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Powerhouse Museum - December Collection Conversations | Community

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

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

Exoskeleton

Exoskeleton

Powerhouse Parramatta

Powerhouse Parramatta Topping Out

Powerhouse Parramatta Topping Out

Major construction milestone achieved for the new museum

Community

2025

Black and white photograph showing two women, using back strap looms in a hut while two girls sit between them, in the centre of the photograph. The back strap loom used the weaver's body to provide the correct tension to the warps, the other end of which are tied to a rod, which is suspended from the roof timbers.

Program Collection Conversations

Community

Talk

Collection Conversations is a free program that brings the Powerhouse Collection to life through storytelling and curatorial insight. Led by Powerhouse Volunteers, each talk invites audiences to see familiar objects in new and meaningful ways.

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Community
This volunteer-led discussion examines how design, technology and memory intersect to shape the ways communities connect and come together.

Schedule

Thursday 11 December, 1.30pm
Glebe Library
Benledi House, 186 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe NSW 2037
Free event, Walk-in

Thursday 18 December, 11am
Powerhouse Castle Hill
172 Showground Rd
Free event, register here
All Collection Conversations at Castle Hill are followed by a tour of the collections on display.

A large multi-coloured arcade machine, with a screen, white game control buttons and illustrations wrapping the machine. — 1/3
'Space Invaders' arcade cabinet
Object No. 85/841

A Harbour Bridge miniature, made of stiff cardboard and covered in covered in orange and red corduroy and decorated with shells arranged in different patterns around the image of the the bridge. There are various types of shells clustered in an abstract design to create a decorative facade. — 2/3
Miniature model of the Harbour Bridge made by Mavis Longbottom and Lola Delia Ryan
Object No. 86/1786-3

Description Electronic musical instrument including parts, Theremin made of timber and metal. Signature Series Etherwave Theremin consisting of rectangular black timber case with one vertical and one loop antenna. Located at the front face of the instrument is a Power switch for on and off and an Audio Out socket for lead to amplifier or PA. There are a series of control knobs on front labelled (from left to right) Volume, Pitch, Waveform and Brightness. The base of the front panel is labelled "MOOG TM" on left side and "Signature Series Etherwave Theremin" on right side. — 3/3
Theremin musical instrument set
Object No. 2001/67/1

A part of

Ended 18 Dec 2025

Times and dates vary across Sydney

2 sessions

2.30amThu11 December 202512amThu18 December 2025

Free

FreeGeneral Drop-ins welcome

Across Sydney

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Remembrance

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Writing

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Textiles

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Innovation

Ended 24 Jul 2025TalkAcross Sydney

Science

Ended 28 Aug 2025TalkAcross Sydney

Design

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Space

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Fashion

Ended 27 Nov 2025TalkAcross Sydney

Black and white photograph, depicting Chinese New Year Procession. A paper dragon puppet lifted by sticks above a crowd of people, with large banners and signs surrounding them.

Black and white photograph, depicting Chinese New Year Procession. A paper dragon puppet lifted by sticks above a crowd of people, with large banners and signs surrounding them.

Photograph of a woman sitting at a desk writing, holding a fountain pen, and a Bakelite telephone in front of her.

Photograph of a woman sitting at a desk writing, holding a fountain pen, and a Bakelite telephone in front of her.

Man standing in field surrounded by those in uniforms.

Man standing in field surrounded by those in uniforms.

Textiles

Textiles

Colour photographic print of a 1914 Daimler and train, cut from calendar or magazine.

Colour photographic print of a 1914 Daimler and train, cut from calendar or magazine.

A black and white photographic print mounted on a sheet of linen. Photo of Captain Sharp demonstrating two Magnavox phonographs, white paper label glued to back 'CAPTAIN SHARP DEMONSTRATING WITH MV-1 & SONORA'.

A black and white photographic print mounted on a sheet of linen. Photo of Captain Sharp demonstrating two Magnavox phonographs, white paper label glued to back 'CAPTAIN SHARP DEMONSTRATING WITH MV-1 & SONORA'.

A sepia-toned photograph of the design awards, in which four figures -- two men, two women -- speak together in a loose huddle, drinks in hand.

A sepia-toned photograph of the design awards, in which four figures -- two men, two women -- speak together in a loose huddle, drinks in hand.

Space

Space

A black and white photograph of designers Jenny Kee wearing a Kee designed knit and Linda Jackson wearing a Linda Jackson designed jacket.

A black and white photograph of designers Jenny Kee wearing a Kee designed knit and Linda Jackson wearing a Linda Jackson designed jacket.

Collection Conversations

MonthlyAcross Sydney

A landscape black and white photograph depicting two men and two women browsing in the book room, later known as the Margaret Street Bookshop.