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Person standing in an exhibition gallery with digital and sculptural displays.
6 Jun – 5 Dec

EMERGENCE[Y]

  • Free
  • Art

EMERGENCE[Y] brings together artists, scientists and collaborators from around the globe to explore how we adapt to a world in flux. In an age marked by ecological collapse, technological acceleration and social upheaval, adaptation becomes not only a biological imperative but a creative and ethical act.

Spanning from the cellular to the planetary, the latest Science Gallery Melbourne exhibition explores how adaptation unfolds in every layer of life – from the regenerative promise of stem cells to the movement of Martian winds. Engage with the interconnected crises and possibilities of our time through regenerative coral soundscapes, resilient fungal fashion, First Nations knowledge of the Birrarung and a vertical city farm.

This free exhibition is both a warning and an invitation – to grow, to listen, to reconfigure, and to act. Visit Science Gallery Melbourne to consider: how might we not only survive through change but emerge in a critically reimagined future?

Hours

Date Times
Sat 6 Jun
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 10 Jun
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 11 Jun
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 12 Jun
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 13 Jun
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 17 Jun
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 18 Jun
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 19 Jun
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 20 Jun
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 24 Jun
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 25 Jun
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 26 Jun
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 27 Jun
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 1 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 2 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 3 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 4 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 8 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 9 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 10 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 11 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 15 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 16 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 17 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 18 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 22 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 23 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 24 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 25 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 29 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 30 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 31 Jul
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 1 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 5 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 6 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 7 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 8 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 12 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 13 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 14 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 15 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 19 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 20 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 21 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 22 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 26 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 27 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 28 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 29 Aug
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 2 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 3 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 4 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 5 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 9 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 10 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 11 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 12 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 16 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 17 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 18 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 19 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 23 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 24 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 25 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 26 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 30 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 1 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 2 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 3 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 7 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 8 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 9 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 10 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 14 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 15 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 16 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 17 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 21 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 22 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 23 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 24 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 28 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 29 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 30 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 31 Oct
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 4 Nov
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 5 Nov
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 6 Nov
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 7 Nov
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 11 Nov
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 12 Nov
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 13 Nov
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 14 Nov
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 18 Nov
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 19 Nov
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 20 Nov
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 21 Nov
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 25 Nov
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 26 Nov
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 27 Nov
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 28 Nov
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 2 Dec
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 3 Dec
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 4 Dec
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 5 Dec
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm

Location

Science Gallery Melbourne
at/114 Grattan St
Parkville 3052

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Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 136 352
  • email address: info@melbourne.sciencegallery.com
  • Visit website for EMERGENCE[Y]
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  • Mobility access

All accessibility information is self-reported by the listing owner. It has not been verified by the City of Melbourne.

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