Imaginariums

Explore intergenerational activities and immersive experiences that will ignite your imagination.

Imaginariums are perfect for all ages.

They offer hands-on fun and learning through creative exploration.

Available at Bribie Island Seaside Museum, Pine Rivers Heritage Museum and Redcliffe Museum.

Drop in any time during museum opening hours to enjoy fun and engaging activities. Free. No bookings required. 

Image credit: Embellysh Photography.

Dates and locations

• Bribie Island Seaside Museum
  

  David Unaipon: First Nations Inventor Imaginarium | 10 August - 24 November 

• Pine Rivers Heritage Museum
  Are you being served? Imaginarium | 3 May - 26 October
  Playback Imaginarium | 1 November - 26 April 2026

• Redcliffe Museum
  Laboratorium | 4 June - 7 December

David Unaipon: First Nations Inventor

Are you an inventor?

Do you love to create, imagine, and bring the unimaginable to life?  This spring, the Bribie Island Seaside Museum Imaginarium invites you to explore the world of invention and innovation.

Inspired by the incredible legacy of David Unaipon—Australia’s very own Leonardo da Vinci—discover how imagination and mechanical genius can change the world.

David Unaipon, born in 1872, was a man on a mission, an ambitious man with vision to invent and to create. He was a remarkable inventor and thinker whose lifelong fascination with science and innovation produced inventions that were ahead of his time.

See Leonardo da Vinci’s fascinating machines come alive in our Da Vinci Machines: inventions brought to life exhibition and spark your own creativity.

Are you ready to invent the future? Come join us and let your imagination run wild!

Are you being served?

• Can you help Mr Cooke complete the grocery orders at the general store? Visit the museum, grab a shopping basket and list to hunt for hiding foods. When you have found all the items on your list, let staff know what you think Mrs Gamble is making for her family’s dinner. It might be meat loaf or a lime Jell-O salad!

Playback

Visit the new Imaginarium Playback at Pine Rivers Heritage Museum and get your game on!

This free, intergenerational play space is full of old school games and technology. 

Atari, Nintendo or Sega? Learn about gaming consoles and iconic games of the past. From Pac-Man, Space Invaders to Tetris, explore the nostalgic history of electronic gaming while getting hands on and having fun!

During your visit, make sure to challenge your friends and family with a board game or arcade game. Can you beat our local Rubik’s Cube champion, cracking a 3x3 cube blindfolded in 14 seconds?

Museum trail: The Playback time machine has malfunctioned! 

We programmed the machine to go back to the 1980s for our new Imaginarium, Playback, but the machine has dropped random old school technology all around the museum. Can you help us find all the objects?

Once completed, explore some unique objects from the past and receive a special sticker for saving the museum!

Laboratorium

Put on your lab coats and spark your wonder at the Redcliffe Museum! All curious minds are welcomed.

Experience the world of science and discovery in our Laboratorium Imaginarium:

• Test kinetic energy with our marble run.
• Make a light bulb glow.
• Learn how sound works by playing music on the thongophone.
• Become your own inventor with our curious craft activities.

Question the possible innovations of tomorrow as you travel through past and future with our lists of top scientist’s and discoveries.

This experience includes a free fun and educational children’s activity booklet and educational videos. Ages 6-14. No bookings required.

Museum trail: Embark on a quest of discovery and curiosity on our Laboratorium museum trail!

On this special scavenger hunt for families, follow the clues and explore your senses of smell, sight, touch and hearing!

Use your senses to the max! Smell and learn about spices and their healing powers, see microorganisms throguth a microscope and play the thongophone!

This trail will take you on journey around the museum where you will learn about the rich history of Redcliffe and its surroundings.

Immerse yourself in science and invention in this hands-on learning experience. Ages 4-12. No bookings required.

Dates and locations