Idea Zone Hours:  

Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

(Hours subject to change due to group bookings)

Idea Zone is MOSI's new “do-it-yourself” laboratory with an open ended platform to allow students of all ages to explore, learn and have fun. 

The Idea Zone also offers Executive Workshops for Adults, Family and Youth Activities, Make-and-Take Projects and special events to stimulate creative thinking, STEM-education, and innovation utilizing technology! 

Idea Zone includes a media studio, fabrication lab, simulation center and sciences lab – a full technological playground! The Idea Zone is a place where:

• A Kindergartner can create a soccer-playing robot,
• An elementary school student can invent their own toys,
• A middle school student can create a video game,
• A high school student can work on industrial design and
• Adults can take part in the “space race” of rocketry and aerospace design.

MOSI hosts public programming inside Idea Zone on the weekends.  Some of the Idea Zone public programming activities include high-tech gaming and simulations, fashion design, robot building, and science experiments.  
 

Make your imagination a reality in MOSI’s Idea Zone in one of our weekend play shops or themed weekend events listed below. 

Hours are Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Monday through Friday 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. 
 

Hours are subject to change if private programs are booked inside Idea Zone.  Please call 813-987-6000 for more information and/or questions.  

Click here for a complete listing of paid programming available for registration inside Idea Zone.

Emily demonstrated her talent as an artist and videographer in one of MOSI's Idea Zone Summer Science Camps.