Visit the new Illuminate exhibition this school holidays PLUS enjoy daily programming exploring the wonderful world of light and colour.

Catch one of the live colour filled amphitheatre shows, explore the historic pumping station, and wonder at the interactive light demonstrations on your adventure through Scienceworks.

The Colour Combo Show
11.30am and 1.30pm daily | Included with entry

Take a seat in our under-cover amphitheatre for a colourful look at COLOUR! The Colour Combo Show is a free 20-minute colour fill show that shines a light on what happens when colours and combined and taken away. If yellow plus blue equals green, then why does red, green and blue equal white? Find out when you come to The Colour Combo Show!

Planetarium shows
$9 entry, $7 Museum Members

Book into the Planetarium and enjoy an out of this world show.

Lightning Room shows
$9 entry, $7 Museum Members

Have an electrifying experience during Lights, Energy, Action! – our gameshow-inspired experience in the Lightning Room.
12 noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm – Lights, Energy, Action!

Tricks With Light
10.30am–4.00pm| Included with entry

Have some fun with light demonstrations in the pumping station. Can you bend light? Write your name using light? Trick your brain into seeing colour that isn’t there? These up-close tricks of light will amaze you.

Visual Illusions
10.30am–4.00pm

Do your eyes deceive you? This pop-up exhibition in the Pumping Station explores how we see the world and whether our vision can sometimes get it wrong.

Pumping Station tours
11am, 1pm | Included with entry

Hear some of the smelly stories from the straining well and explore the magnificent engine room as you marvel at the engineering feat that helped overcome the stench of 19th century Melbourne in our daily Pumping Station tours.

Collection Store tours
12pm, 2pm | Included with entry

Go on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Scienceworks Collection Store. Get a chance to see some of the 40,00 collection items stored at Scienceworks and listen to the stories of these rare and unique items. Book on-site. Suitable for ages 8 and up.

Mamma’s special mention: Make sure you check out their latest exhibition - ILLUMINATE