Experience The Works Museum

Our open-format Experience Gallery is designed for young engineers to explore at their own pace with hands-on activities. Kids can build with K’Nex, test out a giant kaleidoscope, design sturdy structures, and so much more!

The Design Studio

The Design Studio invites visitors to explore the engineering design process through fun, hands-on challenges like building paper rockets, pixelated art, and K’NEX racers. The exhibit blends art, design, and engineering to celebrate creativity and community.

A young girl with a purple headband playing with a control panel at a science museum exhibit, while adults and other children observe through a safety mesh cage in the background.

A young girl with long hair, wearing a blue sleeveless top with colorful patterns, denim shorts, and pink shoes, is kneeling on a cushioned bench while building with LEGO bricks on a LEGO wall in a brightly lit indoor space.

Young boy in blue shirt and gray pants standing next to a large pinball-style game with black balls, wooden ramps, and tracks in an indoor play area, with a purple wall and a mural in the background.

A man and two boys building a K’NEX structure at a table in a public indoor space. The background shows other people and various activity stations.

Interior of a science or activity museum with various interactive exhibits, including a sloped ramp with dials and a game table with small balls and equipment, purple informational panels on the wall, and wooden stools and steps.

Young boy in a red and white shirt looking at a geometric light sculpture in a museum or science center, with two other children in the background.

The House

In our exhibit, The House, visitors will explore the engineering that goes into the houses and apartments we live in, such as: plumbing, siding, electrical engineering, and tiling.

With The House, we’re excited to highlight some of the many career paths open to kids interested in STEM, including skilled trades and engineering degrees, while they explore the engineering behind things they interact with every day!

Two young boys in blue jackets exploring an interactive science exhibit about electricity, with switches, wires, and illustrations on display.

Children playing with wooden building blocks inside a science or engineering exhibit space with informational signs about energy and engineering, and a large sign that says 'Welcome to the House'.

Children and an adult engaging with a wooden structure at an indoor science museum exhibit.

Brick Pixel Pics

Brick Pixel Pics lets brick lovers create 2D art in three innovative ways. Follow a grid and complete a small section of a large-scale, community-built work of art. Snap together a smaller scale image that can be displayed on our gallery wall. And finally, free-build your own creations on our brick base plate covered table.

A child building with LEGO bricks at a LEGO station, with a pixel art of a young person with dark hair, yellow shirt, green overalls, and a purple background displayed on a framed screen on the wall.

A wall painted purple decorated with multiple framed pixel art pieces, including a tiger, cartoon character faces, flowers, and abstract designs.

A boy with a striped t-shirt is building a pixel art on a LEGO-like baseplate at a table in a room with colorful artwork and digital screens.

K’NEX Ball Machine

A group of children and adults looking at a large colorful K'NEX structure exhibit in a science museum. The children are pointing at the display, and a man with glasses is reading a brochure while standing nearby.

Colorful K'NEX roller coaster model with pink circular loop and orange, yellow, black, purple, and red structures.

A large, intricate marble roller coaster constructed from colorful K’NEX pieces on display indoors, with children and adults observing it.

To follow the design, construction, and installation of Austin Granger’s ball machine for The Works Museum, you can view his video series HERE.