When I travel I often try to tour Makerspaces and then share what I've learned with the one that I'm a part of, Protospace. Below you'll find links to the posts I've made on our forums about the makerspaces I've visited.
I'm interested in learning about:
- the space's history, policies, and procedures
- how are they documented / communicated to new members
- membership demographics
- how to join
- how decisions are made and conflicts resolved
- how toxic members are dealt with
Japan
September 2023: Take Space in Hamamatsu
September 2023: Tokyo Hackerspace Tour
Spain
December 2022: Benimakers Makerspace in Valencia
November 2022: Makespace Madrid Tour
November 2022: Fab Lab tour in Seville
Portugal
November 2022: Fab Farm Makerspace in Algarve
November 2022: Fab Lab Makerspace in Lisbon
November 2022: MILL Creative Space in Lisbon
United States
February 2023: SYN Shop Makerspace Las Vegas
Canada
September 2024: Makerspace Nanaimo
October 2022: Makerspace Tour in Turner Valley
June 2022: Makerspace in Prince George, BC
Honorable Mentions
Makerspaces I've visited, but didn't do a write-up tour for:
- Protospace in Calgary
- Archloft in Calgary
- Fuse33 in Calgary
- Fab Lab Barcelona
- FabCafe Barcelona
- TMDC Barcelona
- C2 Space Kyoto