Exhibitions & Shows


In addition to our Special Events, we have lots of great exhibitions free with your paid Questacon admission.

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NKRYPT Can you solve the NKRYPT codes?


Hollow stainless steel poles with laser cut holes and lines cut into them, with trees in the background.

NKRYPT is Questacon's contribution to the area of cryptography. This outdoor sculptural exhibit joins others in the area around Questacon. NKRYPT is a puzzle to be solved.

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Deep Oceans Do sea monsters really exist?


Logo: Deep Oceans

Dive in and uncover the secrets of the world’s largest habitat as the strange and rarely seen creatures of the deep are revealed in Deep Oceans.

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Mathamazing Playful puzzles and other delicious mathematics.


Logo: Mathamazing

Calculating conundrums, trippy trigonometry, perplexing puzzles and ginormous geometry await you in this infinitely amazing exhibition.

The Mathamazing exhibition will be located at Questacon in Canberra until 23 June 2013

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Excite@Q Spectacular scientific phenomena


Excite Logo

Excite@Q provides visitors with a hands-on experience that will bend both mind and muscle! Are you ready to take on the challenge?

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Q Lab Designed to inspire your inner scientist


Q LabA Gallery Assistant show a group of children a fog bubble. group of children listen to a Gallery Assistant explain the movement of the Chaotic Pendulum.

Get ready to wrap your mind around some intriguing questions on a visit to Q Lab.

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H2O Soak up the science


h2o

This hands on exhibition allows you to discover how water behaves, how it shapes our world and how we use this precious resource.

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Awesome Earth Discover the impact of natural phenomena on our planet.


Awesome Earth

From volcanic eruptions, crashing continental plates, tsunamis, and cyclones you’ll discover first-hand the impact these events have on our planet.

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Mini Q Young scientists are encouraged to see, hear, feel and do amazing things.


Mini Q

Mini Q challenges young scientists to explore, build, climb and splash in areas designed especially for children.

Access to Mini Q will be ticketed from 29 June to 14 July due to increased visitation during school holidays.

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Wonderworks Science to move your mind.


Wonderworks

Are you fascinated by the scientific events that happen in everyday life? Then journey into the wonderful world of science on a visit to Wonderworks.

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Also appearing: The Excited Particles!


Questacon's own theatre troupe: The Excited Particles perform daily in our three theatres. Dinosaurs, tsunamis, explosions, balloons... performed from a repertoire of more than a dozen shows! More...