Spark your curiosity and join us for a celebration of all things science and technology this National Science Week!
National Science Week Program 2022
Hunter Science Festival
A full day of free science fun!
Sunday 21 August
10am – 3pm
Free, no bookings required
• build and race a solar car with Hunter Valley Electric Vehicles;
• make “poo” with world-class HMRI gut researchers and find out how food is turned into poo;
• climb into a Council garbage truck and talk to the driver;
• win prizes at fun family science trivia competitions; and
• explore interactive science tables from all the Hunter Science Hub members!
‘Brain’ and ‘Biomes’
Exhibition
13 August – 28 August 2022
Open during Museum opening hours
Free
Newcastle Museum and Stream bring to you ‘Brain’ and ‘Biomes’. ‘Brain’ and ‘Biomes’ are science art collaborations and offer a mix of observational and interactives components. ‘Brain’ explores the impressive inner workings of our brains and ‘Biomes’ re-engages us with the wonders of the natural world. Together the Brain and Biomes exhibitions show how connected to our environment we really are.
The Science and Practice of Remote Music Collaboration
Public Talk
19 August 2022
6:30pm
Free, Book here
Remote Music Collaboration Software platforms facilitate social networking, virtual studio collaboration and live music performances over the Internet. Collaborative software platforms enabling interaction between global communities of music makers have grown exponentially in the last decade and have undergone further changes during the Covid-19 pandemic. In this presentation, Martin K. Koszolko will discuss the functional side of remote music collaboration software, available technologies as well as challenges and best practices concerning finding and engaging new music collaborators.
Dr Martin K. Koszolko is a recognised expert in remote music collaboration. He is an award-winning music producer who has been creating music for over 2 decades. He has presented at national and international seminars and conferences and has published in the area of the art of collaborative music production and music innovation.
Organiser
The Newcastle Museum is committed to being a place for people, a place that shows ideas, tells stories, is a place of interaction. It reflects the past and celebrates innovation.
Newcastle Museum is fun, accessible, light and full of story. The museum tells a story of Newcastle and the Hunter, and through the collection presents a narrative of how we’ve lived and live today. The Supernova and Mininova exhibitions create an interactive scientific and technological learning playground, loaded with excitement and surprise. The travelling exhibitions present a wider narrative – of ideas, stories and futures.
Newcastle Museum links to STEM through its permanent Galleries – notably the interactive science-based Supernova, as well as historical STEM objects and stories throughout the rest of the Museum.
We host travelling exhibitions from other institutions that are STEM related, such as dinosaurs, oceans, bush mechanics, colour.
We also offer Museum Express – science shows that go out to schools across the Hunter region, as well as STEM education programmes/workshops/events for preschool, primary, aged care and people with special needs.