Science Gallery Melbourne

04/09/2026

🏆 We did it !!!!!! 🏆

Science Gallery Melbourne at The University of Melbourne just took home the 2026 Eureka Prize for STEM Inclusion!

Presented by the Australian Government's Department of Industry, Science and Resources, this award recognises our work in widening inclusion and participation in STEM across the Australian community.

Since opening in 2021, more than 350,000 wonderful, curious and creative humans have walked through our doors, alongside as 83,000 school students.

Among them have been members of the D/deaf and Hard of Hearing community, First Nations communities, young women and gender-diverse humans, as well as students from places where distance, socio-economic, cultural or linguistic factors may have previously excluded them.

With free entry, we welcome anyone and everyone inside to explore, question and imagine!

"This award reinforces the work we have done in dismantling these barriers, in embedding free access and inclusive practices in everything we do" says Director, Science Gallery Melbourne, Dr Ryan Jefferies.

Thank you to the Australian Museum. Thank you to Peter and Ruth McMullin for your generous support, to the Victorian Government through the STEM Centre of Excellence, and to all of our partners and supporters over the past five years.

We’re incredibly proud of this achievement. ❤️ Here’s to making all things art and science more inclusive, accessible and fun for everyone!

🔗 To learn more about the Eureka Prize visit https://melbourne.sciencegallery.com/news/eureka-prize-2026

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Image 1-2, 4-6: Photographer: Rocket Weijers. Copyright: Australia Museum.
Image 3, 7: Photographer: Tim Levey. Copyright: Australia Museum.

01/09/2026

The Aboriginal people of the Kulin Nation live their lives according to seven seasons. Right now, we’re in Porneet (tadpole) season!

It’s warmer and wetter now, with temperatures rising and the rain continuing. ☀️🌧️ During this season, there is lots of activity from plants and animals alike— Country really comes alive!

In the skies, butterfly species emerge from their cocoons. 🦋 The sacred kingfisher bird returns home from the north, and a big celebration is held in its honour! 🐦 Pied currawong birds call loudly and often from the trees, reminding us the gurnmil (snake) and budging (lizard) are awake and active.

In the water, growling grass frogs mate and lay their eggs in foamy rafts where they hatch into darting tadpoles. 🐸

On the land, a colourful array of plants are flowering, like the guling (flax lilies), garrong (wattles), gunyang (kangaroo apple) and the murnong (yam daisy). 🌼 Expect lots of introduced w**d species sprouting from your soil too. 🌱

Days and nights are of equal lengths during Porneet season, which lasts through September and October.

28/08/2026

Members of the Deaf community, families, young people and allies—this one’s for you! 👋

Join us at Science Gallery Melbourne for our free Deaf Art Science Festival celebrating all things art, science, Auslan and Deaf culture.

There’s something for everyone, including Auslan lessons, Auslan-led exhibition tours, Auslan story time and creative workshops for little ones.

Hear from Deaf and Hard of Hearing experts working in climate change at our keynote forum, then grab a bite to eat at our café, staffed by students from the Victorian College for the Deaf.

You can also meet a range of community organisations and stallholders, including Expression Australia, Convo Australia and Deaf SES.

📅 Saturday 19 September
🕚 11am to 5pm
🔗 Free entry at https://melbourne.sciencegallery.com/events/deaf-art-science-festival-2026

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The Aboriginal peoples of the Kulin Nation recognise seven seasons, and we've just entered Guling (orchid) season. 🌼

If you live near bushland, you might hear gurrborra (koalas) bellowing at night as the males call for a mate. 🐨 Meanwhile, guling (orchids) are flowering, silver wattles are blooming, and the ae-noke (caterpillars) of common brown butterflies are feeding on grasses after dark. 🐛

After sunset, look to the north-west and see if you can spot the bright red star Arcturus. ✨

For the Wergaia people of north-western Victoria, Arcturus is connected to the story of Marpeankurric, who followed ants during a drought until they led her to termite larvae, helping her people survive. 🐜 After her death, she became the star Arcturus, which signals the time to collect termite larvae.

Guling is the shortest of the seven seasons, lasting only through August.

28/07/2026

Dr Ryan Jefferies is calling it "The Oscars of Science".

It's time for our red-carpet moment because Science Gallery Melbourne at The University of Melbourne has been shortlisted as a finalist for the 2026 Eureka Prize for STEM Inclusion!

The Eureka Prize for STEM Inclusion is presented by the Australian Government's Department of Industry, Science and Resources to an initiative that has widened inclusion and participation in STEM within the Australian community, and we're honoured to be recognised.

Since opening our doors in 2021, we've welcomed more than 350,000 visitors. Among them are members of the D/deaf and Hard of Hearing Community, many of who have come to the gallery and STEM Centre of Excellence through our bilingual (English/Auslan) STEAM education program developed alongside the Victorian College for the Deaf and the Department of Education, Victoria.

By transforming STEAM education, challenging traditional models and reimagining inclusive learning, we've also achieved inspiring levels of engagement with young women, students from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds and First Nations communities.

To learn more about the STEM Inclusion prize, visit the Australian Museum website at: https://australian.museum/get-involved/eureka-prizes/enter/stem-inclusion

20/07/2026

EMERGENCE[Y] is exhibiting Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm.

06/07/2026

Is this a future you want to live in?

See 'Tuengel' by Dr. Wang Zhigang as part of our latest exhibition EMERGENCE[Y]. Open Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm.

18/06/2026

⚡️ One night only.

As part of Now or Never, our latest exhibition EMERGENCE[Y] transforms into a playground of sound, movement and creative chaos.

Get hands-on with interactive sound sculptures built from discarded objects, catch live performances and improvised sonic experiments, wander among roving performances, and move through the gallery to live DJ sets.

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📅 Friday 28 August
⏰ 6pm to 9pm
🎟️ Free
🔗 Tickets via the link in bio.