Yesterday HTINK opened the doors to a brand new pop-up makerspace forย kids: The NYC Makery. As a group of makers and educators who are passionate about spreadingย the joy of making, we have been itching to open a makerspace for kidsย for the past few years.
Finding an affordable space in New York City has proven to be ourย biggest hurdle. So a few months ago we decided to start with a pop-upย model as a way to begin sooner, build a community, and figure out whatย works, and what doesn’t, in a makerspace for kids. Our hope is that through setting up a series of temporary makerspacesย and holding making workshops in different communities all around Newย York City, we will learn through an iterative process and discover theย best practices for setting up a makerspace geared especially towardsย young people.
Eventually we want to find a permanent home for The Makery, but untilย we do, look for us to pop-up in various spaces all around New Yorkย City.
The Makery is open:
August 13 – 27, 2012
The Invisible Dog Art Center
51 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY
We will have a free evening Open House on Thursday Aug 16th, 4-8PM.
Learn more:ย http://www.nycmakery.com
Photo credit: John Des Roches
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