The popular fabrication and “maker” movement seems to be the next big thing in the field of digital culture and new technologies. Stemming from both the academic field (MIT, Boston) and from more underground networks (i.e. hackerspaces), this move is now reaching the general public through media reports and the opening of Fabrication Laboratories (Fab Labs) everywhere in Europe and abroad. A Fab Lab is a place where people make or even print in 3D objects that they designed, or whose design they downloaded from the internet through websites. So, what about opening a Fab Lab in a science centre? Through different experiences, this session will discuss the opportunity for our field to interact more with makers and hackers.