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SCIENCEWORKS

Opening Hours

Daily 10am–4.30pm
Closed Good Friday
and Christmas Day

Where to find us

Scienceworks
2 Booker Street
Spotswood, Victoria, 3015

What's on

Artwork by Eiichi Tosaki

School holiday activities

Enjoy the holidays with a range of hands-on, creative and immersive activities and tours.

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Listening to the Universe

Answer the call of the Universe – discover the science, stories and poetry of the stars.

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Child playing with a ball

Little Sparks

Inspire your little learner to think big in these early years STEM workshops.

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Industrial Pump

Cub Scout Engineers

A program designed for Cub Scouts to achieve the Level 1 Engineering Badge with a visit to Scienceworks.

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Artwork by Kit Webster

Amazing Laser Maze

Test your skills in the super laser maze set to take over the Pumping Station these winter holidays.

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Museu do Amanhã (Museum of Tomorrow), Rio de Janeiro

Museum of Tomorrow

A rare opportunity to hear from leaders of Rio de Janeiro’s new museum, which puts forward one of the planet’s most powerful arguments for sustainability.

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1938 Engine House

Open House Melbourne

Explore the Spotswood Pumping Station, a feat of nineteenth-century engineering and icon of the West.

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Church of the Good Shepherd under the Milky Way

Winning Sky Photos

Winning Sky Photos is an exhibition of the top entries from the 2016 David Malin Awards astrophotography competition.

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Student teams watch keenly as their unique bridge design is tested

Aurecon Bridge Building Competition

Over 50 teams of year 8 and 9 students from across Victoria put their unique bridge designs to the test.

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Global Gamble production
National Science Week

Global Gamble

Take a gamble on a fast-paced and hilarious show that investigates climate change and energy efficiency.

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