Powerhouse Museum - Alchemy Family Tours

Country Always

Country Always

Caring for Country

A Corner of the Empire

A Corner of the Empire

The Garden Palace

The Holding Pen

The Holding Pen

The Agricultural Hall

Regional Networks

Regional Networks

Across New South Wales

A Museum of Doing

A Museum of Doing

Technological Museum

Expanding Stories

Expanding Stories

Evolution of the Castle Hill site from botanical research station to Museum Discovery Centre

Transforming the Tramsheds

Transforming the Tramsheds

Powerhouse Stage 1 and the Harwood Building

A Symbol in Time

A Symbol in Time

Sydney Observatory

Ongoing Transformations

Ongoing Transformations

Powerhouse Ultimo

Applied Arts and Sciences

Applied Arts and Sciences

Defining the terms in the 21st century

Powerhouse Renewal

Powerhouse Renewal

A transformative renewal program across four sites

Alchemy Family Tours

We Rise

We Rise

Blak Powerhouse

Powerhouse-1 Mission Launch to the ISS

Powerhouse-1 Mission Launch to the ISS

An initiative of the Powerhouse: Future Space program

2024

2024

Raising Powerhouse Parramatta

Raising Powerhouse Parramatta

A visual timeline of foundations to topping out

Exoskeleton

Exoskeleton

Powerhouse Parramatta

2024

Four textiles of varying sizes, colours and patterns are laid out atop a dark brown fabric.

Program Winter School Holidays

Alchemy Family Tours

Tour

Ended 20 Jul 2024

4 sessions

Duration – 20 minutes

1amSat6 July 20243amSat6 July 20241amSat20 July 20243amSat20 July 2024

Free

FreeGeneral

Castle Hill

On Dharug Land

Powerhouse Castle Hill

2 Green Rd, Castle Hill NSW 2154

Notes

This tour is designed for school-aged children, ages 5–12. Children must be accompanied by a participating adult.

Plan your visit

Accessibility at Powerhouse Castle Hill

Getting to Powerhouse Castle Hill

Join First Nations assistant curator Madeline Poll for a guided family tour through Alchemy, a Powerhouse exhibition that investigates the ancient technique of bush dyeing by First Nations creative practitioners from across Australia.

A part of

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Women touching a traditionally woven mat on atop fabric on the floor.

Alchemy

Ended 11 Aug 2024Castle Hill

Also in the Series

Family Minecraft Escape Room

Family Minecraft Escape Room

Family Minecraft Escape Room

Ended 20 Jul 2024WorkshopCastle Hill

Family micro:bit Cardboard Robots

Family micro:bit Cardboard Robots

Family micro:bit Cardboard Robots

Ended 21 Jul 2024WorkshopCastle Hill

Weaving with Rhiannon and Leanne

Weaving with Rhiannon and Leanne

Weaving with Rhiannon and Leanne

Ended 20 Jul 2024WorkshopCastle Hill

Colours of Country with Virginia Keft

Colours of Country with Virginia Keft

Colours of Country with Virginia Keft

Ended 7 Jul 2024WorkshopCastle Hill

Lyric Writing with Akala Newman

Lyric Writing with Akala Newman

Lyric Writing with Akala Newman

Ended 14 Jul 2024WorkshopCastle Hill

A smiling woman standing outside wearing a black t-shirt and a scarf with orange printed eucalyptus leaves draped around her neck.

A smiling woman standing outside wearing a black t-shirt and a scarf with orange printed eucalyptus leaves draped around her neck.

Slow Stitching with Kay Lee Williams

Ended 21 Jul 2024WorkshopCastle Hill

Winter in cut out artwork.

Winter School Holidays

Ended 21 Jul 2024Multiple Venues