Past Events

Live performance of science-inspired music with conversations between scientists, composers and performers. The science topics will include string theory (physics) and relationships between invasive and endemic species in Tasmania’s Cataract Gorge (ecology). The music will…

This will be a practical workshop about turning science ideas into music compositions led by composer-educator, Karlin Love, violinist-educator Suzy Turner, and retired physics teacher, Jason Dicker. It is aimed at upper primary through secondary…

Join artist Carl Noonan as he discusses the use of 3D printing and metals to make jewellery. Carl’s practice embraces new printing technologies and investigates the scientific properties of metal to innovate new ways of…

Join us for a series of free workshops with Tassie’s own Robot Man for Science Week 2023! We’ll be playing (and learning) how to code Lego Mindstorm robots and have them battle on Sumo Wrestling…

Join the Science Week fun at QVMAG as we get hands on and learn how to code our own video game with the Bitlink education team. We’ll learn how to use block-based coding, to build…

Join this family-fun citizen science activity for Science Week 2023 as we dig for and identify microplastics. Discover what plastics can be found in beach sand, alongside other typical beach materials such as shells, and…

In this talk, James Riggall and Troy Merritt (Bitlink, Soma Lumia) will share perspectives on their careers in technology, art and education. They will share how they discovered their love for using technology in interesting…

Join Ashley Bird, QVMAG Senior Curator of Visual Art and Design, as we explore the art of 3D modelling. The rise of 3D printing has now enabled this technology to become widely accessible for a…

Kick off National Science Week with Australia’s living legend of science communication, and teller all things true and trivial. Join us for this very special Island of Ideas presentation with the one and only Dr Karl Kruszelnicki.…

Feeding Tasmania: Our Food Future With the world population estimated to reach 10 billion by 2050, there is an urgent need to address the growing demand in food production. Growers and producers face new challenges…

agriCULTURED invites locals and tourists alike to embark on a unique and immersive journey celebrating Tasmania’s rich agricultural heritage. Set against the backdrop of some of Tasmania’s most captivating landscapes, agriCULTURED offers a collection of…

With a collection in development for over 180+ years, many objects within the QVMAG collection hold dark histories, with stories to match. Not for the faint hearted, our History After Dark tour will have you…