What's on

Little Sparks

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

Planetarium Nights

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

Cub Scout Engineers

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

Beginners Robotics for Adults

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

Discover the Night Sky

Explore the wonders of the Universe in the Melbourne Planetarium with expert astronomers.

DarkLab

Bring a sense of wonder to an after-hours event series for thinkers, makers, stargazers and creators.

Beyond Perception: Seeing the Unseen

Discovering imperceptible worlds through science and technology.

Sphero Rollbot Workshop

Get rolling with Sphero robots in this introductory workshop.

Little Kids' Day In: Astro Adventures

Blast off into space and explore our universe at our May Little Kids' Day In.

Cub Scout Astronomers

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

Open Play – Robotics Workshop

Have you previously attended a Sphero® or LEGO® robotics workshop? This unguided session allows more time to tinker!

Coding with Scratch

Curious about coding? Come along to this introductory workshop!

Coding with ScratchJr

Ready to begin coding? Come along to this introductory workshop for ages 5-7!

Above and Beyond

Discover the story of flight from the earliest dreams of flying to the jet engines of today.

Lego robotics and coding workshop

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

Little Kids' Day In

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

Sportsworks

Stretch your mind and your muscles.

Pumping Station tours

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

Think Ahead

What will the future be like?

Collection Store tours

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

Solar System Odyssey

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

Sessions during school hours may include school groups. 

Bolt from the Blue

From blue jets to red sprites, anvil lightning to St Elmo’s Fire, explore the remarkable properties and mysteries of lightning.

Starlight

Uncover the mysteries of the stars in this Planetarium show.

Tycho to the Moon

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

Black Holes

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

Tilt

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

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!

Ticket to the Universe

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

Stories in the Stars

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

The Problem with Pluto

When is a planet not a planet?

Our Living Climate

A dramatic and different way of looking at our climate.

Makey Makey workshop

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