Photo of children playing with Tricky Sticky Water at Scienceworks museum

Enjoy the holidays with our quick guide to all the best Victorian digital exhibitions, virtual galleries and museums for your family to explore during summer. You can literally explore art, life and the universe!

Experience ScienceWorks' fun activities, interactive exhibitions, and new Planetarium shows, create your own augmented reality camouflage at Melbourne Museum,  learn about early Disney animation at ACMI, wonder at The Lume's digitised exhibition that brings Van Gogh's art to life at MCEC, and explore virtual exhibitions from the comfort of your own home with Immigration Museum's 'Identity: yours, mine, ours', 'The Art of Science' with the WEHI Research Institute.  

Summer Holiday Program at ScienceWorks 

ScienceWorks have plenty of holiday activities for kids of all ages with their Summer Holiday Program, the Born or Built? Our Robotic Future Exhibition and the ever-popular Planetarium Nights.

Discover the amazing tricks that sticky water can do in Tricky Sticky Water.

Go on a hunt around ScienceWorks for Wanda the water droplet on The Water Hunt.

Visit the Lightning Room show,  for a spectacular display of electrifying proportions. 

Planetarium shows for kids and adults

Learn about Mars in Sciencework's brand new Planetarium show Tycho goes to Mars. This fun, animated show is suitable for the whole family.

Born or Built? Our Robotic Future Exhibition

Catch the Born or Built? Our Robotic Future Exhibition before it closes! With interactive exhibits to explore Born or Built? questions the choices we make in building our technological future.

The exhibition closes 30 Jan 2022.

Book tickets to all ScienceWorks events here.

Augmented Reality Animals at Melbourne Museum

In this 1.5 hour workshop, Learning Lab digital experts introduce the theme of animal camouflage, its function in nature and the science that drives it. Participants then create their own augmented reality face-paint using digital art technologies. 

By the end of the workshops, participants will have gained lifelong skills in digital art technologies, designing digital masterpieces that can be captured in video and shared as digital keepsakes.

Book workshops here.

Disney: The Magic of Animation Exhibition at ACMI

Discover the creativity and innovation of almost 100 years of Disney Animation in ACMI's latest Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition.

See over 500 artworks from your favourite animations. Don't miss the chance to see how animators use colour to express emotions and the technical skill of crafting character and storytelling.

Book tickets here.

An Immersive Van Gogh Experience at The Lume

The inaugural experience at THE LUME Melbourne will feature the vibrant works of the Dutch master Vincent van Gogh.

Van Gogh’s works have been exhibited and admired for over a century – but never like this. Transcend time and space as you accompany Van Gogh on a multi-sensory journey through the Netherlands, Paris, Arles, Saint Rémy and Auvers-sur-Oise while his beloved masterpieces come alive on an epic scale.

Book tickets here.

'Identity: yours, mine, ours' Virtual Exhibition by the Immigration Museum

This exhibition explores how our cultural heritage, languages, beliefs, and family connections influence our self-perceptions and our perceptions of other people – perceptions that can lead to discovery, confusion, prejudice and understanding.

Engaging personal stories, intriguing objects, compelling images and interactive multimedia experiences invite visitors to find connections with others, as well as challenge the assumptions we make about each other every day.

View the free, virtual exhibition here.

'Art of Science' Online Exhibition by WEHI

This free three-dimensional online exhibition experience is a feast for the senses. Featuring a selection of stunning still and moving images captured by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) scientists in the course of their research, the exhibition is accompanied by a captivating soundtrack provided by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in a true collaboration of art and science. 

View the free, virtual exhibition here.