What's on: Scienceworks

A girl wearing a red pinafore with hair blowing back

Science is in the air

Air Playground

Prepare to be blown away by this playful journey through six breezy worlds each exploring different concepts of air.

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exhibition Until 4 October

Child jumping an inflatable bouncing structure

Science is in the air

Inflatable Adventure

Bounce, push, squeeze and play with air on our giant inflatable sculpture this summer!

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activity Until 28 January

Performer holding a drum with smoke coming from it. The audience is in the background

Science is in the air

Little Kids’ Week In: Air Play

Breathe easy at Scienceworks for Little Kids’ Week In, with five whole days celebrating the very air around you

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activity 3–7 February

Man with a large bubble. A group of parents and children looking on

Science is in the air

Bubble Mania!

Be amazed as we blow spectacular giant bubble creations across the arena. How many can you pop?

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show Until 28 January

Planetarium Nights

Experience the Planetarium after hours for an evening of fully immersive cinema in our new event series especially for adults.

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Planetarium Next session Friday 7:30pm

Woman using a garden blower to hold a ball in the air

Summer holiday activities

Science is in the air this summer with the arrival of our new Air Playground exhibition.

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activity Until 28 January

Presenter demonstrating air pressure by sending out a fog ring in an air cannon towards an audience

Blown Away!

Be blown away by our epic air experiments in a 20-minute live show.

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show Until 28 January

Great Melbourne Telescope at the Melbourne Observatory, 1880’s

Great Melbourne Telescope Restoration

Watch the reconstruction of the iconic Great Melbourne Telescope as it celebrates its 150th anniversary.

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display Until 31 December 2022

Dome Under Fulldome Festival

Attention all film buffs! Melbourne Planetarium is hosting the first Fulldome festival in Australia.

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Planetarium Starts 8 February

STEM Videogame Arcade

Play award winning games by Australia’s emerging designers in the Australian STEM Video Game Challenge

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exhibition Until 28 January

Deakin Food Futures

Deakin Food Futures citizen science pop-up will be at Scienceworks to tickle your tastebuds during the summer school holidays.

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activity Last days, closes Friday

Purple-black night sky with bright stars and a white streak across the middle of the image. Silhouetted mountains at the bottom of the image.

Planetarium Nights: Valentine’s Day

What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day with your loved one than under the stars?

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special event Friday 14 February

Moonbase ONE

Come on an amazing adventure as we strive to understand our magnificent neighbour the Moon.

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Planetarium Next session Monday 2pm

Beyond Perception: Seeing the Unseen

Discovering imperceptible worlds through science and technology.

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exhibition Daily

Child between a man and a woman using an exhibition interactive

Ground Up: Building Big Ideas, Together

Get ready to build your curiosity! An exhibition for babies to 5-year-olds.

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exhibition Daily

A lightning strike illuminates the sky near the Thevenard silos at Ceduna, South Australia.

Bolt from the Blue

Explore the remarkable properties and mysteries of lightning.

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show Next session Monday 11am

Little Kids’ Day In

Enjoy a day of fun and play-based learning activities without the school groups!

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special event 3 February–7 December

Think Ahead

What will the future be like?

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exhibition Daily

Two girls using the Cathy Freeman interactive In Sportworks

Sportsworks

Stretch your mind and your muscles.

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exhibition Daily

Pumping Station tours

A tour filled with stories of old Melbourne and Victorian engineering feats.

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tour Daily

1950s powerboat in the museum's collection store

Collection Store tours

See highlights from our historic collection and discover some of Melbourne’s fascinating past.

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tour Daily

Solar System Odyssey

Join Jack Larson on a wild ride through our Solar System as he searches for a new world to call home.

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Planetarium Next session Monday 1pm

Tycho to the Moon

Meet Tycho, a dog who doesn’t just howl at the Moon, but wants to go there.

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Planetarium Next session Monday 12 noon

Black Holes

Imagine a place where time stands still and the known laws of physics don’t apply.

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Planetarium Next session Monday 3pm

Starlight

Uncover the mysteries of the stars in this Planetarium show.

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Planetarium No upcoming sessions

Tilt

When the seasons go crazy Annie and Max must set things right and discover a new angle on the world.

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Planetarium Next session Wednesday 15 April, 11:30am

Ticket to the Universe

Take a trip to the far reaches of space, with our Scienceworks presenters as your tour guide.

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Planetarium No upcoming sessions

Capturing the Cosmos

All-sky astronomy is a new way of looking at the sky to better understand our Universe – and it's happening in Australia!

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Planetarium No upcoming sessions

hand overlaid on a night sky illustration

Stories in the Stars

A new way – the oldest way – of looking at the night sky.

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Planetarium No upcoming sessions

The Problem with Pluto

When is a planet not a planet?

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Planetarium No upcoming sessions

Our Living Climate

A dramatic and different way of looking at our climate.

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Planetarium No upcoming sessions

What's on

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Air Playground

Inflatable Adventure

Little Kids’ Week In: Air Play

Bubble Mania!

Planetarium Nights

Summer holiday activities

Blown Away!

Great Melbourne Telescope Restoration

Dome Under Fulldome Festival

STEM Videogame Arcade

Deakin Food Futures

Planetarium Nights: Valentine’s Day

Moonbase ONE

Beyond Perception: Seeing the Unseen

Ground Up: Building Big Ideas, Together

Bolt from the Blue

Little Kids’ Day In

Think Ahead

Sportsworks

Pumping Station tours

Collection Store tours

Solar System Odyssey

Tycho to the Moon

Black Holes

Starlight

Tilt

Ticket to the Universe

Capturing the Cosmos

Stories in the Stars

The Problem with Pluto

Our Living Climate

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