The ever-popular Beaker Street Festival has returned ahead of this year’s National Science Week, with its HQ again at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG).
Minister for Science and Technology, Madeleine Ogilvie, said the Rockliff Liberal Government is supporting this year’s festival with $150,000 through Events Tasmania.
“The Beaker Street Festival is special because it makes science available, accessible and understandable to everyone, mixing it with fun, live music and performances, intimate dinners and Tasmanian food and beverages,” she said.
“With this year’s Beaker Street promising to make the unseen seen, bringing what’s typically out of sight into the spotlight, there will be plenty of surprises, lots of fascination and more than a little wonder to go around.”
Based at TMAG since its foundation in 2017, Beaker Street’s reach now spreads from Hobart as far as Launceston, Mount Field, Birralee and Triabunna.
Headliner Dr Karl will appear in both Hobart and Launceston and the three day-long feature event NOCTURNA will see Spring Bay Mill on the east coast host an exploration of the universe with stargazing, scientific talks, live music, storytelling and mulled cider.
“The Festival provides something for everyone and Saturday’s Beaker Street Crawl will open up 18 venues around the Hobart waterfront and CBD for free experiences to make you think and which will include jellyfish, fluorescent marsupials, learning braille, croissants, gin and vinyl records,” Minister Ogilvie said.
“Centrally, TMAG will again be home to live music and late nights at the Beaker Street Hub, with free entry and a range of food and drinks on offer.
“Timed for the lead-in to National Science Week, the Beaker Street Festival is the perfect way for us to appreciate the impact of science on our daily lives and on our way of life, and in ways we never stop to consider.
“I encourage everyone to have a look at this year’s program and get along to check out the Festival for themselves – there is something for Tasmanians of all ages.”
