Join us at Darling Square Library for National Science Week and explore this year’s schools theme: Species Survival. We will be hosting a line-up of creative science programs including makerspace workshops, informative talks, storytelling and performance, demonstrations, and interactive sessions. Activities: Talks and performances: Native bee musical performance – interactive insect cabaret performance for children by…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Surviving Our Planet with Powerhouse
Explore how science and technology have revolutionised sustainability and what this means for the survival of different species in our ever-changing world. Join Powerhouse volunteers as they spotlight objects from the Powerhouse Collection that highlight human ingenuity and resilience. Part of National Science Week.
Brain Break – Sci-Fi Writing Workshop
How can science and sci-fi help with today and in the future? Then we will do a tour of the dewey decimal of 500s and 600s. Then once that’s been down we will be doing a brain break morning tea questionnaire.
Climate Cafe
Museums Victoria science experts and youth mental health experts from Orygen and Headspace invite young people aged 16 to 26 to attend a Climate Cafe at Melbourne Museum that will involve interactive and visual learning experiences with safe group discussions around climate change and climate-related distress. With growing discussion about climate change, many are concerned…
Digital Art Class: Science Week Edition
From Triceratops to a world of bugs, Melbourne Museum is an amazing source of inspiration. Discover the wonders of digital drawing in this art and science focused workshop. Designed to inspire creativity, our Digital Arts Class is run in a unique digital immersive space. You will learn digital skills for drawing amazing museum objects. This…
The Rise and Fall of T. rex and Triceratops
Step into the world of T. rex and Triceratops with Matthew Carrano, Curator of Dinosauria at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and Erich Fitzgerald, Senior Curator Vertebrate Palaeontology at Museums Victoria to explore the rise and fall of the Late Cretaceous Period and its iconic inhabitants. Celebrating National Science Week and the arrival…
Nocturnal – Slim to None
Journey through the realms of the rare and endangered, unique and unlikely to discover the wonders that defy all odds with a full program of talks, tours and surprises at Nocturnal. From elusive creatures to remarkable finds, explore our collections and exhibition, plus your chance to meet Victoria the T. rex, included with your ticket. Start the…
Mid-afternoon Masterclass: How to catch a giant coconut-cracking rat with Dr Tyrone Lavery
There are approximately 6,500 known mammal species and around 20 new species are discovered every year. Mammalogist Dr Tyrone Lavery worked with local people to document a new species of giant rat in the Solomon Islands. With detective work, persistence and luck, they finally found what they were searching for. The Science Festival Mid-afternoon Masterclass series is a series…
Mid-afternoon Masterclass: Sneezing chickens are impacting the egg industry with Dr Sathya Kulappu Arachchige
Did you know that chickens can sneeze? Just like humans, chickens can suffer from respiratory diseases like the cold and flu, causing huge economic losses for egg and poultry industries. Learn how we are improving diagnostic methods to help keep Australian chickens healthy and support farmers. The Science Festival Mid-afternoon Masterclass series is a series of five,…
Mid-afternoon Masterclass: Hunting weather history to prepare for the future with Linden Ashcroft
Do you keep a diary? Maybe you document what you did, how you felt, or even what the weather was like. Imagine if, in 200 years, someone used your diary to recreate the weather you experienced! In this masterclass we will explore the good, bad and ugly of Australia’s weather history, and explain how dusty old…