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When
Currently closed
Redevelopment coming soon
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Location
Gallery 6
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Audience
Early childhood
Temporarily closed
Mini Q will be temporarily closed from 3pm on Sunday 1 June 2025 to October 2025 to facilitate a major redevelopment.
While Mini Q is temporarily closed, there will be an alternative offering for our youngest scientists, the Mini Shed in Gallery 5. Find information about the Mini Shed. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Learn more about this major redevelopment.
About
Do you have a little budding scientist on your hands? Mini Q—fun for 0-6 year olds is a space built specifically for curious toddlers!
Each zone in Mini Q encourages your young children to explore their environment through a process of observation, prediction, testing and refining. This helps little (and big) scientists to learn about the world around them, inspire their imagination and build their confidence.
Mini Q now offers a facilitated experience that lets early learners explore the exciting world of building and engineering where they can design, build and problem solve.
Book a Mini Q session
When you arrive, ask about Mini Q sessions and bookings at the ticket desk.
Mini Q is included with general admission entry. But session times may be in place during peak periods such as school holidays and long weekends.
Mini Q facilities and storage
Mini Q has its own bathrooms and baby change facilities. Questacon is a breastfeeding-friendly institution and you are welcome to breastfeed anywhere in the Centre. Mini Q has a dedicated space for breastfeeding and bottle feeding equipped with microwaves for warming milk. Find the facilities you need with our Centre map.
Prams are not allowed in Mini Q; however, there is limited pram parking available at the front of the gallery.
Food and drink
No food or drink is allowed in any of Questacon gallery spaces, except for baby formula. You can bring food to enjoy outside the building before or after your Mini Q session. Coffee, snacks and a full lunch menu is available from Atomic Catering.