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Our first iteration is officially closed. We are a nomadic now. Stay tuned for the next one! Also open by appointment

The Things Lab is an ever-changing immersive art installation that serves as a reuse shop and art & community space created by Susan Caraballo & Kerry Phillips.

03/11/2026

Last year, we participated in Give Miami Day for the first time and raised almost $12,000! This year, we are doing it again and want to raise at least $15,000 for our 3rd year anniversary!

Miami’s biggest fundraiser of the year, Give Miami Day is a community-wide event fueled by The Miami Foundation to help build a thriving Greater Miami! Early giving starts 11/14 and the BIG day is 11/19.

The Things Lab Miami is an artist-led nonprofit & community prioritizing REUSE & CREATIVITY, believing that no THING is trash. We take no-longer-wanted things & rehome them with those that see their value & potential! Our reuse center/art installation is currently located at Artisans Playhouse in Hialeah thanks to last year’s donors!

We’re planning the 3rd annual REUSE-A-PALOOZA free community event and need your help to make it the best one yet! And we’re turning 3!

Can we count on you this year?
🗓️ Mark your calendar:
November 14-19, 2026
🔗 Save this post & link:
https://tinyurl.com/thethingslab

📸 Francesco

31/10/2026

Need a Halloween addition? A mask? A little decor before the trick or treaters?
Want to touch up your costume with some things and enjoy a coffee or matcha while you do?

Come by The Things Lab at Artisans Playhouse and ⭐️LITTLE V'S🎡. Open & staffed Saturdays 12-6pm!
Happy Halloween 👻😈🎃💀

22/10/2026

Kerry FELT it was time! Come feel what it is like to Thing-Along at The Things Lab at Artisans Playhouse 🪡

Members Thing-Along
Thursday, October 22, 7-9pm
6pm Doors Open!
7pm The fun begins! Led by Kerry Phillips.
The Things Lab at Artisan’s Playhouse
2456 West 8 Ct in Hialeah

So...what is a Thing-Along?
It’s a casual evening celebrating our members, where we can share
Things Lab updates, and where you can learn a new skill in a things-related activity! You know we love a good mash-up!

RSVP: link in bio, thethingslab.org and Eventbrite

Not a MEMBER? Visit thethingslab.org and become one TODAY. Our sliding scale membership starts at $12/yr.

Not sure if your membership expired? Email us at [email protected].

🎥 Susan Caraballo
📸 Francesco

20/10/2026

Members Thing-Along
Thursday, October 22, 7-9pm
6pm Doors Open!
7pm The fun begins, led by Kerry Phillips⁩

So...what is a Thing-Along?
It’s a casual evening celebrating our members, where we can share
Things Lab updates, and where you can learn a new skill in a things-related activity! You know we love a good mash-up!

RSVP: link in bio, thethingslab.org and Eventbrite

Not a MEMBER? Visit thethingslab.org and become one TODAY. Our sliding scale membership starts at $12/yr.

Not sure if your membership expired? Email us at [email protected].

📸 Francesco

18/10/2026

👻 Spooky THINGS SWAP 💀
part of Clean & SCREAM
Sunday, October 18, 3-6pm
🎃 Peacock Park (Coconut Grove) 🎃
RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/’s Things Swap is OFF-SITE in COCONUT GROVE as a special edition for Halloween-themed things, decorations and costumes presented by The Things Lab in partnership with Debris Free Oceans & City of Miami Commissioner Damian Pardo’s Office.

16/10/2026

Looking for the THINGS SWAP? Remember this month, we are off-site at Peacock Park as part of Clean & SCREAM: Coastal Cleanup & Halloween Swap presented in partnership with Debris Free Oceans and City of Miami Commissioner Damian Pardo’s Office. In addition to a Halloween costume & decoration swap, there will be a coastal cleanup!

