Scienceworks
Scienceworks is one of Australia’s leading science museums located in Spotswood, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. It is one of three museums operated by Museums Victoria.Photo: Wai Hong, Public domain.
- Opening hours: 8:00 AM—4:30 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: science museum in Melbourne, Australia
- Also known as: “Scienceworks, Melbourne”
- Address: 2 Booker Street, Spotswood, VIC 3015
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include West Gate Bridge and Spotswood railway station.
West Gate Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Thad Roan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The West Gate Bridge is a steel, box girder, cable-stayed bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, spanning the Yarra River just north of its mouth into Port Phillip. West Gate Bridge is situated 590 metres northeast of Scienceworks.
Spotswood railway station
Railway station
Photo: Blackmissionary, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spotswood station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Werribee and Williamstown lines, which are part of the Melbourne rail network. Spotswood railway station is situated 710 metres west of Scienceworks.
Newport Power Station
Power station
Photo: Scott Sandars, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Newport Power Station was a complex of power stations located on the west bank of the Yarra River, approximately 6 km south-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in the suburb of Newport. Newport Power Station is situated 1 km south of Scienceworks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Docklands and Inner south.
Docklands
Suburb
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Docklands is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the western end of the central business district. Docklands had a population of 15,495 at the 2021 census. Docklands is situated 4½ km east of Scienceworks.
Inner south
Photo: Korkut Tas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Melbourne's inner south contains a number of suburbs and places worthy of a visit. The landscape varies from industrial ports to glitzy waterfront localities.
Melbourne
Photo: Scott Cresswell, CC BY 2.0.
Melbourne is Australia's cultural capital and second biggest city, with Victorian-era architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens.
Scienceworks
- Categories: science museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Hobsons Bay, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.83157° or 37° 49′ 54″ southLongitude
144.89391° or 144° 53′ 38″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Operator
Museums VictoriaOpen location code
4RJ65V9V+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 23144072OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
13608737Wikidata ID
Q7433721
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Satellite Map
Discover Scienceworks from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Scienceworks” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Գիտության թանգարան (Մելբուռն)”
- Armenian: “Գիտության թանգարան”
- Chinese: “墨爾本天象廳”
- French: “Scienceworks”
- Hausa: “Ayyukan Kimiyya (Melbourne)”
- Hausa: “Ayyukan Kimiyya”
- Hebrew: “גני המדע”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון המדע Scienceworks”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון המדע סיינסוורקס”
- Hebrew: “סיינסוורקס”
- Japanese: “サイエンスワークス博物館”
- Japanese: “メルボルン科学博物館”
- Japanese: “科学博物館”
- Russian: “Музей науки”
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