Sideshow: Dept. of Making + Doing will close
Farewell, Department of Making + Doing October is the last chance to take classes at West Philadelphia's Department of Making + Doing. The two-year-old makerspace will close at the end of the month.
Farewell, Department of Making + Doing
October is the last chance to take classes at West Philadelphia's Department of Making + Doing. The two-year-old makerspace will close at the end of the month.
Though the organization's programming and attendance have increased, it is unable to meet rising rent on its Market Street building, program director Michael Darfler said. The four partner businesses - NextFab, the Hacktory, Public Workshop, and Science Center - will continue to operate independently.
Final one-day classes at the Department of Making + Doing include Introduction to Sewing and Introduction to Word Processing for adults, and family-friendly offerings like Animatronic Origami and LED Masks and Monsters.
- Natalie Pompilio
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