What's on: Scienceworks

Moonbase ONE

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

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Planetarium Next session 19 March 2019

Mad Max's "Yellow Interceptor" replica car parked at the Pumping Station that was used in a scene from the Mad Max movie made in 1979.

Mad Max: 40th Anniversary Event

Take a step back in time at Scienceworks for a special event to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first movie in the Mad Max franchise.

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special event Starts 11 April 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 22 March 2019

Children constructing engineering prototypes at Scienceworks.

School holiday activities

Become an engineer these school holidays!

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activity 06–22 April 2019

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 23 June

A close up view of the moon sculpture, showing craters and other geological features present on the moon surface.

Museum of the Moon

Bathe in moonlight and deepen your connection to Earth's natural satellite.

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exhibition Until 28 April

Two astronauts navigate the moon’s surface with a view of planet earth over the moon’s horizon. One astronaut view the earth through a tablet device.

Earthlight: Lunar Hub

Explore the surface of the moon and a space station in a collaborative, uplifting virtual reality experience Earthlight: Lunar Hub.

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activity Until 28 April

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

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 28 April 2019

Two women using a computer tablet to program robots

Beginners Robotics for Adults

Discover how to program robots in this beginner workshop for adults, zero experience required.

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workshop Next session 19 May 2019

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 Starts 31 March 2019

An iPad tablet displaying the ScratchJr app

Storytelling With ScratchJr

ScratchJr is a programming app for tablets, based on Scratch, which allows young children to ease into coding by telling stories with animated characters.

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workshop Next session 05 May 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 29 April 2019

Party Beyond

Come to Scienceworks to play and party with a night out like no other.

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special event Saturday 27 April 2019

Star Wars BB8 toy on the roof of the Royal Exhibition Building overlooking the Carlton Gardens and Melbourne skyline.

May the 4th

Star Wars fans unite! In an evening-long tribute to Star Wars, Scienceworks opens after dark to embrace Star Wars Day. May the 4th be with you!

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special event Saturday 04 May 2019

Little Kids' Day In: Deep Sea Disco

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

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special event Monday 06 May 2019

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

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 19 March 2019

Cub Scout Astronomers

A specifically tailored evening for Cub Scouts to help obtain the Level 1 Space Badge.

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special event Saturday 01 June 2019

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 06 April 2019

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 20 March 2019

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 23 March 2019

Starlight

Uncover the mysteries of the stars in this Planetarium show.

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Planetarium Session times unavailable

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 22 March 2019

Cub Scout Engineers

A program designed for Cub Scouts to achieve the Level 1 Engineering Badge with a visit to Scienceworks.

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special event 19 May–18 August 2019

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 19 March 2019

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 Session times unavailable

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 Session times unavailable

The Problem with Pluto

When is a planet not a planet?

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Planetarium Session times unavailable

Our Living Climate

A dramatic and different way of looking at our climate.

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Planetarium Session times unavailable

What's on

When

Topic

Who

What

Moonbase ONE

Mad Max: 40th Anniversary Event

Planetarium Nights

School holiday activities

STEM Sundays

Museum of the Moon

Earthlight: Lunar Hub

Beyond Perception: Seeing the Unseen

Ground Up: Building Big Ideas, Together

Lego robotics and coding workshop

Beginners Robotics for Adults

Makey Makey workshop

Storytelling With ScratchJr

Little Sparks

Party Beyond

May the 4th

Little Kids' Day In: Deep Sea Disco

Little Kids' Day In

Bolt from the Blue

Cub Scout Astronomers

Think Ahead

Sportsworks

Pumping Station tours

Collection Store tours

Solar System Odyssey

Tycho to the Moon

Black Holes

Starlight

Tilt

Cub Scout Engineers

Ticket to the Universe

Capturing the Cosmos

Stories in the Stars

The Problem with Pluto

Our Living Climate