Country Always

Caring for Country

A Corner of the Empire

The Garden Palace

The Holding Pen

The Agricultural Hall

Regional Networks

Across New South Wales

A Museum of Doing

Technological Museum

Expanding Stories

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

Transforming the Tramsheds

Powerhouse Stage 1 and the Harwood Building

A Symbol in Time

Sydney Observatory

Ongoing Transformations

Powerhouse Ultimo

Applied Arts and Sciences

Defining the terms in the 21st century

Powerhouse Renewal

A transformative renewal program across four sites

We Rise

Blak Powerhouse

Powerhouse-1 Mission Launch to the ISS

An initiative of the Powerhouse: Future Space program

2024

Exoskeleton

Powerhouse Parramatta

2025

Man standing in field surrounded by those in uniforms.

Program Collection Conversations: Tours Collection Conversations: Talks

Echoes of Sacrifice: Voices of War

Name: April Collection Conversations | Echoes of Sacrifice: Voices of War
Start: 2025-04-10T03:30:00.000Z
End: 2025-04-24T02:00:00.000Z
Location: Across Sydney

Talk

Ended 24 Apr 2025

3 sessions

Free

Across Sydney

Each month, the Collection Conversations series invites you to explore history through the eyes of Powerhouse Museum volunteers. Inspired by the Powerhouse Collection, these engaging talks spark curiosity and conversation, blending storytelling with unique insights from volunteers and curatorial research. Add your voice to the conversation!

This moving talk explores the ANZAC legacy through personal letters, secret codes and wartime messaging, revealing how communication shaped the wartime experience.

Schedule

11am–12pm 17 April
Powerhouse Castle Hill on Dharug land
172 Showground Road, Castle Hill, NSW 2154

11am–12pm 23 April
Ultimo Community Centre on Gadigal land
40 William Henry Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007

11am–12pm 24 April
Parramatta Library on Dharug land
PHIVE, 1 Horwood Place, Parramatta, NSW 2150

Drop-ins welcome — we encourage you to come along, reflect and connect with these powerful stories from the collection.

Encryption device commonly referred to as an Enigma. — Enigma cipher machine
Object No. 94/90/1

Also in the Series

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

Will We Forget the Written Word?

15—28 May TalkAcross Sydney

A part of

People standing in front of a plan inside a storage area.

Collection Conversations: Tours

MonthlyCastle Hill

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

Collection Conversations: Talks

Every Fri—SatAcross Sydney