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Science Night – Backyard Birds with Dr Christina Zdenek
6pm – 9pm
Adults only (18+)
Fly into our final Science Night for 2026!
Step into SparkLab for an adults-only night of science exploring the world of Australian woodland birds and how we can help bring them back to our suburbs and cities.
Join Ecologist Dr Christina Zdenek to discover why Australia's small, colourful woodland birds are disappearing from our urban environments, the challenges these species face, the habitats they need to thrive and the simple actions that can make a real difference.
From bird baths to bird-friendly gardens, learn how we can support native wildlife, reconnect urban communities with nature and help restore a chorus of melodious birdsong to our urban landscapes.
Science Night includes:
- Dr Christina Zdenek will explore the huge 1.8m diameter Science on a Sphere globe suspended from the ceiling of SparkLab.
- 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.
- Music by a live DJ.
- Drinks and light snacks available at the pop up bar for anyone seeking extra fizz or bubble.
Previous Science Night presenters
- Dr Ian Brennan - Evolutionary biologist
- Dr Emily Lester - marine scientist
- Dr Sara Webb - multi award-winning astrophysicist and science communicator
- Clancy Lester - educator with a focus on bees, climate action and biodiversity
- Dr Vanessa Pirotta - renowned whale scientist and author
- Dr Todd Bond - leading marine ecologist
- Dr Kirsten Banks - astrophysicist and science communicator.
- 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 features:
Usually noisy
Very low light
Seating available
Interactive and touch objects
Ticketed experience
For further accessibility information please visit our accessibility page or contact the museum on (07) 3153 3000.
Science on a Sphere
This 1.8m diameter sphere suspended in the centre of SparkLab. It uses the latest
digital technology from satellites and ground-based instruments to project over
570 global, environmental and planetary datasets onto its surface. Explore
swirling ocean currents, animal migrations, plate tectonics, earthquakes,
Jupiter’s moons and much more at the touch of a screen.
Developed by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) in the United States, this technology helps users to visualise and
understand the wonder of the world around us and Earth’s place in the solar
system.
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