So SUNDAY, October 18, 3-6pm, don’t bury last year’s gently used Halloween costumes and decorations and give them a new life at the Spooky Things Swap at Peacock Park in Coconut Grove, located at 2820 McFarlane Road.

You can also come without things to swap and make a Pay What You Value tax deductible donation to The Things Lab for things you take home.

Be kind, respect everyone’s finds, and enjoy the good & spooky vibes!

Any leftover items will be donated to The Things Lab. You are also welcome to take your unclaimed donations home with you. That way, nothing goes to waste!

The Things Lab is supported in part by members, partners, and Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.

Sign up for the Clean Up here:
bit.ly/spooky-cleanup

12/10/2026

On SUNDAY, October 18, 3-6pm, the monthly THINGS SWAP goes on location to Peacock Park in Coconut Grove, located at 2820 McFarlane Road to participate in
Clean & SCREAM: Coastal Cleanup & Halloween Swap presented in partnership with Debris Free Oceans and City of Miami Commissioner Damian Pardo’s Office. In addition to a Halloween costume & decoration swap, there will be a coastal cleanup!

Bring no more than 10 gently used Halloween-themed items - things that are clean, functional, and ready for a new owner! You can also come without things to swap and make a Pay What You Value tax deductible donation to The Things Lab for things you take home.

Be kind, respect everyone’s finds, and enjoy the good vibes!

Any leftover items will be donated to The Things Lab. You are also welcome to take your unclaimed donations home with you. That way, nothing goes to waste!

The Things Lab is supported in part by members, partners, and Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.

Sign up for the Clean Up here: bit.ly/spooky-cleanup

14/09/2026

Join The Things Lab and Miami Time Swap at The Things Lab at Artisans Playhouse in Hialeah on SUNDAY, September 20, 2-5pm for our collaborative Things Swap!

Share and connect with others while letting go of those things you have been holding onto. Discover treasures for your own use and keep them out of a landfill.

Bring no more than 10 gently used items (no clothes/ no books) - things that are clean, functional, and ready for a new home! You can also come without things to swap and make a Pay What You Value tax deductible donation to The Things Lab for things you take home.

Be kind, respect everyone’s finds, and enjoy the good vibes!

Any leftover items will be donated to The Things Lab. You are also welcome to take your unclaimed donations home with you. That way, nothing goes to waste!

While at Artisan’s Playhouse:
- BRING your own art projects to work on
- GET some things and/or supplies (you name the price) at The Things Lab
- SIGN UP for a pottery or rug tufting class before or after at Artisan’s
- PAINT & GLAZE a reusable mug or other piece
- RENT a sewing machine at Artisan’s
- ORDER something from the Art à la Carte menu at Artisan’s Playhouse
- BUY some coffee or matcha from our new neighbor ⭐️LITTLE V'S🎡

The Things Lab is supported in part by members, partners, and Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.

Things Swap logo/original design: Elise Fernandez

03/09/2026

Need SomeTHING?
Or need to get rid of some things?
Or just want to play with some things?
The Things Lab is the place!

The Things Lab at Artisans Playhouse + ⭐️LITTLE V'S🎡
2456 W 8 Ct Hialeah, FL 33010

SATURDAYS 12-6PM
SELF-SERVE whenever Artisan’s & Little V’s are open! Check their schedules.

The Things Lab is a socially-engaged ever-changing art installation and reuse center offering a lending library of things, workshops, Things Swaps,
pop-up events, redistribution services & more!

Visit thethingslab.org for more information.

Want to GIVE us things? We do intakes on Saturdays 2-5pm by appointment. Email us at [email protected].

The Things Lab, created by Susan Caraballo & Kerry Phillips , developed from Prelude to 2100, a Knight Foundation funded project commissioned by Live Arts Miami & Deering Estate.

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Opening Hours

Tuesday	18:00 - 22:00
Saturday	12:00 - 18:00

Telephone

+17863096525

Website

http://www.thethingslab.org/

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