Join MOHAI as we tinker, experiment, and create our way through history.
Learn about stories of innovations throughout our local history, build skills for innovation, and let your imagination soar with activities for the young and young at heart.
At the museum, sit down at the Idea Lab any time for a self-guided, hands-on activity inspired by MOHAI exhibits and programs. Explore the same ideas at home with videos and downloadable instructions for a craft or experiment designed by MOHAI Educators.
Activities change regularly!
Idea Lab: Music
Explore the history and science behind the electric guitar and learn about the relationship between vibration and sound with cardboard box guitar you can build at home.
Idea Lab: Clocks
Explore the simple machines that make mechanical clocks tick by examining the Carroll’s clock. Then, learn how to use everyday materials and the physics of pendulums to make works of art at home.
Idea Lab: da Vinci Bridge
Explore the many bridges of Seattle and the basic elements of bridge design. Then, learn about a unique bridge designed by Leonardo da Vinci you can build at home.
Idea Lab: George Tsutakawa
Explore the art and process of renowned painter and sculptor George Tsutakawa. Watch a quick introduction to the fountains of George Tsutakawa, then explore how water falls over and through different shapes.