• Kids having run at camp

    We can't wait to engineer with you!

    The Works Museum has been voted #1 in The Twin Cities' most popular places to take kids in 2026, by kidsoutandabout.com!

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  • Children and adults at a science museum playing Jenga with tall wooden blocks.

    A hands-on engineering and design museum for kids and their grown-ups.

    We make engineering fun with hand-on activities, real tools, and everyday materials!

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  • A young boy kneeling on a purple mat, playing with small LEGO pieces on a Lego wall display, which features various colorful Lego characters and designs, including a dinosaur, flowers, a rainbow, and pixel art.

    Help us build our future!

    You’ve seen the changes happening at The Works Museum – our museum renovations, new exhibits and outreach with programs brought to your community.  

     All of this was made possible by the donors who’ve already contributed to our Transformation Initiative campaign. Now it’s your turn! 

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The Works Museum’s Offerings:

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FOR EDUCATORS

A young girl at a birthday party smiling and holding a slice of pizza. She is sitting at a purple table with a purple plate in front of her. She is wearing a pink dress with a "Birthday Engineer" badge. In the background, other children, birthday decorations, and wrapped presents are visible.

MEMBERSHIP

A woman and two children in a classroom smiling and holding geometric construction models made from colorful straws and connectors, sitting at a table with similar models and activity sheets.

FOR FAMILIES

Children and adults building with LEGO bricks at a tech or robotics event.

OUR IMPACT

62,694
participants engaged in inspiring STEM programs

45,961
participants joined school programs, including workshops and field trips aligned with Minnesota’s K-12 Academic Standards in Science

1,060
member households supported our mission while accessing year-round STEM fun

32,538
museum visitors experienced hands-on exhibits that brought STEM concepts to life

28,973
children and families benefitted from free or subsidized programming through our Gateway program, expanding STEM access for underserved communities

1,787
campers explored STEM during school breaks and summer camps

15
community events were attended across the region from Children’s Museum Day at the Capitol, and STEM Day at the Minnesota State Fair, to Bloomington’s Juneteenth and Pride festivals.

How is The Works Museum different?

The Works Museum is where kids are engineers! Our focus on engineering encourages kids to be builders, designers, and problem solvers, in our hands-on exhibits and in camps, field trips and family programs.

Our mission: To inspire the next generation of innovators, engineers, and creative problem solvers.

You can help!

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What People Are Saying

“I can’t say enough good things about The Works. It is tricky to find activities that are engaging, educational, and FUN for children his age — especially activities that don’t involve the grown-ups climbing through two-stories of plastic tunnels to keep up with the kiddo! I so appreciate and value a space that provides hands-on STEM learning in a free-play setting.”
— The Works Museum Visitor
“Great instructors- you can tell they enjoy what they teach our kid and that they are truly interested in getting to know him as a person.”
— Camp Parent
“Each activity the She Engineers [program] provided was interactive and able to tailor one-on-one mentoring, or group collaboration. I was blown away by how engaged and thoughtful the volunteers were with [our participants], and they continue to talk about those activities, months later.””
— YWCA Girls Inc. Manager, Claire Allen