The Hangar Makerspace

A Place to Make Your Ideas Soar!

Where Imagination Takes Flight

Get Hands-On in an Idea Hub

Explore your creative side in this fun, interactive hands-on idea hub! Play, create and tinker using a variety of materials and processes. The Hangar engages children, families, and adults in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) through innovative and fun hands-on learning experiences. Tinker with materials, design and building your own creation. It’s your space to take off!

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Virtual Tour

Take a journey through this creative making space

Pan, pinch, and zoom your way through the The Hangar Makerspace from the palm of your hand. There’s nothing that can’t be done with some tools, a workspace, and some good ideas!

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Be an Inventor

Build ideas you create and test those design skills

Learn and explore design processes and what it takes to launch your own Makerspace invention. Create anything you want, solve design problems, and learn how to build something from pieces and parts.

Inside The Hangar Makerspace

Make Things Happen

Explore the design process and the methods behind the madness of making and launch your Makerspace idea!

Explore & Tinker

Play, create, and tinker using a variety of materials and processes.

Testing Makes Perfect

Build, test, and innovate to improve your designs.

You Have Lift-Off

Make a rocket fly! Test, improve and perfect your design for the optimum launch!

Make Your Own Machine

Tinker with simple machines to create working devices.

**The Discovery Spot is Now Open. Free, Timed Tickets for Young Scientists (Ages 0-6) and Their Families are Available Onsite at the Museum’s Box Office.**

**The Discovery Spot is Now Open. Free, Timed Tickets for Young Scientists (Ages 0-6) and Their Families are Available Onsite at the Museum’s Box Office.**

EXPERIENCE IN IMAX

The Unparalleled Experience

EXPERIENCE IN IMAX

The Unparalleled Experience

The Hangar Makerspace

Where Imagination Takes Flight

Get Hands-On in an Idea Hub

Virtual Tour

Take a journey through this creative making space

Be an Inventor

Build ideas you create and test those design skills

Inside The Hangar Makerspace

Make Things Happen

Explore & Tinker

Testing Makes Perfect

You Have Lift-Off

Make Your Own Machine

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Museum Hours

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Location Info

Museum of Discovery & Science | AutoNation IMAX Theater
401 SW Second Street,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

Museum Admission

IMAX Admission

The Hangar Makerspace

Where Imagination Takes Flight

Get Hands-On in an Idea Hub

Virtual Tour

Take a journey through this creative making space

Be an Inventor

Build ideas you create and test those design skills

Inside The Hangar Makerspace

Make Things Happen

Explore & Tinker

Testing Makes Perfect

You Have Lift-Off

Make Your Own Machine

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