Thinkery is Austin’s home for “why” and “how.” A place where science and families play side by side. Where people connect with ideas by doing, making and experiencing. It’s a foundry for a new generation of innovators and creative problem solvers. And it’s a heck of a good time.
Monday: (Baby Bloomers, 9 am–12 pm) ONLY
Tuesday: 10 am–5 pm
Wednesday: 10 am–8 pm (Community Night from 4–8 pm—admission by donation)
Thursday: 10 am–5 pm
Friday: 10 am–5 pm
Saturday: 10 am–6 pm (Baby Bloomers, 9–10 am)
Sunday: 10 am–5 pm
Last ticket sold 30-minutes before closing.
Museum hours occasionally change due to special events and holidays. Please check the web calendar for updated information.
During the school year, school groups are playing and exploring in the museum every Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 am–1:30 pm and from 9:30 am–3:30 pm during the summer. The first Tuesday of the month is No Tour Tuesday.
Thinkery
at the Meredith Learning Lab
1830 Simond Ave.
Austin, TX 78723
(512) 469-6200
$14 (FREE for children 0–23 months)
FREE admission year-round. Discounted admission to special programs including Baby Bloomers, Family Nights, Camp and Thinkery 21. Not a Thinkery Member? Become a Member today!
Whether you’re bringing a large group or class to the museum, we offer several options to explore our museum with your students.
Groups traveling by bus or with more than 10 children must schedule a Thinkery visit in advance through our school programs. Interested in exploring our galleries?
Visit our School Programs webpage to select the best program for your group. Click Here!
For safety purposes, we ask that visitors adhere to a minimum adult: child ratio of 1:5.
Thinkery is proud to participate in Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and Association of Children’s Museums’ Museums for All program!
Thinkery invites all families with Electronic Benefits Transfer cards, WIC cards, STAR cards, CHIP cards, Medicaid cards and MAP identification cards to show their card(s) to receive FREE General Admission tickets. (Special programs and events excluded.) Thinkery’s Museum for All discount can only be applied at Admissions, not online.
Maintaining affordable access for everyone is a top priority for Thinkery. Each year, our Open Door Initiative provides subsidized admissions, camp scholarships and group tours to thousands of children and families with limited financial resources.
As a member of a science center or museum participating in the ASTC Travel Passport Program, you are eligible for free general admission for up to 4 guests when you visit Thinkery. Photo ID required for cardholder. Local restrictions apply. Membership to participating children’s museums through Association of Children’s Museums Reciprocal Network (ACM) receive 50% off general admission for up to six (6) guests. In order to redeem these benefits, you must present a valid museum membership card with the logos for ASTC and ACM.
ASTC policy dictates that visitors must live outside a 90-mile radius from the museum they wish to visit to receive benefits. Therefore, members of the DoSeum and Texas Museum of Science and Technology in Cedar Park will be unable to receive ASTC benefits. Thinkery will provide half-priced admissions to these members with ASTC benefits.
$2 off per family member, up to five family members. First Responders include police officers, firefighters and EMT workers. Thinkery’s military and first responder discount is not available online and must be purchased at Admissions.
$2 off for folks with a tribal ID. Discount is not available online and must be purchased at Admissions.
Parking near Thinkery is available at the McBee Street District Garage, with entrances off McBee Street and Robert Browning Street. Thinkery will be able to provide up to three hours of free parking in the McBee Street District Garage during General Admission operating hours. Simply bring us your parking ticket, and we’ll validate it for you! Please note, Thinkery cannot validate parking in the McBee Street District Garage for special events or programs occurring outside of our General Admission operating hours.
Pay-by-phone, credit- and coin-operated metered street parking is also available around Mueller Lake Park. Please note, parking in the lot next to Mueller Lake Park or in the AMLI at Mueller parking garage will result in towing.
Bike parking is available near the main entrance of Thinkery.
Traveling with a group? School buses must unload and load students at Thinkery’s Group Entrance, located on the east side of the museum.
Capital Metro offers some routes within walking distance of the Museum: 37, 135 and 350. Visit capmetro.org for the latest information!
General admission tickets are non-refundable. Exchanges may be made with a minimum 24 hours notice of the original date. In the event of an emergency closing by the Museum, the ticket purchaser will have the option of an exchange or refund.
Tickets sold for one-time programs are nonrefundable. This includes Thinkery 21, Family Night, Noon Year’s Eve and the Very Nervous Caterpillar.
Cancellations made 15 or more business days before the start of your program will receive a full refund minus a processing fee. Refunds cannot be made 2-weeks before the start of the program. Participants may not make up or receive a refund for missed programs. Thinkery reserves the right to cancel a program if registration for the event does not meet the minimum enrollment requirements. If Thinkery cancels a program, a full refund will be issued to all registrants. When possible, we allow a program participant to transfer to a different program if there are openings and the participant is the appropriate age. Two weeks’ notice is required.
Memberships are non-transferable and non-refundable.
Museum Store returns or exchanges can be issued for most items within 30 days of purchase. Items must be accompanied by the receipt.
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Thinkery is funded through a combination of philanthropic gifts and earned income. Additionally, the museum is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com.
