What's on: Scienceworks

Brickman Cities

Brickman Cities powered by LEGO® CITY, is the latest creation by the LEGO® Masters judge, Brickman and is coming to Melbourne!

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exhibition Until 06 October

A child wearing a hard hat in an engineering play space

School holiday activities

Explore the engineering of buildig bridges at Scienceworks these spring school holidays!

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activity 21 September–06 October 2019

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

Museum members participating in the Robots workshop.

STEM Sundays

In pairs of one adult and one child, participants will work together to build skills in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths).

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workshop Until 08 December

Ariel view of people dancing near a DJ table

Party Beyond x Due West

Party Beyond returns to Scienceworks on 16 November with another stellar local lineup!

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special event Saturday 16 November 2019

Early years STEM workshops at Scienceworks.

Little Sparks

Inspire your little learner to think big in these early years STEM workshops.

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activity Next session 12 noon

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

Seniors Festival: Robotics for Beginners

Discover how to program robots in these beginner workshops for seniors.

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workshop Friday 11 October 2019

Young children dance in colourful clothes.

Little Kids’ Day In: Move Your Body

Celebrate National Children's Week with energetic performances, funky dance moves, play-based activities.

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special event Monday 21 October 2019

Members Masterclass: Solids, Liquids, Gasses and all things in between

Explore slime the science way and make your own slimy masterpiece!

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workshop Tuesday 01 October 2019

Students prepare for their solar powered boat race

Victorian Model Solar Vehicle Challenge

See solar powered cars and boats built by students race around the arena in this exciting grand finale!

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special event 19–20 October 2019

STEM Videogame Arcade

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

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exhibition 10 October 2019–28 January 2020

Journey to Pluto

Spend an Evening with Alice Bowman, NASA New Horizons Mission Operations Manager, in conversation with Emmy award-winning journalist Sara James.

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special event Monday 04 November 2019

Moonbase ONE

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

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Planetarium Next session 2:30pm

Lego robotics and coding workshop

Discover the power of LEGO® Mindstorms® EV3 robots and coding in this introductory workshop.

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workshop Next session Sunday 1pm

A person’s finger is about to touch a piece of dry alphabet soup. The alphabet soup pieces are connected by wires to a Makey Makey electronic board. The letters spell out “I luv makey makey

Makey Makey workshop

Make and create with Makey Makey® in this introductory workshop.

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workshop Next session Sunday 1pm

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 12:30pm

Little Kids' Day In

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

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special event Until 02 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 Wednesday 3:30pm

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 11:30am

Black Holes

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

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Planetarium No upcoming sessions

Starlight

Uncover the mysteries of the stars in this Planetarium show.

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Planetarium Next session Saturday 3pm

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 No upcoming sessions

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 Next session Saturday 3pm

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 Next session Monday 2:30pm

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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Topic

Who

What

Brickman Cities

School holiday activities

Planetarium Nights

STEM Sundays

Party Beyond x Due West

Little Sparks

Great Melbourne Telescope Restoration

Seniors Festival: Robotics for Beginners

Little Kids’ Day In: Move Your Body

Members Masterclass: Solids, Liquids, Gasses and all things in between

Victorian Model Solar Vehicle Challenge

STEM Videogame Arcade

Journey to Pluto

Moonbase ONE

Lego robotics and coding workshop

Makey Makey workshop

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