A silver gelatin dry plate glass negative in landscape format.

Country Always

Caring for Country

A Corner of the Empire

The Garden Palace

Sepia photograph of the Technological Museum and a cow in the foreground

The Holding Pen

The Agricultural Hall

Sepia photograph of the Technological College and Museum in Broken Hill

Regional Networks

Across New South Wales

A Museum of Doing

Technological Museum

Black and white photograph of man walking through eucalyptus plantation

Expanding Stories

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

Colour photograph of red corrugated iron building from a high vantage point

Transforming the Tramsheds

Powerhouse Stage 1 and the Harwood Building

A Symbol in Time

Sydney Observatory

Powerhouse Museum, Stage 2 exterior from high angle, city skyline in background

Ongoing Transformations

Powerhouse Ultimo

Blurred image from film with museum object number

Applied Arts and Sciences

Defining the terms in the 21st century

Exhibition installation of Charkhā and Karghā exhibition

Powerhouse Renewal

Artist Xin Liu floating with arm outstretched against a black background. She wears a full-length grey body suit with long sleeves with bare feet and hands.

Sydney Science Festival

Across Sydney10—17 Aug
Shadows cast by the Powerhouse Parramatta exoskeleton on concrete

Exoskeleton

Powerhouse Parramatta

A woman stands on stage in front of a large audience. She has her left hand raised in the air and a microphone in her right hand. The audience are holding their phones up recording the woman.

Blak Powerhouse

Powerhouse x We Are Warriors

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Exhibition installation of Charkhā and Karghā exhibition
Program

Designing Exhibition Themes

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when
Ended 26 Jul 2023
where
Digital

Join Powerhouse senior exhibition designer Hugh O’Connor and assistant curator Nina Earl for an informative 45-minute webinar on exhibition design.

Hugh and Nina will explain the steps involved in successfully interpreting exhibition themes and concepts while sharing examples of exhibitions they have worked on at Powerhouse. 

Speakers

Hugh O’Connor is a performance-maker and creative director with more than a decade’s experience in live performance, events, exhibitions and installations. He has created work for companies including Sydney Opera House, Bell Shakespeare, Mardi Gras and Vivid Sydney.

Nina Earl is a curator and science communicator at Powerhouse Museum. She has extensive experience in the design and development of interdisciplinary exhibitions, including recent exhibitions Design for Life and Eucalyptusdom.

Details

Online

Free, bookings essential

Recommended for museum staff and volunteers, the collecting sector and tertiary regional students.

Wednesday
26 July 2023
11–11.45am

Accessibility

We encourage visitors with accessibility requirements to contact us via book@powerhouse.com.au or (02) 9217 0222 for help in planning your visit. We accept Companion Cards.

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Note

A 30-minute presentation will be followed by a 15-minute Q+A session, and you can pre-register your questions to Hugh and Nina when you book  your ticket.