Exhibition opening: Da Vinci Machines - Redcliffe Museum

Next date: Friday, 08 August 2025 | 03:30 PM to 06:30 PM

UPDATE: Bookings are now full for the Redcliffe Museum opening event, but you won't miss out! There are still tickets available at Pine Rivers Heritage Museum and Bribie Island Seaside Museum.

Join in hands-on activities with the talented UQ Science Demo Troupe at Redcliffe Museum's opening event for the Da Vinci Machines exhibition.

There’s fun for the whole family from 3:30 PM with the troupe from the University of Queensland as you discover answers to questions such as "How do clouds form?" and "Why do liquids separate?"

Explore the demonstrations:

• Gyroscopes
• Whirly tubes
• Eddy currents
• Holograms
• Density beads
• Dropper poppers.  

After you’ve had your fill of science concepts, find out more about our highly interactive Da Vinci Machines: Inventions brought to life exhibition. It showcases Da Vinci's most iconic inventions, meticulously constructed from his original sketches.

Guest speaker

From 5:00 PM,  Tom Rizzo, the Director of Exhibitions at Artisans of Florence, shares behind-the-scenes insight into the development and creation of these remarkable replica pieces.

This spectacular exhibition is on tour from the Museum of Leonardo da Vinci in Florence, Italy. It is a special, one-of-a-kind opportunity to be hands-on and learn about the fascinating world of the Renaissance period and Leonardo da Vinci’s many creations.

Program

• 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | UQ Science Demo
• 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Exhibition opening

Free -bookings essential for catering purposes.

Image credit: Courtesy of Latrobe Regional Gallery, Victoria.

Redcliffe Museum is open Wednesday to Friday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Saturday - Sunday 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM.

 

When

Location

Redcliffe Museum, 75 Anzac Avenue, Redcliffe, 4020., View map