Join the RD Milns Antiquities Museum for a free guided tour of the Wondrous Machines exhibition!
Wondrous Machines brings to life Hero of Alexandria’s miraculous auto-propelling Dionysiac shrine, first described 2000 years ago.
By exploring 3D printed components from the shrine, we invite you to wonder about both modern and ancient automation. Hero’s complex ancient mechanical components were created from simple cords, wheels, axles, counterweights, taps and pins. These components, skilfully combined, created complex machines designed to invoke emotional audience responses.
Remarkably, as the exhibition reveals, these components have also inspired modern digital theories and technologies, including UQ’s biped TGR (Tiny Giant Robot).
Hosted by the RD Milns Antiquities Museum as part of BLOCK PARTY 2025!
About BLOCK PARTY
You're invited to UQ Arts BLOCK PARTY, 10am — 4pm SAT 1 MARCH!
Join the UQ St Lucia Museums for a FREE community day, art, workshops, performances, tours, learning, heritage, food and more! Enjoy exclusive openings at four of UQ St Lucia's Museums, all day food trucks and drawing on the Art Museum Lawn, free workshops, tours and talks across the Museums, and exclusive performances by artist Alicia Frankovich and Nunukul Yuggera.
Check out the full line up and register for your favourite sessions now!
*Please note: participants much register for specific activations that require registration, such as tours and workshops. Please follow event links to register for these individual activations.