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

Neilson Foundation

Leadership Circle – Powerhouse Parramatta

2025

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

Program Collection Conversations: Talks

Will We Forget the Written Word?

Name: May Collection Conversations | Will We Forget the Written Word?
Start: 2025-05-15T01:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-05-28T02:00:00.000Z
Location: Across Sydney

Talk

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!

In May, join us for Will We Forget the Written Word?

From chiselled stone to touchscreens, this talk explores how writing has evolved from printing presses and typewriters to emails. Showcasing stories from the Powerhouse Collection, we’ll ask: Are we losing the written word? Or simply reshaping it?