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Thinkery’s newest exhibit – Fortastic Adventure: Imagine. Design. Build! will be installed across two gallery spaces and is set to open phase one to the public on Monday, July 15. The new hands-on interactive exhibit will explore the design-build process, introduce scientific concepts, and encourage creative and artistic approaches to architecture and construction.
A Fortastic Adventure takes the childhood experience of building a blanket fort and reaches new heights! Children of all ages (and the child still inside all of us) will design, build, and engineer their own forts like never before. Phase one of Fortastic Adventure, located in our Flex Gallery downstairs, will feature a double-sided staircase, a giant-sized dining room table and chairs, floating lamps, pulleys, and a chair wave reaching from one side of the gallery to the other.
“This was a fun exhibit for our team to design and produce. We enjoyed the playful and creative process of designing, engineering, and fabricating this whimsically interactive experience that provides children and their adults the opportunity to use their imaginations to design and create.” – Matt Stalberger, VP of Exhibits and Facilities
STEAM in Fort Building
Thinkery focuses on play-based STEAM learning experiences. Encouraging creative and artistic approaches to architecture and construction, this innovative hands-on interactive experience will dive deep into the engineering design process in a hands-on and play-based way. Although very engineer focused, artistic exploration is also a key aspect of the exhibit, as children and families engage in open ended imaginative play and create their own imaginative new worlds using sheets and mounting points, a variety of furniture, and pulley systems.
Thinkery will be hosting a Fortastic Adventure Opening Party at Thinkery – Meredith Learning Lab on Saturday, July 20 to celebrate. Stay tuned for more details and an upcoming announcement for the opening of phase two!
If you are looking to philanthropic invest in Thinkery, sponsoring Fortastic Adventure is an excellent way to support innovative play-based learning experiences for the community and align your brand with one of the most visited cultural institutions in Austin. To learn about sponsorship opportunities, contact Thinkery’s Chief Advancement Officer Rachel Mallernee.