Science Gallery International has announced a deal to establish a facility in Australia, as part of a partnership with the University of Melbourne.
The first Science Gallery was opened in Trinity College Dublin in 2008 and displays interactive exhibitions that focuses on cutting edge research.
The Melbourne facility will be the fourth international Science Gallery and marks the half-way point in the organisation's attempt to create a network of eight like-minded institutions by 2020.
It is projecting a capital investment of €120m in the rollout, with investment coming from Google.org and State bodies as well as a range of industry and philantropic doners.
However the organisation is a business as well, and anticipates turnover of around €1.2m in the next two years - despite the fact that it does not charge an entry fee into exhibits.
"One of the key places that revenue comes from is touring exhibitions," Michael John Gorman, CEO of Science Gallery International said.
He pointed out that events are currently taking place in Malaysia, Taiwan and Spain.
