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Sediment Cores
Feb
19
to 31 May
STEM Centre

Sediment Cores

  • Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:00 am 11:00 Sat, 31 May 2025 5:00 pm 17:00
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These cores extracted from deep within the earth have stories hidden within their layers. Visit this exhibit to discover them.

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Exhibition Tours
Feb
19
to 31 May

Exhibition Tours

  • Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:00 am 11:00 Sat, 31 May 2025 5:00 pm 17:00
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Science Gallery Melbourne offers free exhibition tours for social and community groups, catered to your curiosity.

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Relaxed Session – SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed
May
10
9:00 am09:00

Relaxed Session – SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed

  • Saturday 10 May 2025
  • 9:00 am 11:00 am 09:00 11:00
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Experience SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed in a calmer atmosphere.

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Joy Work in Desperate Times with Centre for Reworlding
May
17
1:00 pm13:00

Joy Work in Desperate Times with Centre for Reworlding

  • Saturday 17 May 2025
  • 1:00 pm 3:00 pm 13:00 15:00
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Are you passionate about finding creative solutions for a climate-impacted future? Join these award-winning artists for a palaver.

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SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed – late opening
Apr
11
5:00 pm17:00

SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed – late opening

  • Friday 11 April 2025
  • 5:00 pm 9:00 pm 17:00 21:00
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SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed is open until 9 pm while Sci-fi Movie Marathon takes place in our relaxed cinema downstairs.

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Sci-Fi Movie Marathon
Apr
11
11:00 am11:00

Sci-Fi Movie Marathon

  • Friday 11 April 2025
  • 11:00 am 11:00 pm 11:00 23:00
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Sink into a bean bag and join us on a 12-hour cinematic journey through the world-bending genre of science fiction.

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Creative Technology Meetup: April 2025
Apr
9
6:00 pm18:00
BOOKED OUT

Creative Technology Meetup: April 2025

  • Wednesday 9 April 2025
  • 6:00 pm 8:00 pm 18:00 20:00
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Connect with like-minded multidisciplinary friends and be inspired by demos from creative practitioners.

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Other Matter Workshop: New Materials, Old Traditions
Apr
4
1:00 pm13:00
BOOKED OUT

Other Matter Workshop: New Materials, Old Traditions

  • Friday 4 April 2025
  • 1:00 pm 4:00 pm 13:00 16:00
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Get your hands on future materials in this environmentally-responsible plastic crafting workshop with artist and designer Jessie French from OTHER MATTER.

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Laying Down the Lore |  Hugh D.T. Williamson Lecture 2025
Mar
19
6:00 pm18:00
2025 Program

Laying Down the Lore | Hugh D.T. Williamson Lecture 2025

  • Wednesday 19 March 2025
  • 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 18:00 19:00
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Hear from a leading voice in Indigenous storytelling at our annual Hugh DT Williamson Lecture. Watch the recording.

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Relaxed Session – SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed
Mar
1
9:00 am09:00
2025 Program

Relaxed Session – SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed

  • Saturday 1 March 2025
  • 9:00 am 10:30 am 09:00 10:30
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Experience SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed in a calmer atmosphere.

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Sensing Dark Matter
Feb
20
to 1 Mar
2025 Program

Sensing Dark Matter

  • Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:00 am 11:00 Sat, 1 Mar 2025 4:00 pm 16:00
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Explore a speculative universe where dark matter and its gravitational effects become perceptible in Su Wenchi’s VR experience.

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Friday Night Social: Asia TOPA
Nov
8
6:00 pm18:00
2024 Program

Friday Night Social: Asia TOPA

  • Friday 8 November 2024
  • 6:00 pm 9:00 pm 18:00 21:00
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Experience the possibilities of art + science after dark at Science Gallery Melbourne.   

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Matriarchal Strength & Resistance |  Hugh D.T. Williamson Lecture 2024 
Oct
10
6:00 pm18:00

Matriarchal Strength & Resistance | Hugh D.T. Williamson Lecture 2024 

  • Thursday 10 October 2024
  • 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 18:00 19:00
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Acclaimed Wemba-Wemba & Gunditjmara artist Dr Paola Balla and filmmaker Paola Morabito discuss their collaborative process as cousins and creators of the work Mok Mok Murrup Yakuwa,

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Friday Night Social: Student Edition
Oct
4
6:00 pm18:00
2024 Program

Friday Night Social: Student Edition

  • Friday 4 October 2024
  • 6:00 pm 9:00 pm 18:00 21:00
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Enjoy a free party showcasing the newest contemporary works by musicians, animators, actors and students from across the University.

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SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed Guided Tour
Sept
4
11:00 am11:00
2024 Program

SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed Guided Tour

  • Wednesday 4 September 2024
  • 11:00 am 12:00 pm 11:00 12:00
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Join us for a guided and interactive tour of Science Gallery Melbourne’s latest exhibition SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed.

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Friday Night Social: Sui Zhen
Aug
30
6:00 pm18:00
2024 Program

Friday Night Social: Sui Zhen

  • Friday 30 August 2024
  • 6:00 pm 9:00 pm 18:00 21:00
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Enter the realm of science fiction, dream worlds and alternate futures.

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Chickenosaurus: an experimentation into play for all-ages
Aug
18
11:00 am11:00
2024 Program, Unimelb Students

Chickenosaurus: an experimentation into play for all-ages

  • Sunday 18 August 2024
  • 11:00 am 2:00 pm 11:00 14:00
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Enter a world inspired by the science-fictional (maybe soon to be factual) idea of the chickenosaurus – a theoretical experiment to reactivate ancient dinosaur genes in modern birds.

