Scienceworks is a world-renowned science museum in Melbourne, Australia. It is a venue of Museum Victoria which administers the cultural and scientific collections of the State of Victoria. It is located in the suburb of Spotswood.
Opened on 28 March 1992, Scienceworks is housed in a
purpose-built building "styled along industrial lines" near the
historic Spotswood Pumping Station, constructed in 1897, whose
steam engines form an associated exhibit.
Displays and activities offered by the museum include hands-on
experiments, demonstrations, and tours. The "lightning room" is a
120-seat auditorium that presents demonstrations about electricity,
featuring a giant Tesla Coil, capable of generating two million
volts of electricity, producing three metre lightning bolts.
Melbourne Planetarium is housed on site.
Until late 2013, the 1883 clock tower from Flinders Street
Station was also located at the museum. The clock had been moved to
Princes Bridge Station in 1905 and Spencer Street Station in 1911,
where it remained sold into private ownership after the station
redevelopment of 1967.
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Museums of Melbourne
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- ACCA
- ACMI
- ARHS Railway Museum
- Chinese Museum
- Cooks' Cottage
- Heide Museum of Modern Art
- Hellenic Museum
- Ian Potter Museum of Art
- Immigration Museum
- Islamic Museum
- Jewish Museum
- La Trobe's Cottage
- Maritime Museum
- Melbourne Museum
- Sports Museum
- NGV Australia
- NGV International
- Old Melbourne Gaol
- Old Treasury Building
- Scienceworks
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Landmarks in the Melbourne City
Centre
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Note: this includes landmarks in the Melbourne City Centre and
its fringe areas, not the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area
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City precincts |
- Arts Precinct
- Chinatown
- Docklands
- Government Precinct
- Greek Precinct
- Little Italy
- Paris End
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RMIT City
- Southbank/Wharf
- Sports & Entertainment Precinct
- University of Melbourne
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Shopping |
- Block Arcade
- Bourke Street
- Bridge Road
- Brunswick Street
- Chapel Street
- Centre Place
- Collins Street
- Degraves Street
- DFO South Wharf
- Elizabeth Street
- Flinders Lane
- GPO Melbourne
- Harbour Town Docklands
- Little Collins Street
- Melbourne Central Shopping Centre
- Myer Emporium
- Pran Central
- Queen Victoria Market
- Queen Victoria Village
- Royal Arcade
- Swanston Street
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Entertainment |
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Public galleries |
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Institutions |
- General Post Office
- Government House
- Melbourne Observatory
- Melbourne Town Hall
- Old Melbourne Gaol
- Old Melbourne Magistrates' Court
- Old Melbourne Mint
- Old Treasury Building
- Parliament House
- State Library of Victoria
- Supreme Court of Victoria
- Victoria Barracks
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Structures |
- Arts Centre
- Eureka Tower
- Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
- Melbourne Star
- Royal Exhibition Building
- Shrine of Remembrance
- St Paul's Cathedral
- St Patrick's Cathedral
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Sports venues |
- Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (AAMI Park)
- Calder Park Raceway
- Docklands Stadium (Etihad Stadium)
- Flemington Racecourse
- Kooyong Stadium
- Margaret Court Arena
- Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue (Hisense Arena)
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
- Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre
- Lakeside Stadium
- National Ice Sports Centre (O'Brien Group Arena)
- Rod Laver Arena
- Royal Melbourne Golf Club
- Princes Park (Ikon Park)
- Sandown Raceway
- State Netball & Hockey Centre
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Parks and spaces |
- Albert Park and Lake
- Alexandra Gardens
- Birrarung Marr
- Carlton Gardens
- City
Square
- Federation Square
- Fitzroy Gardens
- Flagstaff Gardens
- Kings Domain
- Queen Victoria Gardens
- Royal Botanic Gardens
- Royal Park
- Treasury Gardens
- Yarra Park
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Transport |
- Bolte Bridge
- Capital City Trail
- City Circle
Tram
- CityLink
- Flinders Street station
- Melbourne Airport
- Melbourne Central station
- Melbourne Seaport
- Southern Cross station
- Trams in Melbourne
- West Gate Bridge
- Yarra River
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