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Space: 50 years since man first stepped on the moon
Gippsland Art Gallery 70 Foster Street, Sale
Free
Sunday Family Program: The Great Gut Microbe Hunt
Melbourne Museum 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton
Free
UMWELTEN – Eco-fields and other Universes
Stephen McLaughlan Gallery Level 8, Room 16 Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Free
Week of Events
UNSW Bragg Student Science Writing Prize
Write a short essay on ‘Not-so-smart technology’ and you could win a fantastic set of prizes, including publication in Australia’s top science magazines, a $500 UNSW Bookshop voucher, a subscription to the Australian Book Review and a trip to the Bragg Prize award ceremony and book launch of The Best Australian Science Writing 2019 in Sydney in November. Best of all, every…
Free
Create It Comp
With engineers, anything is possible! To celebrate Engineers Australia’s 100th birthday, we are encouraging Australians to think about how engineering has helped them in all parts of their lives. So, if anything is possible and you had unlimited time, money, help, and skill, what would you engineer? Show us your creation, and you have a…
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The Moon
For centuries artists from many cultures have been inspired by the Moon, the most prominent feature of our night sky. The exhibition includes historical works created when the Moon could only be viewed from afar, works from the era of the 1960s space race, and more contemporary responses informed by the imagery and scientific knowledge acquired through space exploration.
Space: 50 years since man first stepped on the moon
Space celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing (20 July) with an exhibition that examines humankind’s longstanding fascination with space and space travel. The exhibition explores the romance of space through visual culture produced in the lead up to and aftermath of the Moon landing. The works will span the furthest reaches of the human…
Free
Sunday Family Program: The Great Gut Microbe Hunt
Discover how amazing our bodies really are at Melbourne Museum on Sundays during Term Three as we search for microbes and anything else you might find in your tummy. Design your own ‘microbe mobile’ and see what beautiful things live inside your gut. Suitable for ages 5-12. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free…
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Trash Robot
Urban Rivers (USA) Can we game our way to a cleaner world? Take control of our garbage-eating robot either in person or online! Created by Chicago-based collective Urban Rivers, Trash Robot will be trawling Melbourne’s Yarra River collecting rubbish outside of the City’s existing litter traps. And Melbourne’s waterways really need the help – in 2017, they were filled with…
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SCINEMA International Science Film Festival National Science Week Program
SCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the moving image to inspire the young, satisfy the curious, explain the baffling and ask the impossible. Register your venue to host your own free SCINEMA screening during National Science Week. SCINEMA is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere showcasing the best in…
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Hunt for the Plastic Eaters
Science Gallery Melbourne throws down the gauntlet and sets an ambitious challenge: can we find a new plastic-eating bacteria in Australia? This project asks citizen scientists to culture bacteria in the search for a new species that could solve our plastic waste dilemma. The lid has been lifted on human wastefulness, but what next? Science…
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DISPOSABLE
Science Gallery Melbourne’s pop-up program DISPOSABLE will highlight experimental and creative ways to tackle our ever growing excess of waste. DISPOSABLE locations will include The University of Melbourne’s Parkville and Southbank campuses, along with unique sites throughout Melbourne. The lid has been lifted on human wastefulness, but what next? Following the lead of Australian cult-hero,…
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Chicken Hatching
Come to Hastings Library and watch the chicks hatch, meet and have a snuggle with our fluffy new friends. Hastings Library will be home to an incubator with chicks for the duration of National Science Week. All Story Time Sessions at our Hastings Branch will be ‘Chicken’ themed with an opportunity to interact and snuggle…
Free
UMWELTEN – Eco-fields and other Universes
Felicity Spear, in her exhibition Umwelten – eco-fields and other universes, has created circular paintings on wood, encircled by profiles of the human skull. They are speculations about the possibilities for other habitats or other universes beyond our sensorium at either a micro or macro level. In 1909, the biologist Jakob von Uexküll introduced the…
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They Walk Among Us
