Questacon is an interactive science centre that began as a project of the Australian National University (ANU), in spare space at the Ainslie Public School in Canberra.

Professor Gore went on to become the founding Director of Questacon and in 2015, he received an Australia Day honour for his service to science.

Their previous director, Professor Graham Durant AM, retired in August 2021 after holding the role for 19 years.

[4] The centre features several performance spaces used for presentations to the general public and student audiences by Questacon's in-house theatre troupe, the "Excited Particles".

[9] The Questacon Technology Learning Centre is located at the Royal Australian Mint's former administration building in Deakin and houses more than 80 staff members.

All of the outreach programs and exhibition developers, including researchers, designers, electronics, metal, and wood shop staff are based there.

Every year, the Science Circus engages with more than 100,000 people, travels 25,000 kilometres, runs professional development courses for 600 teachers, and visits about 30 remote Indigenous communities as well as hospitals, nursing homes and special schools.