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  • A dark interior space, with smoky purple rounds of light, silhouettes of people's arms pushing into these open spaces.
  • Person sitting cross-legged on a floor in a darkened space with mirrors reflecting them on the walls around them.
  • Person walking inside a space next to a digital display on a wall, a mirrored ceiling showing their reflection above.
  • Person walking through a digitally enhanced display that appears like giant shimmering stripes.
Until 30 Sep

Imaginator

  • Family and kids
  • Entertainment

Imaginator Melbourne is a pioneering immersive experience where imagination and technology collide to create a stunning audio-visual experience from the future. Whether you choose to embark on a playful adventure with the family or take a moment for yourself to unwind, Imaginator has both adult and child in mind.

Immerse yourself in shimmering light and sound sculptures, dive off a four-metre ledge into the unknown or engage in a conversation with the most advanced A.I on the planet. Get lost in the kaleidoscopic Chroma room or lay under on a giant rotating bean bag and stare up into a satellite dish of scintillating motion graphics.

Whether you're on a lantern hunt with the family or seeking a moment of tranquility in the colour therapy shape room, Imaginator offers a unique, immersive form of play that invites you to slow down and connect to the moment.

Hours

Date Times
Sat 12 Sep
  • 10am - 7pm 10:00am - 7:00pm
Sun 13 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 16 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 17 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 18 Sep
  • 10am - 7pm 10:00am - 7:00pm
Sat 19 Sep
  • 10am - 7pm 10:00am - 7:00pm
Sun 20 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 23 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 24 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 25 Sep
  • 10am - 7pm 10:00am - 7:00pm
Sat 26 Sep
  • 10am - 7pm 10:00am - 7:00pm
Sun 27 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 30 Sep
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm

Location

Underneath the Melbourne Star
101 Waterfront Way
District Docklands 3008

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Price and bookings

Adult / general $29.95
Senior $27.95
Student / concession $27.95
Children $27.95

Free for children under 3

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  • telephone number: 0427 794 688
  • email address: info@imaginator.com.au
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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future. For more information, visit Aboriginal Melbourne.

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