Museum Victoria celebrates National Science Week

Museum Victoria celebrates National Science Week

Melbourne Museum and Scienceworks are celebrating National Science Week from 14 - 22 August with a variety of science-tastic special events and activities! Come and meet inspiring scientists, hear about the strange sea creatures that call the Titanic home, take part in a chemistry workshop for kids - and much more!

Melbourne Museum

Science on Show
Meet Museum Victoria's experts and discover some of the weird and wonderful specimens in Museum Victoria's science collections from unusual crystals to ancient fossils.
Date: Saturday 14 August
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Location: The Walk
Cost: Included with museum entry

Wild at Art
Art is used to illustrate the natural sciences including fish, dinosaurs, birds and mammals. Get creative and explore science through art activities. Try your hand at drawing your favourite or most obscure museum specimen.
Date: Saturday 14 August
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Location: Science & Life and Mind & Body Galleries
Cost: Included with museum entry

The Art of Scientific Illustration
Art and science have long been associated with scientific observation and record keeping. Be inspired by the art of scientific illustration. Hear from illustrators Ryall Plant and Peter Trusler, and discover the upcoming MV travelling exhibition about science and art, Eyeline with John Kean.
Date: Saturday 14 August
Time: 10.30am - 3.30pm
Location: Science and Life Gallery
Cost: Included with museum entry

Keeping Bugs Alive
Meet live bugs and get tips on how to care for insects and other spineless wonders. Bring in your own bugs and get advice from Museum Victoria's experts on how to keep them successfully. Sessions run for 30 minutes.
Date: Saturday 14 August
Time: 11.00am, 12.00pm, 2.00pm and 3.00pm
Location: Discovery Centre, Lower Ground
Cost: Free

'Monsters' of the Deep
Join Dr Mark Norman for an intriguing look at life at the depths of Titanic's graveyard. The wreck of Titanic rests four kilometres beneath the ocean surface, where it is dark, cold and the pressure so severe, it could crush our lungs. Find out more about our beautiful and bizarre residents that lies within the deep sea. Dr Mark Norman is Head of Sciences at Museum Victoria and is an expert on octopuses, squid and cuttlefishes.
Date: Thursday 19 August
Time: 6.00pm - 7.00pm
Location: The Age Theatre
Cost: Free. Bookings essential, call 13 11 02

Melbourne Planetarium

Discover the Night Sky - Backyard Astronomy
Discover a new mystery of the night sky and explore some of the most exciting highlights the sky has to offer. Learn about planets, comets, shooting stars, satellites and much more. The evening includes a planetarium experience, complimentary wine and cheese and stargazing through telescopes (weather permitting).
Date: Thursday 19 August
Time: 7.00pm - 9.30pm
Location: Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks. Booking essential, call 9392 4819
Cost: $26.00 adults, $21 members, $89 season pass

Scienceworks

Inspiring Scientists
Marine biology? Nanotechnology? Find out about your favourite "ology" by chatting to inspiring scientists. Meet scientists from a range of research and career backgrounds and talk to an expert to find out what exciting opportunities a career in science has to offer.
Date: Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 August
Time: 11.00am - 4.00pm
Location: Arena
Cost: Included with museum entry

BASF Kids' Lab
Experience the fascinating world of chemistry! Run by BASF chemists, the chemistry workshops introduce chemistry to children in a fun and exciting way through simple and interactive hands-on experiments. Workshops run for one hour.
Date: Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 August
Time: 11.00am,1.00pm and 3.00pm
Location: Pumping Station
Cost: Included with museum entry. Booking essential, call 9392 4819

ANZAAS Kids Ask Scientists Questions
Ever had a question about science you couldn't find the answer? This forum provides children with the opportunity to put questions directly to prominent Australian scientists. Designed to get children thinking about how things work, this forum encourages them to think about the 'big' questions. Forum runs for one hour.
Date: Sunday 22 August
Time: 2.00pm
Location: Auditorium
Cost: Free with museum entry

Australian Skeptics
The Australian Skeptics will be explaining the science behind the paranormal at Scienceworks. See magic illusions, try out a bed of nails and many more surprising demonstrations.
Date: Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 August
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Location: Main exhibition gallery
Cost: Included with museum entry

For further information visit www.museumvictoria.com.au/scienceweek
This initiative is supported by the Australian Government as part of National Science Week.
Image: Museum Victoria