Powerhouse Museum

Powerhouse Museum

Powerhouse Museum

The Powerhouse Museum, Australia's largest and most popular museum, is located in Darling Harbour, Sydney. Its unique and diverse collection of 385,000 objects spans history, science, technology, design, industry, decorative arts, music, transport and space exploration.

17717-1 Wool specimen, shurled ...

The wool collection held by the Powerhouse Museum contains thousands of wool samples collected between ... continue

17735-1 Wool specimen, six ...

The wool collection held by the Powerhouse Museum contains thousands of wool samples collected between ... continue

18th century slide rule.

This very rare rule was designed for arithmetic and trigonometric computations and for sundial design ... continue

1916 Ford Model T ...

It was Henry Ford's dream to "democratise the automobile", and this began to become ... continue

1920s wooden lawn bowls ...

This 1900s bowling set contains the bowls and jack of NSW bowler Frank Whitehouse. They ... continue

1928 Chrysler 72 series ...

This 1928 Chrysler series "72" sectioned display chassis is thought to have been built at ... continue

1930s photograph by Dahl ...

The photograph documents Gordon Andrews and Dahl and Geoffrey Collings European experiences between 1937 and ... continue

1956 Melbourne Olympic Games ...

As a souvenir of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, this printed silk scarf features a ... continue

1980 Festival of Perth ...

This work is part of the second Dahl & Geoffrey Collings archival collection, which relates to ... continue

1983 Mardi Gras poster

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (until 1989 the Sydney Gay Mardi Gras) originated ... continue

<p>This t-shirt has significance as a record of the 'Stop the Drop' concert held at ...

1984 'Stop the Drop' ...

This t-shirt has significance as a record of the 'Stop the Drop' concert held at ... continue

1987 Mardi Gras poster

The poster documents a major annual event in the community and cultural life of Sydney ... continue

1998 Gay Games medals, ...

Starting in 1982, the games aimed to promote inclusivity and pride among Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals ... continue

19th century slide rule.

This is an unusual example of a special-purpose slide rule. It was designed for cotton ... continue

1st class suburban steel ...

Almost all of the glass plate negatives in the Clyde photograph collection were taken at ... continue

2000/100/1 Poster, billboard, 'Poliflor', ...

Multiple sheet billboard posters were a feature of public spaces throughout the twentieth century. Although ... continue

2000/100/2 Poster, billboard, 'COR', ...

Multiple sheet billboard posters were a feature of public spaces throughout the twentieth century. Although ... continue

2000/101/1 Skirt, womens, pleated ...

Approximately seven million Miao/Hmong people live in southwest China, in Hunan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan ... continue

2000/101/2 Skirt sections (2), ...

Approximately seven million Miao/Hmong people live in southwest China, in Hunan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan ... continue

2000/101/3 Skirt section, unfinished, ...

Approximately seven million Miao/Hmong people live in southwest China, in Hunan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan ... continue