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  Location of The Thinkery in Texas | |
| Established | 1983 |
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| Location | 1830 Simond Ave, Austin, Texas,  United States |
| Coordinates | 30°17′51″N 97°42′18″W / 30.2975°N 97.7050°W |
| Type | Children's |
| Director | Trish Young Brown (2017-Present) |
| Website | thinkeryaustin |
Thinkery (formerly the Austin Children's Museum) is a children's museum in Austin, Texas.
The museum was founded in 1983 without a permanent location, providing traveling exhibits in public places such as malls, parks and libraries. In 1987, a storefront on Fifth Street became the Austin Children's Museum's first established location. In 1997, a fundraising campaign, including a million-dollar donation by Michael and Susan Dell, helped the museum move to a larger space at Colorado and Second Street.
The Austin Children's Museum announced its new name, Thinkery, on June 4, 2013. The downtown location closed on September 7, 2013, with the new Thinkery location opening December 7 at the Meredith Learning Lab — a 40,000-square-foot facility in the Mueller Community.
In 2015, nearly 500,000 visitors came to Thinkery.
Thinkery was designed to meet the demand of the greater Austin region and its families. Its mission is to provide learning experiences for children and their families in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) subjects.
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