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Open Day at University of Melbourne
Aug
18
11:00 am11:00
2024 Program, Unimelb Students

Open Day at University of Melbourne

  • Sunday 18 August 2024
  • 11:00 am 4:00 pm 11:00 16:00
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Join a free tour of Sci-Fi: Mythologies Transformed during University of Melbourne Open Day.

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Collaborate to Innovate Expo
Aug
15
11:00 am11:00
2024 Program, Unimelb Students

Collaborate to Innovate Expo

  • Thursday 15 August 2024
  • 11:00 am 4:00 pm 11:00 16:00
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Back by popular demand, the Expo offers hands-on experience of the latest STEM research from across the University of Melbourne.

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STEMx Networking: For women and gender diverse humans
Aug
13
12:30 pm12:30
2024 Program

STEMx Networking: For women and gender diverse humans

  • Tuesday 13 August 2024
  • 12:30 pm 2:00 pm 12:30 14:00
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You’re invited to attend Science Gallery Melbourne’s STEMX Speed Networking event – supported by Chartered Accountants ANZ.

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Friday Night Social: Bloomshed
June
7
6:00 pm18:00
2024 Program

Friday Night Social: Bloomshed

  • Friday 7 June 2024
  • 6:00 pm 9:00 pm 18:00 21:00
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Part doomsday clock, science sermon, and royal commission. Bloomshed blur the lines between human and machine in this brand-new performance installation.

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Relaxed Session: NOT NATURAL
June
1
9:00 am09:00
2024 Program

Relaxed Session: NOT NATURAL

  • Saturday 1 June 2024
  • 9:00 am 10:30 am 09:00 10:30
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Experience NOT NATURAL in a calmer atmosphere.

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NOT NATURAL Exhibition Design Tour
May
30
1:00 pm13:00
2024 Program

NOT NATURAL Exhibition Design Tour

  • Thursday 30 May 2024
  • 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 13:00 14:00
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Join architect Lauren Crockett from SIBLING, designers of the current NOT NATURAL exhibition for a Melbourne Design Week tour.

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Living Light Experiment
May
29
to 30 May
2024 Program

Living Light Experiment

  • Wed, 29 May 2024 11:00 am 11:00 Thu, 30 May 2024 5:00 pm 17:00
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You are invited to participate in a mysterious new immersive bioluminescent art experience that is part performance, part experiment.

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Friday Night Social: Yandell Walton
May
3
6:00 pm18:00
2024 Program

Friday Night Social: Yandell Walton

  • Friday 3 May 2024
  • 6:00 pm 9:00 pm 18:00 21:00
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A visual feast and an innovative example of pushing technology in a new direction.​

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Queeriosity with Minus18
Apr
13
3:00 pm15:00
2024 Program

Queeriosity with Minus18

  • Saturday 13 April 2024
  • 3:00 pm 6:00 pm 15:00 18:00
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No adults allowed!

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Friday Night Social: THE RABBLE
Apr
5
6:00 pm18:00
2024 Program

Friday Night Social: THE RABBLE

  • Friday 5 April 2024
  • 6:00 pm 9:00 pm 18:00 21:00
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Prepare for a wild ride into human consciousness and the horrors of biology.​

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Art Meat Flesh
Mar
22
to 23 Mar
2024 Program

Art Meat Flesh

  • Fri, 22 Mar 2024 6:00 pm 18:00 Sat, 23 Mar 2024 8:00 pm 20:00
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What does the future hold for food? And does any of it taste good?

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A Climate for Art with Eliki Reade: Hugh DT Williamson Lecture 2023
Dec
2
1:00 pm13:00
2023 Program

A Climate for Art with Eliki Reade: Hugh DT Williamson Lecture 2023

  • Saturday 2 December 2023
  • 1:00 pm 2:30 pm 13:00 14:30
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How can collective, creative conversations lead to widespread industry change?

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Mystery Box - Performance 2 December
Dec
2
12:15 pm12:15

Mystery Box - Performance 2 December

  • Saturday 2 December 2023
  • 12:15 pm 1:15 pm 12:15 13:15
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Welcome to the Mystery Box – our cuboid enigma exploring the magic of the universe.

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Mystery Box - Performance 25 November
Nov
25
12:15 pm12:15
2023 Program

Mystery Box - Performance 25 November

  • Saturday 25 November 2023
  • 12:15 pm 1:15 pm 12:15 13:15
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Welcome to the Mystery Box – our cuboid enigma exploring the magic of the universe.

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November Friday Night Social
Nov
3
6:00 pm18:00
2023 Program

November Friday Night Social

  • Friday 3 November 2023
  • 6:00 pm 9:00 pm 18:00 21:00
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Soaring vocal performances, intergalactic records, abject horror and ethereal sounds will mix fear and wonder together in this existential experience.  

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October Friday Night Social
Oct
6
6:00 pm18:00
2023 Program

October Friday Night Social

  • Friday 6 October 2023
  • 6:00 pm 9:00 pm 18:00 21:00
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Students from the Victorian College of the Arts are taking over of Science Gallery Melbourne with sonic and performance interventions.

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Now or Never presents: September Friday Night Social
Sept
1
6:00 pm18:00
2023 Program

Now or Never presents: September Friday Night Social

  • Friday 1 September 2023
  • 6:00 pm 9:00 pm 18:00 21:00
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Prepare for an interstellar odyssey with our first Friday Night Social of the DARK MATTERS season.

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