Name: Science Night with Dr Kirsten Banks
Start: 2025-03-28T18:00:00+10:00
Location: Queensland Museum Kurilpa

Slip into SparkLab for an adults-only night of science with Dr Kirsten Banks.
Starry-eyed for science? Join Kirsten as she shares her passion for making the wonders of the universe accessible for everyone.
You’ll usually find her serving up scientific inspiration (with a generous dose of fun) across Australia’s universities, science institutions, festival stages and social media channels.
This March, Kirsten’s joining Science Night to share her unique take on a cosmic cluster of topics. She brings her PhD in astrophysics and proud Wiradjuri heritage to explore questions like - what’s so amazing about the Milky Way galaxy and how has our view of the universe changed?
This special edition of Science Night coincides with World Science Festival Brisbane. Let’s celebrate.
Science Night includes:
⭐Kirsten will explore the huge 1.8m diameter Science on a Sphere globe suspended from the ceiling of SparkLab, investigating datasets from across the universe and celebrating the rich astronomical traditions of Indigenous cultures, including her ancestors, the Wiradjuri people.
⭐Adults-only access to our interactive STEM space, SparkLab. This hands-on, selfie-friendly area includes 40 interactive exhibits across three zones. Science Night is a rare opportunity to access the whole space with an adults-only audience.
⭐Live science experiments.
⭐DJ or music performance.
⭐Drinks and light snacks available at the pop up bar for anyone seeking extra fizz or bubble.
Previous Science Night presenters
⭐Dr Matt Agnew - scientist, author, astrophysicist and TV personality.
⭐Nate Byrne - meteorologist, oceanographer, science communicator and well-known ABC personality.
More information
⭐This event is Auslan interpreted.
⭐Our events are cashless, EFTPOS only.
⭐All other areas of Queensland Museum Kurilpa close at the usual time of 5pm.
Accessibility
This event is: usually noisy, very low light, seating available, interactive and touch objects, light projections.
For further accessibility information please visit our accessibility page - https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/kurilpa/plan-your-visit/accessibility - or contact the museum on (07) 3153 3000.