Displays, Exhibits & Features

The displays, exhibits and features of the Gravity Discovery Centre aim to:

• unify art and science
• provide inspiration and education
• celebrate the natural environment
• help visitors make contact with the newest and oldest branches of astronomy
• excite visitors with hands-on interactive displays
• showcase state-of-the-art technology and innovations
• explain the research being conducted at AIGO
• display sponsor-related exhibits and information on local tourism destinations

• Virtual Reality Theatre - 'Tours of the Universe'
• The Planetary Auditorium  - special lectures, presentations, videos and films
• The Discovery Corridor - gravity in action from the Earth to the Universe
• The Night Sky Viewing Courtyard - computer controlled telescopes - direct viewing and video viewing from the Auditorium.
• The Laser Art Show
• The Western Power Foucault Pendulum
• Gravity-in-Action - gravity in industry and mining
• Window to a New Universe:  The Giant Black Hole
• The Innovation Gallery
• Aboriginal and Botanical Bush Walk Experience
  GDC Bookshop and Souvenir Shop - books, science toys, posters, souvenirs, information handouts
• Stargazers Cafe for all your refreshment requirements

COMING SOON

• The Leaning Tower of Gingin
• The Cosmology Gallery - from the Dreamtime to the Big Bang:  multicultural cosmology murals
• The Science Sculpture Courtyard
• Ancient Aboriginal Astronomical Artifacts