Laying Down the Lore of First Nations speculative fiction

Leading voice in Indigenous storytelling, Dr Mykaela Saunders, explored her groundbreaking research on First Nations speculative fiction at our annual Hugh D.T. Williamson Lecture.

EventsHannah Miller9 April 2025first nations, SCI-FI, research

Merri-bek City Council high school students solve clean energy challenges

Students from four different schools collaborated on design thinking in the Merri-Bek Interschool Innovators Program.

LearningHannah Miller4 April 2025Secondary

Meet Christian from the Science Gallery Mediator team

Christian Theodosiou shares what he loves about being a Mediator as he completes a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in the Infectious Disease Dynamics Unit.

SHELLEY Matulick26 March 2025mediators

Gamifying the Science Gallery experience

Discover how a team of cross-discipline students dove into a world of coding, storytelling, and sound design, to create a game inspired by our exhibition.

ExhibitionHannah Miller12 February 2025Digital experience, SCI-FI, Tertiary

Let’s delve deeper into this edible Indigenous plant

The murnong (yam daisy) was a staple food source for Wurundjeri people for tens of thousands of years!

ExhibitionGabrielle Capes17 June 2024first nations, botany, NAIDOC, NOT NATURAL

The story of FIELDS

Get to know our interactive wall label chatbot, and how FIELDS can help you connect, explore and make your mark in the conversation.

Guest User28 March 2024Science Gallery MelbourneFIELDS, AI

Student podcasts respond to NOT NATURAL

Journalism students from The University of Melbourne used the NOT NATURAL theme as a prompt for short podcasts.

ExhibitionGuest User25 January 2024NOT NATURAL, Digital experience, Tertiary

Breakthrough

Written by Dr Jeremy Mould, part of a series commissioned by DARK MATTERS artist, Suzanne Treister.

ExhibitionGuest User31 July 2023scientist stories, DARK MATTERS

Beginnings and Some Endings

Written by Maria Elena Angoletta, part of a series commissioned by DARK MATTERS artist, Suzanne Treister.

ExhibitionGuest User17 July 2023scientist stories, DARK MATTERS

Four Episodes of Evolution

Written by B.K., part of a series commissioned by DARK MATTERS artist, Suzanne Treister.

ExhibitionGuest User17 July 2023scientist stories, DARK MATTERS

Dark Nuggets

Written by Dr. Michael Doser, part of a series commissioned by DARK MATTERS artist, Suzanne Treister.

ExhibitionGuest User17 July 2023scientist stories, DARK MATTERS

The Prisoners

Written by Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Ray Volkas, part of a series commissioned by DARK MATTERS artist, Suzanne Treister.

ExhibitionGuest User17 July 2023scientist stories, DARK MATTERS

To Probe A Soul

Written by by Taylor Carnahan, part of a series commissioned by DARK MATTERS artist, Suzanne Treister.

ExhibitionGuest User17 July 2023scientist stories, DARK MATTERS

A Dark Matter Dream

Written by Dr Theresa Fruth, part of a series commissioned by DARK MATTERS artist, Suzanne Treister.

ExhibitionGuest User17 July 2023scientist stories, DARK MATTERS

As a Matter of Dark

Written by Dr. Tamara Vázquez Schröder, part of a series commissioned by DARK MATTERS artist, Suzanne Treister.

ExhibitionGuest User3 July 2023scientist stories, DARK MATTERS

The Making of a Science Gallery exhibit with J. Rosenbaum and Mel Huang

Find out about the collaboration behind BREAK THE BINARIES exhibit, Self Portrait, in this interview between J. Rosenbaum and Melanie Huang.

ExhibitionGuest User17 June 2023BREAK THE BINARIES, artist interviews, Digital experience

Meet Our Youngest Exhibiting Artist: Lauri Pavlovich

We sat down with eighteen-year-old Lauri Pavlovich (they/them), the youngest exhibiting artist at Science Gallery Melbourne, to chat bugs and breaking the binaries as a neurodivergent and non-binary young person.

ExhibitionGabrielle Capes15 May 2023BREAK THE BINARIES, artist interviews