A girl and a boy work together to build a 3d shape out of colourful magnetic cushions in Tinkertown exhibition at Scienceworks.

Tinkertown

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Adult $25
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Child $10
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Make cubbies, solve design puzzles, invent a contraption...Let’s build this town together.

Welcome to Tinkertown, a world of marvellous invention, daring builds and mindful tinkering. There is fun stuff to do and serious stuff to learn!

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

Curious objects from the State Collection inspire visitors by demonstrating real-world examples of ambitious and innovative engineering design.

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.
Loose parts play – fun for the whole family.

In this fantastic, quirky village filled with hands-on activities there are endless possibilities for creative play:

  • Build a soft cubby with masses of magnetic cushions
  • Invent a moving contraption or a sculpture using loose parts
  • Code a message on a giant fidget popper wall
  • Create an elaborate roller coaster on a magnetic ball run
  • Solve or design your own tricky tangram puzzles
  • Send a secret message over the airwaves with whisper tubes
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. 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.

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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  • March 2025

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