History of The World Science Festival
World Science Festival was founded in New York in 2008 by celebrated physicist and science author Professor Brian Greene and award-winning broadcast
journalist, Tracy Day.
The festival gathers great minds in science and the arts to produce live and digital content that allows a broad general audience to engage with scientific discoveries.
What happens at a World Science Festival?
You can participate and listen to:
- discussions, debates, and theatrical works
- interactive explorations
- musical performances and intimate salons
- major outdoor experiences
The festival takes science out of the laboratory and into the streets, parks, museums, galleries and premier performing arts venues of New York City and beyond.
The annual live, week-long festivals, which launched in New York in 2008, have collectively drawn over 3.2 million visitors worldwide, with millions more viewing the programs online.
In 2016 Queensland Museum Network established the World Science Festival Brisbane, the only international extension of the New York event.
In its eighth iteration, World Science Festival Brisbane 2023 continues the traditions of this internationally renowned festival while curating an innovative program
particular to the social, cultural and scientific environs of Brisbane.
About the Queensland Museum
You can connect with the Queensland Museum website: museum.qld.gov.au
About The World Science Festival
World Science Festival explores and celebrates the connection of science and art at many city and regional locations around Australia. World Science Festival website.
Connect with World Science Festival Brisbane:
- @WorldScienceFestivalBrisbane
- @WSFBrisbane
- @WorldScienceFestivalBrisbane
- @WorldScienceFestivalBrisbane
Please use the Festival hashtags: #WSFBrisbane #WSFB2023 #VisitBrisbane #VisitSouthbank #ThisisQueensland #QLDMuseum