Sciencentre

Past Events


  • Imagination Factory: Invent & Play19 December 2009 - 12 December 2010Feed your imagination with our new interactive exhibition from Questacon that celebrates basic mechanical tools and simple machines. The gears of your mind will be spinning with new ways to think about the mechanical world around you.Sciencentre
  • Balloon Show09 March 2010 - 25 June 2010Take your seat and participate in one of our live science theatre shows. Explore scientific concepts. Take part in demonstrations. Bring everyday science to life!Sciencentre
  • Paper Show19 July 2010 - 10 December 2010Battle in a paper tug of war, explore strength as you take on the paper bridge challenge, discover a piece of paper with only one side or even step though a piece of paper! Blast off with paper rockets and more.Sciencentre
  • Making music with the Thongophone Sound Show24 January 2011 - 24 June 2011We live in a world full of sounds but what do we need to make a sound? This show will get things vibrating, from balloons to tuning forks to even the audience as we explore the science behind sound.Sciencentre
  • Photo from the Megawatt Exhibition Megawatt19 February 2011 - 02 October 2011How do we make electricity? Will we ever run out? Do animals use it?
    Fire ants, electric guitars and safety switches are all featured in the Megawatt exhibition. Push, pull, press and play safely with electricity and explore the role of electricity in our everyday lives.    Sciencentre
  • Discover more - Megawatt Discover more - Megawatt01 March 2011, 04:15 PM - 06:15 PMThis teacher program previews the interactive Megawatt exhibition in the Sciencentre and supports the teaching of science in your classroom. Hands-on exhibits explore the role of electricity in our everyday lives. Attending teachers receive a teacher resource bag.Sciencentre
  • Child creating artwork for the Climate Changers exhibition Climate Changers - Kids thinking big about sustainability20 August 2011 09:30 AM - 11 September 2011 05:00 PMNational Science Week
    Exhibition
    Explore big artworks about sustainability created by some of our state’s smallest citizens. Discover the brilliant climate change solutions of 9–11 year olds from Milton State School.
    Queensland Museum South Bank
  • Sharing Science20 August 2011 10:00 AM - 28 August 2011 02:00 PMNational Science Week
    Floor talks
    Queensland Museum and visiting scientists bring their research out of the laboratory and onto the public floors with engaging floor talks and discussions.
    Queensland Museum South Bank
  • Trust us, we're scientists Trust us, we're scientists23 August 2011, 05:45 PM - 07:30 PMNational Science Week
    Panel discussion
    Join a lively panel discussion about science featuring experts in the fields of biodiversity, environmental research, ethics, and food production as they investigate the truth behind living with science in the 21st Century.    Queensland Museum South Bank
  • Bernie Hobbs Bernie Hobbs on Science (School session)24 August 2011, 12:30 PM - 01:30 PMNational Science Week
    Feature Presentation – School students
    School students are invited to join Bernie as she shares her ideas about sustainability and blasts some ideas we’ve got about the world we live in.    Queensland Museum South Bank

Museum information:

  • Corner of Grey & Melbourne Streets, South Bank, South Brisbane
  • 9:30am to 5:00pm daily Public Holiday Opening Hours
  • Phone: +61 (0)7 3840 7555