Family Day: Sustainability and Science

Saturday 4 February 2023

A free day of demonstrations, talks and hands-on activities focused on sustainability and science.

Science & Exploration

Saturday – Sunday, 10am – 4pm

See creatures great and small, gemstones, mineral and oil samples alongside scientific model and instruments.

Sydney Observatory Late: WorldPride

22 February 2023, 7–9.30pm

Presented under the stars, featuring stargazing, music and performance with food and wine.

Closed event

Winter Wisdom: Science Fiction Meets Science Fact

Name: Winter Wisdom: Science Fiction Meets Science Fact
Start: 2016-05-18T18:00:00+10:00
End: 2016-05-18T20:00:00+10:00
Location: Powerhouse Ultimo

Finished 18 May 2016
Powerhouse Ultimo

NB: This event will now take place at the Powerhouse Museum due to popular demand.

Gain some winter wisdom in a series of evening talks. Enjoy an evening aperitif before expanding your knowledge about the universe.

Science Fiction Meets Science Fact

Sean Williams is a New York Times best selling science fiction author. He is the author of over one hundred published short stories and forty-nine novels and has co-written three books in the Star Wars: New Jedi Order series. His novelisation of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was the first novelisation of a computer game to debut at number one on The New York Times bestseller list.

Join Sean and Fred Watson as they roam freely through all manner of topics relating to science fiction and science fact, starting with the recent discovery of gravitational waves.