Enquiries
Genevieve Fahey
Manager, Scienceworks
Ph: +61-3-9392-4814
Wendy Duffy
Project Officer, Exhibitions
Ph: +61-3-9392-4507
Andrew Lewis
Manager Exhibitions
Ph: +61-3-9392-4812
Email Scienceworks
Exhibitions
Toys: Science at Play (Contact Scienceworks for availability)
Why does a spinning top stay upright? What makes the patterns in a kaleidoscope? How do dolls talk and toys make funny noises? Find out the answers to these questions and many more in this fun interactive exhibition. Area: the full exhibition requires approximately 600 sq m. This exhibition was jointly developed by Scienceworks and Scitech Discovery Centre.
Visual illusions Display (Contact Scienceworks for availability)
Find out how our eyes and brain work together to make sense of what we see. Sometimes the same principles our brain uses to make sense of the world can be manipulated to create visual illusions. A small exhibition of hands-on and 'bodies-in' visual illusions. Area: full exhibition requires approximately 200 sq m.