National Science Week

Join us in 2024

National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. See our jam-packed schedule of activities, exhibitions and education programs below or scroll down to explore our selection of Museums Victoria’s science stories.

Activities

Tour Melbourne Museum Daily

Tiny Tours

Young visitors visit the museum like real grown-ups with their very own guide showing them around the most curious and amazing specimens and objects in our galleries.

Show Melbourne Museum Daily

Secrets of the Sea 3D - IMAX

Prepare to meet some of the ocean’s strangest and most spectacular creatures!

Planetarium Scienceworks Friday nights

Planetarium Nights

Experience science and art in an evening of immersive cinema for adults 18 years and over.

Plus What’s in the Sky Tonight (WITST), a presenter-led tour through the night sky.

Audience watching a science show about electricity

Visit Scienceworks

Lightning Theatre

Discover the ultimate hair-raising experience with a science show in the Lightning Theatre.

Exhibitions

Exhibition Melbourne Museum Daily

Research Institute Gallery

Encounter cutting-edge research, fresh discoveries and valuable collection objects on display for the first time.

Exhibition Melbourne Museum Daily

Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs

Come face to face with one of the most awe-inspiring creatures ever to walk the Earth—the Triceratops.

Exhibition Melbourne Museum Daily

Gandel Gondwana Garden

Explore Victoria’s ancient landscapes and learn about creatures that once walked this land, from dinosaurs and megafauna to the ancestors of today’s iconic Australian species.

Exhibition Scienceworks Daily

Sportsworks

Stretch your mind and your muscles.

Assembly of the Great Melbourne Telescope, Melbourne Observatory, 1869

Exhibition Scienceworks Daily

Great Melbourne Telescope Restoration

See the Great Melbourne Telescope returning to its former glory as an icon of Marvellous Melbourne and late 1800s astronomy.

Education Programs

Museum Staff-led Melbourne Museum Years F to 6

Triceratops Days

“If you go into the Triceratops gallery, you’re in for a big surprise!” Join us for an amazing day at Melbourne Museum, learning about our brand new Triceratops.

Museum Staff-led Melbourne Museum Years 7 to 10

Exploring Deep Time to Shape a Better Future (VCES)

In this new hands-on workshop and gallery experience students will explore big questions and understand their role in shaping a positive future. Free for government schools.