Children's Museum of Pittsburgh

The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and its partners, Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center and the University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out of School Environments, will use its grant to support the MakeShop project. The MakeShop, a new hands-on “maker space” within the museum, will nurture informal learning opportunities and research-based understanding, fusing old and new technologies with project-based activities. The project integrates digital-learning technologies with do-it-yourself “Maker” elements to produce a robust place for exploration and creativity. Youths will participate in guided and self-directed making experiences. MakeShop was inspired by the museum’s ongoing commitment to exploring new avenues of learning for its varied audiences.