Cade Museum for Creativity and InventionA mission with a museum

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Transforming communities by embracing inventivity™

Through our exhibits, programs, and other activities, we strive to inspire communities throughout Gainesville and beyond, because everyone deserves a chance to see themselves as a bolder, more creative, and more innovative agent of change.

Mission, Vision, Philosophy
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Exhibit

Reel Revolution: The Rise of Animation

Current – May 5, 2024

Explore how the future of animation is being shaped within the minds of visionaries just like you. Take a tour around the world to different animation studios and discover their rocky roads to success, tools of the trade, jobs within the industry, and the creative processes behind bringing pictures to life.

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Tinker Workshop Series

Saturdays from 11:30am-12:30pm starting February 10th

Our new Tinker Workshop Series is an innovative program where participants (ages 9+) can engage in hands-on maker sessions to build and create using a variety of materials, electronics, and coding platforms.

Each week is an opportunity to take part in STEAM activities like 3D modeling, basic coding, and more!

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SparkSeekers: Homeschool Adventures

Monthly throughout Spring 2024

The SparkSeekers program is designed to empower homeschooled students (ages 7–11) by immersing them in the captivating intersection of science and imagination through hands-on observation and experimentation. With an exciting new theme each month, there’s always a fresh opportunity for imaginative exploration and learning.

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Exhibit

Reel Revolution: The Rise of Animation

Current – May 5, 2024

Explore how the future of animation is being shaped within the minds of visionaries just like you. Take a tour around the world to different animation studios and discover their rocky roads to success, tools of the trade, jobs within the industry, and the creative processes behind bringing pictures to life.

Learn More

Tinker Workshop Series

Saturdays from 11:30am-12:30pm starting February 10th

Our new Tinker Workshop Series is an innovative program where participants (ages 9+) can engage in hands-on maker sessions to build and create using a variety of materials, electronics, and coding platforms.

Each week is an opportunity to take part in STEAM activities like 3D modeling, basic coding, and more!

Learn More

SparkSeekers: Homeschool Adventures

Monthly throughout Spring 2024

The SparkSeekers program is designed to empower homeschooled students (ages 7–11) by immersing them in the captivating intersection of science and imagination through hands-on observation and experimentation. With an exciting new theme each month, there’s always a fresh opportunity for imaginative exploration and learning.

Learn More

Spark Wonder. Invent Possible

What makes the Cade special is its distinctive focus on the power of invention. All of the Museum’s exhibits, programs, and other activities are intentionally designed to inspire visitors to tap into their own potential to invent and create. Whether it’s by learning the surprisingly relatable life stories of transformational inventors, hands-on experiences with interactive exhibits or experiments, or lively Q&A sessions with working inventors or entrepreneurs.

At the end of each visit, visitors should not only come away with a new understanding of what it means to be an inventor but with the excitement and curiosity to dream up their own great ideas.

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