A boy and his father grip parts of a control panel constructed out of black coated plywood and blue silicone tubes in Tinkertown exhibition at Scienceworks.

Member Preview: Tinkertown

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EXHIBITION
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Tickets
Includes museum entry
Adult/Child Member $8

Experience an exclusive preview of Scienceworks' latest exhibition before it opens to the public and explore it without the usual (school holiday) crowds. 

Explore the engineering design process by building cubby houses and other imaginative structures. Solve challenges, send secret messages and invent wacky contraptions.

Light refreshments will be provided.

A boy is connecting blue silicone tubes together with a wooden dowel framed by black plywood surfaces dotted with round and cross shaped holes in Tinkertown exhibition at Scienceworks. A girl and her mother hold up a helicopter constructed from wooden dowels and other loose parts in Tinkertown exhibition at Scienceworks. A girl standing plays with colourful magnetic cushions while a boy seated puts together loose parts with black coated plywood and dowels in Tinkertown exhibition at Scienceworks.

Accessibility

Please view our accessibility page for general information. Contact our team on 13 11 02 or email us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support your visit.

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