partners

Learnxdesign is a collaboration of seven institutions who are leaders in creating Design Based Learning activities for museum and afterschool programs. Find out more about our partners below.

NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE

The New York Hall of Science presents 450 exhibits, demonstrations and design spaces that explain science, technology, engineering and math. A visit to NYSCI is a hands-on, energetic educational experience where you can indulge your curiosity and nurture your creativity. For more information, visit nysci.org.


SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA

The Science Museum of Minnesota, founded in 1907, is a large regional science museum located on the banks of the Mississippi River in downtown St. Paul.

The Science Museum's programs combine research and collection facilities, a public science education center, extensive teacher education and school outreach programs, and an Imax Convertible Dome Omnitheater to provide science education to our audience of more than a million people per year.


TELUS SPARK

It takes a core set of skills to create something new, whether it’s a ground-breaking innovation or a toy robot. At TELUS Spark, we encourage all our visitors to explore the extraordinary, using their imagination to see beyond what exists, their curiosity to formulate a question and their persistence and problem-solving skills to take risks and keep going and growing confidence as they look for solutions.


CENTER OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

COSI is Columbus' dynamic hands-on science center named the #1 science center in the country for families by Parents Magazine.

COSI features more than 320,000 square feet of hands-on science, ten-themed exhibit areas, the largest digital screen in Ohio, an outdoor science park, a special area for tiny explorers ages 0 through Kindergarten, and the country's only high-wire unicycle. COSI also offers live shows, a variety of special events, family programs, camps, and more.


THE TECH MUSEUM OF INNOVATION

The Tech is a hands-on technology and science museum for people of all ages and backgrounds.

The museum,located in the Capital of Silicon Valley, is a non-profit, experiential learning resource established to engage people in exploring and experiencing applied technologies affecting their lives.


MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, BOSTON

One of the world's largest science centers and New England's most attended cultural institution, the Museum introduces about 1.5 million visitors a year to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) via dynamic programs and hundreds of interactive exhibits.

Founded in 1830, the Museum was first to embrace all the sciences under one roof. Highlights include the Hall of Human Life, Thomson Theater of Electricity, Charles Hayden Planetarium, Mugar Omni Theater, and Gordon Current Science & Technology Center.

EXPLORA

Explora is an innovative learning center, serving New Mexico communities and visitors from around the globe through educational, fun, hands-on experiences in science, technology, engineering, art, and math, both at its Albuquerque, NM facility and through outreach programs.

Explora is dedicated to providing ways for people to learn together, creating access to quality educational experiences through playful engagement in materials-rich, open-ended experimentation.