Questacon – the national science and technology centre of Australia, located on the southern shore of lake Burley Griffin in Canberra. This is a huge Mall, which houses over two hundred interactive exhibitions on science and technology. In the year it is visited by up to half a million people.

Questacon was opened on 23 November 1988 on the initiative of the physics of Mike Gore, Professor of the Australian National University. He became the founding Director of the Center. And the building in which there is located Questacon, is a gift from the Japanese government for the 200th anniversary of the establishment of Australia.

Inside the Center is divided into 7 galleries, each devoted to a specific topic. For example, "Tyrannosaurs" is probably the most popular exhibition about the history of the prehistoric dinosaurs. Or "MiniQ" - exhibition designed for children from birth to 6 years, all the exhibits where you can touch, smell and taste. "Freefall" is a giant hill with a height of 6, 7 meters. "Miracle" tells the effect of the Northern lights, holograms and Fresnel lenses. A "fantasy Land" traces the history of natural disasters and geological changes in the development of our planet.

The Center also has a number of venues used for various presentations, including for performances theatre troupe Questacon "the Excited particle", which suits the puppet show for children.

In addition to exhibition venues in Canberra, Questacon conducts many outreach programs for work with the population of Australia. For instance, the Shell Questacon Science Circus" of the world's largest program of its kind, which annually participates 100 thousand people. Under this program, employees Questacon passing through the country about 25 thousand miles, visiting remote towns and aboriginal communities, conducting training courses for teachers, as well as acting in hospitals, schools and nursing homes.