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On Tour: Exhibitions

We have Questacon exhibitions in various places around Australia. Dates here are tentative - check with the venue to confirm. Want to learn more? Most of our exhibitions have their own web site featuring photos, exhibit descriptions, curriculum links, and more. Explore!

Interested in hiring one or having something built for your science centre, museum, regional gallery or community festival? We'd be happy to help you find something that suits. Exhibition Hire and Fabrication...


Due to the nature of life on the road, dates and locations are subject to change.


Our Water

Our Water


Water. Our most precious resource. If you were in control of Australia’s water, how would you use it? Learn about all things water in this hands-on exhibition that delves into the different ways of using and preserving this precious resource.

Measure Island

Next:

Oil and Gas Discovery Centre, Brunei

When:

16 October 2012 -
16 May 2013

Measure Island


Take an adventure into Measure Island to discover how you measure up. Use measurements to read your friends' minds, find out why it's important to be quoit accurate and do some speed-sorting as you learn about the myriad of measurements we use everyday.

Perception Deception

Location 1

Museum of Tropical QLD,
Townsville, QLD

When:

21 July 2012 -
21 July 2013

Location 2:

National Wool Museum
Geelong, VIC

When:

28 October 2013 -
29 January 2014

Location 3:

Waneroo Library and Cultural
Centre, Waneroo WA

When:

3 November 2012
3 March 2013

Perception Deception


The only way our brains can cope with the immense volume of sensory signals we receive every second, is by editing, prioritising and sometimes even adding information. This is how we create our perception of the things and people around us.

Our reality is really only our perception - and no two of us perceive things exactly the same way.

Fascinating Science

Next

Vietnam

When:

7-28 April 2013

Fascinating Science


Be amused, entertained and engaged while exploring logic, balance, fluids, illusions and mathematical puzzles in Fascinating Science. Build pens for pigs, play music on milk bottles, solve puzzles... it all shows that learning about buoyancy, maths and the centre of mass can be great fun.

Earth Quest – Outer Space to Inner Earth

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Earth Quest
Outer Space to Inner Earth


Take an incredible voyage from the outer limits of the Milky Way galaxy to the very centre of the planet Earth. En route, explore astronomy, geology, geography, environmental science and biology with the engaging interactive exhibits. Why do we have seasons? How did mountains form? How have animals adapted to life in different climates? What’s at the centre of the Earth?

Imagination Factory – Invent and Play

Next

Museum of Transport and Technology
Auckland NZ

When:

7 December 2012
4 June 2013

Imagination Factory
Invent and Play


Taking technology back to basics. One cog isn’t very exciting, but what happens when you have several cogs of different sizes, some levers, wheels, building blocks and a chicken?! Can a simple lever make our lives easier?

Science on the Move

Next

Vietnam

When:

7-28 April 2013

Science on the Move


Enjoy, discover and explore principles of light, music and sound, human biology and health, force and motion, ecology and the environment, electricity and magnetism, human population and genetics. Science on the Move’s intriguing exhibit investigations will engage your mind and body. Turn yourself into a battery, crank up a tornado in a bottle, escape from handcuffs, predict the outcome of chaos, build a food chain, measure your fitness and much, much more.

Imagination Factory – Invent and Play

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Mathamazing


Mathamazing encourages visitors to playfully explore maths concepts through logic puzzles and mathematical models. Each Mathamazing experience will inspire mathematical curiosity and confidence, whilst also building understanding of mathematical concepts.