Scienceworks
Scienceworks 2 Booker St, Spotswood VIC 3015captivating venue with city views and inspiring spaces
Scienceworks – An Inspiring and Interactive Event Venue in Melbourne
Just five kilometers from Melbourne’s CBD, Scienceworks offers a unique and captivating venue that sparks wonder, creativity, and innovation. Whether you’re looking for a unique corporate function venue in Melbourne, or look to host a cocktail party, or an interactive event, this venue provides a memorable backdrop with its blend of soaring industrial spaces and engaging exhibits.
With a variety of versatile event spaces, Scienceworks is the perfect venue for corporate functions, product launches, meetings, conferences, cocktail receptions, and even kids’ birthday parties. Designed to accommodate both intimate gatherings and large-scale functions, this dynamic venue ensures an unforgettable event experience.
Host your next function in one of Melbourne’s most unique event venues. Enquire today to book Scienceworks for your upcoming occasion.
Capacities
| SPACE | COCKTAIL | BANQUET | THEATRE | Cabaret |
| Main Exhibition Gallery | 600 | – | – | – |
| Melbourne Planetarium Foyer | 200 | 130 | 150 | – |
| Melbourne Planetarium Dome | – | – | 150 | – |
| Lightning Room | – | – | 114 | – |
| Helen R Quinn Energy Lab | – | – | 120 | – |
bespoke catering packages
As the exclusive caterer for Scienceworks, The Fresh Collective provides seasonal menus made with the most fresh and locally sourced produce. Our expertise in cocktail events, corporate functions, wedding receptions and engagement parties, will ensure an unforgettable food and beverage experience for your event at Scienceworks.
bespoke catering packagesWe were very impressed with the service and quality of food provided by The Fresh Collective. We look forward very much to arranging another event at Scienceworks again next year.
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Facilities
- Wheelchair accessible
- Access to amenities
- Loading dock access if required
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LOCATION & PARKING
Easy access to trams and trains with a 900-bay car park.
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Spaces
Helen R Quinn Energy Lab
Power Up Your Event in the Energy Lab
Step into the Helen R Quinn Energy Lab, a versatile auditorium at Scienceworks designed for high-impact presentations, corporate gatherings, and live performances. This fully-equipped venue ensures a seamless event experience, making it the perfect setting for lectures, product launches, and conferences.
Create a dynamic and engaging atmosphere for your guests. Enquire now to secure the Energy Lab for your next event.
Main Exhibition Gallery
Elevate Your Event at Scienceworks’ Main Exhibition Gallery
Transform your next event with the Main Exhibition Gallery at Scienceworks, a spacious and interactive Melbourne venue ideal for team building activities, cocktail receptions, and immersive experiences. With the Sportsworks exhibition and other engaging displays, this venue delivers an exciting and unique backdrop for corporate and social gatherings.
Create an unforgettable event experience in this dynamic Melbourne venue. Enquire today to book the Main Exhibition Gallery at Scienceworks.
Melbourne Planetarium
Transport Your Guests Beyond the Stars
Host an event like no other at the Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks, where state-of-the-art projection technology takes your guests on a breathtaking journey through space. Under a 16-meter-high dome, this venue creates a captivating atmosphere perfect for private screenings, immersive product launches, and engaging seminar presentations.
Elevate your event to new heights with a cosmic experience. Enquire now to secure the Melbourne Planetarium for an unforgettable occasion.
Science and Life Gallery
Light Up Your Event with a Dazzling Display
Transform your next event with the high-voltage spectacle of the Lightning Room at Scienceworks. Watch in awe as the Tesla coil generates dazzling arcs of purple lightning, making it an unforgettable backdrop for presentations, product launches, and exclusive private events.
Give your guests a shockingly impressive experience in this auditorium-style venue for hire in Melbourne. Enquire now to book the Lightning Room for an electrifying event.
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Brisbane Venues
Brisbane brings a relaxed confidence to events, with river views, heritage spaces and a strong sense of place.
Our Brisbane venues span some of the city’s most loved settings. Riverlife at Kangaroo Point offers riverside views, private gardens and a sandstone backdrop that feels calm and special. Waters Edge Weddings & Events sits high above Portside Wharf in Hamilton, with wide river outlooks and flexible spaces just minutes from the CBD. Queensland Museum Kurilpa in South Bank delivers fully immersive function and event spaces that can be transformed into unforgettable settings—ideal for weddings, gala dinners, business meetings and cocktail receptions set within Brisbane’s iconic cultural precinct.
Canberra Venues
Canberra is a city full of character, where history, art and design create the perfect backdrop for any event.
Our Canberra venues centre around the National Portrait Gallery, one of the city’s most striking spaces. With four distinct event areas, the gallery provides a refined setting for corporate and private occasions, surrounded by portraiture that tells the story of Australia. From weddings and cocktail receptions to banquets, awards nights and seminars, each event is supported by thoughtful styling and menus designed to suit the occasion.
Melbourne Venues
Melbourne is a city full of energy, culture and character, and we love helping events come to life here.
Our venues span the city’s most inspiring spaces. ACMI at Federation Square offers contemporary, immersive settings perfect for corporate and private events.
The Immigration Museum brings heritage charm in the heart of the CBD, while Melbourne Museum combines striking galleries with the beauty of Carlton Gardens. For drama and impact, Melbourne Theatre Company provides architecturally stunning spaces, and the Royal Exhibition Building delivers grandeur like no other. St Kilda Town Hall blends Victorian elegance with modern functionality, and Scienceworks brings playful, industrial spaces for events that need a little extra energy.
Sydney Venues
Sydney is a city made for gathering, with spaces that feel big, bold and full of character.
From cultural icons like the Art Gallery of NSW, Australian Museum, Australian Chamber of Orchestra and Bangarra Dance Theatre, to the drama of Sydney Theatre Company and Bell Shakespeare, our venues sit among the city’s most respected institutions. Add harbour icons like the Overseas Passenger Terminal, or relaxed green surrounds at Strathfield Golf Club, and you have spaces for every kind of event.
