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Winter School Holidays

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SPECIAL EVENT
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Tickets
Included with museum entry
Adult $15
Child Free
Member Free

Scienceworks is welcoming all curious kids, big and small, for a winter school holidays full of spectacular science. Explore the clever ways that shapes are used for engineering in a site-wide scavenger hunt and learn about the fun physics of engineering in our free live show, Build 'Em Up! Get hands-on at our newest exhibition, Tinkertown, and find our Trial and Error Trolley around the galleries to continue your learning and play.

Complete your visit with a ticket to the Lightning Theatre and Planetarium before exploring the historic Pumping Station through augmented reality with FlushBack. 

Shows & Activities

Families watching an outdoor Amphitheatre show during the school holidays at Scienceworks.
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Build 'Em Up!

12PM AND 2PM | AMPHITHEATRE | INCLUDED WITH MUSEUM ENTRY
Join our presenters in the amphitheatre for this 20-minute live science show all about engineering.
Young boy wearing an eyepatch flies through space with an alien
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Disney and Pixar’s Elio

10AM TO 4:30PM | included with museum entry
To celebrate the release of Disney and Pixar’s Elio in cinemas, Scienceworks is partnering with Disney and Pixar to bring the cosmos to life!
Person holds three illuminated glow sticks in a variety of colours near their face.
Show

The Glow Show

11am, 12 noon, 1PM, 2PM & 3pm | Lightning Theatre | TICKET ADD-ON
Take a seat in our Lightning Theatre and be mesmerised by all that glows.
Planetarium

Tycho Goes to Mars

11am & 2pm | Planetarium Show | ticket add-on
Tycho, our favourite cheeky dog with a knack for getting into trouble, is finally blasting off to discover the red planet, Mars!
girl, robot and boy
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Tilt

12 noon | Planetarium Show | ticket add-on
When the seasons go crazy Annie and Max must set things right and discover a new angle on the world.
A spacecraft flys past an icy moon.
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Solar System Adventures

1pm | Planetarium Show | ticket add-on
A presenter lead Planetarium show highlighting the search for water in our solar system.
Stars in the night sky
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Capturing the Cosmos

3pm | Planetarium Show | ticket add-on
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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Afternoon Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon

4PM | PLANETARIUM | SHOW
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s iconic album ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ in a specially designed Planetarium show combining breath-taking views of the solar system and beyond.
A hand holds an iPad showing an Augmented reality character in front of two large black boilers
Activity

FlushBack iPad Activity

1PM & 2PM | PUMPING STATION | ACTIVITY
In this self-guided augmented-reality experience, step back in time and save Melbourne from becoming “Smellbourne”. Recommended for all ages 8+.

Exhibitions

Tours

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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