A silver gelatin dry plate glass negative in landscape format.

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A Corner of the Empire

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

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Sepia photograph of the Technological College and Museum in Broken Hill

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

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Powerhouse Stage 1 and the Harwood Building

A Symbol in Time

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

Ongoing Transformations

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Blurred image from film with museum object number

Applied Arts and Sciences

Defining the terms in the 21st century

White porcelain coffee set

Powerhouse Renewal

Two people standing next to a cow in a field of cows.

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We Rise

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A tall rocket with a long trail of burning fuel lifts off from a launchpad at Cape Canaveral.

Powerhouse-1 Mission Launch to the ISS

An initiative of the Powerhouse: Future Space program

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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 2023

Powerhouse x We Are Warriors

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Object Handling

Tag iconWorkshop
when
Ended 18 Oct 2023
where
Digital

Join Roberto Padoan, Lead Conservator in Preventive and Research at Powerhouse Museum, for a 45-minute free webinar on best practice for handling a variety of museum objects.

Roberto will share practical advice and demonstrate how to handle collection objects correctly, whether you're planning to install or uninstall a display, arrange objects for cleaning or move objects in your storage area.

This webinar is designed for staff and volunteers of museums and the collecting sector. A 30-minute presentation will be followed by a 15-minute Q+A session. The webinar is free, but booking is essential. You may wish to pre-register your questions to the Conservator when you book your ticket.

Speaker

Roberto holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Conservation of Library Materials from University of Rome – Tor Vergata, and a Master of Research from University College London. With more than twenty years’ experience in the field of conservation and heritage science he was previously employed at Artlab Australia as Principal Conservator Paper & Books, the Rijksmuseum, the Dutch National Archives and the Vatican Archives.

Details

Time

Wednesday
18 October 2023
11–11.45am