday Hat for Milton Hershey
DESIGNER: Closed all day
for special event
INVENTOR: Explore!
DOODLER: Create!
Birthday Hat for Renzo Piano
DESIGNER: Light It!
IMAGINER: Spin It!
INVENTOR: Explore!
DOODLER: Create!
Birthday Hat for
James Fenimore Cooper
DESIGNER: Light!
IMAGINER: Closed until noon
INVENTOR: Explore!
DOODLER: Create!
Birthday Hat for B. B. King
DESIGNER: Light!
IMAGINER: Tinker!
INVENTOR: Explore!
DOODLER: Create!
Birthday Hat for John W. Marriott
DESIGNER: Light It!
IMAGINER: Spin It!
INVENTOR: Explore!
DOODLER: Create!
Birthday Hat for
Jean Bernard Focault
DESIGNER: Light!
IMAGINER: Tinker!
Collections Spotlight: 2 pm
Afternoon Demonstration: 3:30 pm
Collections Spotlight: 2 pm
Afternoon Demonstration: 3:30 pm
Collections Spotlight: 2 pm
Afternoon Demonstration: 3:30 pm
Collections Spotlight: 2 pm
Afternoon Demonstration: 3:30 pm
Collections Spotlight: 2 pm
Afternoon Demonstration: 3:30 pm
Collections Spotlight: 2 pm
Afternoon Demonstration: 3:30 pm
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1891 - The first gasolinepowered car debuts in
Springfield, Massachusetts.
1937 - J.R.R. Tolkien’s
The Hobbitt is published.
INVENTOR: Build!
DOODLER: Create!
Birthday Hat for Dale Chihuly
DESIGNER AND IMAGINER:
Closed all day for
Texas Center for Inquiry
INVENTOR: Closed until noon
for a school program
DOODLER: Create!
Birthday Hat for Stephen King
DESIGNER AND IMAGINER:
Closed all day for
Texas Center for Inquiry
Collections Spotlight: 2 pm
Afternoon Demonstration: 3:30 pm
Collections Spotlight: 2 pm
Afternoon Demonstration: 3:30 pm
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1960- -Michelangelo
The Etch-A-Sketch
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begins
first went
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work
on hison
statue
1921 - The first “Miss America”
beauty pageant was held in
Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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1908 - The first production
of the Ford Model T
automobile was built.
INVENTOR AND IMAGINER:
Hogue Labs
DOODLER: Create!
Birthday Hat for Samuel Adams
DESIGNER: Light!
Collections Spotlight: 2 pm
Afternoon Demonstration: 3:30 pm
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1951 - CBS makes the first
color televisions available for
sale to the general public, but
the product is discontinued.
1888 - The first issue of
National Geographic
Magazine is published.
INVENTOR: Explore!
DOODLER: Create!
Birthday Hat for Michael Faraday
DESIGNER: Light!
IMAGINER: Tinker!
Collections Spotlight: 2 pm
Afternoon Demonstration: 3:30 pm
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1914 - Thomas Edison
patents a new type of
phonograph record.
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Opening tomorrow
Alexandre Hogue:
An American Visionary –
Paintings and Works on Paper
This retrospective exhibition features
paintings, drawings and field
sketches of Alexandre Hogue.
The Southwest landscapes provided
settings that allowed Hogue
to immerse himself in the wonder
of the earth as he explored the
subject matter of place.
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Hogue Labs
From September 24-October 8,
two Innovation Studios will be the
home for Hogue Labs.
Hogue Labs will allow guests the
opportunity to imagine and explore
the Texas landscape from both a
scientific and artistic point of view –
much like Alexandre Hogue did
during his expansive career.
Doodler, Imaginer and Designer
Studios are occasionally closed
for programs and professional
development.
1902 - Rayon is patented.
INVENTOR AND IMAGINER:
Hogue Labs
DOODLER: Create!
Birthday Hat for Samuel Adams
DESIGNER: Light!
INVENTOR AND IMAGINER:
Hogue Labs
DOODLER: Create!
Birthday Hat for Gene Autry
DESIGNER: Light!
INVENTOR AND IMAGINER:
Hogue Labs
DOODLER: Create!
Birthday Hat for William Wrigley, Jr.
DESIGNER: Light!
Collections Spotlight: 2 pm
Afternoon Demonstration: 3:30 pm
Collections Spotlight: 2 pm
Afternoon Demonstration: 3:30 pm
Collections Spotlight: 2 pm
Afternoon Demonstration: 3:30 pm
Irrigation - Taos, 1931, Alexandre Hogue
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All demonstrations and
activities take place in
Innovation Gallery and Studios
unless otherwise noted and
are subject to change.