They’re right under our noses yet we don’t notice them. Some just listen but others might be transmitting as you read this, perhaps even in code. They might not use the internet or phone to communicate with each other, and they’re often found in backyard shacks. Have you noticed strange antennae as you walk around…
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Pollution Pods
Michael Pinsky’s interactive and eye-opening artwork, enables audiences to experience differing air qualities amongst the world’s least and most polluted cities. How clean is our air? Experience some of the most polluted cities in the world from the safety of these glorious and sustainably made pods. Your journey starts in a pod recreating the pristine…
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Eel Trap – Outdoor Installation
“Rivers signify tribal boundaries, gatherings for corroboree, life, not only for humans but for all living creatures” – Maree Clarke. Created by Boon Wurrung artist Mitch Mahoney and Mutti Mutti/Yorta Yorta and Boon Wurrung/Wemba Wemba artist Maree Clarke, Eel Trap is a 10-metre installation made of biodegradable reeds and grasses on the Maribyrnong River. Inspired by traditional Aboriginal eel traps and made of…
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Talk by Jane Edmanson
Talk by Jane Edmanson
Jane has been involved in horticulture for more than 40 years, working in propagation, growing plants, owning and managing a retail nursery along with television, radio and other media commitments. Jane will discuss all things gardening with a focus on propagation. Jane is author and co-author of five gardening books and has contributed to the…
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Engineers Without Borders
Engineers Without Borders
Engineers without Borders (EWB) is a worldwide volunteering organisation for engineering students and professionals. EWB help improve peoples’s lives by using engineering to create social value. They help people develop skills, knowledge and technological solutions in areas such as clean water, clean energy, sustainable housing and digital access. Engineers without Borders are coming to Thomastown…
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Humans 2.0
Humans 2.0
Explore and experience what it will mean to be human in the next century. Check out future artefacts and prototypes, and dance off with artificial intelligence. Hear about new modes of communication, sports and transport which may be available to future humans. Speak with experts to invent your own stories, ponder our place in an increasingly…
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Hugh Williamson Lecture: Michael Pinsky
Hugh Williamson Lecture: Michael Pinsky
Buy less, bin less: the culture of consuming Things are cheap. Space is expensive. Large private art galleries exhibiting a few select artworks epitomise the contemporary expression of wealth. However, behind this minimalism lies a world of waste. Michael Pinsky envisions his art as a service rather than a product. His interests lie in the public and public space…
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Design a logo with Inkscape
Design a logo with Inkscape
Learn how to use Inkscape, a free, powerful, open-source alternative to Adobe Illustrator to create your logo and find your personal brand. Our session will cover the basics of vector graphics and you will leave with the skills to make your own simple letter logo. Bookings essential.
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Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate
Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate
Humans are worth saving...? Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate is partnering with Science Gallery Melbourne to ask the question, are we a disposable species? The 20th century has seen humanity’s focused dedication on the creation of inbuilt obsolescence, of single use everything, why should it not apply to the whole human race as well? We turned liquid dinosaur…
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Maths & Music: Maybe I could be a mathematician
Maths & Music: Maybe I could be a mathematician
Maybe I Could Be A Mathematician – A story of growing up alongside vinyl, CD, MP3, and YouTube Premium Presented by Professor Arun Ram Professor Ram is an internationally recognised mathematician and an inspirational teacher. In this unique presentation he tells a series of stories, interweaving mathematics and music. Humorous, educational, personal, often all at once,…
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Science involved in culture – TOOTHPASTETREES
Science involved in culture – TOOTHPASTETREES
A laboratory style experimental setup of a steam distillation unit showcasing the live process of eucalyptus oil extraction. The audience can engage through their senses of sight, smell and touch and get actively involved in the discussion. This unique science show exhibits the enthusiasm and creativity of an environmental scientist who is passionate about sustainability from…
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