modmove » Science https://modmove.com Australian Entertainment and Popular Culture in Review Fri, 01 May 2026 16:28:06 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.4 Sustainability and Science Showcase is coming to Queensland Museum this month! https://modmove.com/festivals/sustainability-and-science-showcase-is-coming-to-queensland-museum-this-month/ https://modmove.com/festivals/sustainability-and-science-showcase-is-coming-to-queensland-museum-this-month/#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2022 05:52:57 +0000 http://modmove.com/?p=13558 Join the Queensland Chief Scientist and other sustainability experts for a day of free family fun at the Sustainability and Science Showcase from 10am-3pm, Sunday 19 June, at the Queensland Museum, corner of Grey and Melbourne Streets, South Bank.

Hear the latest research, actions and ideas for protecting our planet and discover exciting hands-on activities for children, exhibits by eco-friendly organisations and universities, live music and the chance to get up close and personal with some Australian wildlife.

 

 

The Showcase will feature two free forums with inspiring speakers who will be sharing their practical tips and insights on using innovations in science and sustainability to protect our planet. Attendees can also learn about the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and take a pledge to help transform our world

Sustainability and Science Showcase
Sunday 19 June 2022
Queensland Museum (corner of Grey and Melbourne Streets) South Bank, Brisbane
www.sustainablebrisbane.com.au

]]> https://modmove.com/festivals/sustainability-and-science-showcase-is-coming-to-queensland-museum-this-month/feed/ 0 Curiocity Brisbane is coming this month! https://modmove.com/festivals/curiocity-brisbane-is-coming-this-month/ https://modmove.com/festivals/curiocity-brisbane-is-coming-this-month/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2022 16:24:03 +0000 http://modmove.com/?p=13205 Run wild and free with your imagination as Curiocity Brisbane returns to transform the city into a world of discovery.

The 12-day celebration of art, science, tech, new ideas, ingenuity and creativity offers a packed program of interactive installations and events to inspire.

 

 

Watch as the city around you is transformed into a world of discovery.

Curiocity Brisbane
9 – 20 March
Multiple locations across Brisbane
www.worldsciencefestival.com.au

]]> https://modmove.com/festivals/curiocity-brisbane-is-coming-this-month/feed/ 0 Curiocity Brisbane coming this March! https://modmove.com/uncategorized/curiocity-brisbane-coming-this-march/ https://modmove.com/uncategorized/curiocity-brisbane-coming-this-march/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2018 04:09:02 +0000 http://modmove.com/?p=7630 For 20 brilliant days starting in March – Brisbane will come to life with a myriad of curious encounters with Science, Technology and the Arts. From the South Bank Cultural Precinct to the creative Hub centred around the Brisbane Powerhouse in New Farm – the city will be transformed. Day and Night. Inside and Out. But, what is it? We call it Curiocity Brisbane.

A fully immersive, sensory experience for everyone. Touch, see, hear, taste, learn, play and wonder.

 

 

Including the World Science Festival Brisbane and QODE Brisbane, a global technology and innovation event, Curiocity Brisbane will come alive with a gallery of interactive Curiocities, a trail of augmented reality pop-up spaces, and music events.

So, what are you waiting for?

Explore, Create, Play and Challenge your Curiocity Brisbane – you never know what you might discover.

Curiocity Brisbane
15 March – 3 April 2019
Various locations from South Bank to New Farm
www.curiocitybrisbane.com.au

]]> https://modmove.com/uncategorized/curiocity-brisbane-coming-this-march/feed/ 0 World Science Festival Brisbane 2018 https://modmove.com/festivals/world-science-festival-brisbane-2018/ https://modmove.com/festivals/world-science-festival-brisbane-2018/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2018 16:38:45 +0000 http://modmove.com/?p=5986 Hailed by The New York Times as ‘a new cultural institution’, the World Science Festival – founded by renowned Physicist Professor Brian Greene and Emmy award-winning journalist Tracy Day – has been held annually in New York for a decade.

World Science Festival explores and celebrates the entanglement of science and art through a curated program of thought-provoking conversations, inspiring theatrical and cinematic experiences, interactive workshops and engaging demonstrations.

Queensland Museum Network has secured the exclusive licence to host World Science Festival in the Asia Pacific from 2016-21.

 

 

The only global extension of this hugely popular initiative, World Science Festival Brisbane reinforces Queensland Museum’s position as a leader in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education and engagement.

World Science Festival Brisbane has been held twice, in 2016 and 2017, with amazing results including:

  • 300,000+ attendances.
  • Exclusive participation from luminaries in science and art including Emmy award winning actor Alan Alda, World Science Festival co-founder Brian Greene, Laureate Fellow Brian Schmidt, National Science Foundation director France Córdova, UN water guru András Szöllösi-Nagy and NASA astronaut Andrew Thomas.
  • Queensland premieres of Brian Greene’s Light Falls: Space, Time and an Obsession of Einstein, Alan Alda’s Dear Albert, Nick Payne’s Constellations and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in A Live Presentation of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

World Science Festival Brisbane 2018
21–25 March 2018
Queensland Museum, Brisbane
www.worldsciencefestival.com.au

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