Program Archives

A museum is more than the physical container that holds it. It is everything that gets us to this moment. Powerhouse Museum maintains a public archive of past programs dating back to its beginnings in the 1880s.

1880–1889

The Technological, Industrial and Sanitary Museum

The Technological, Industrial and Sanitary Museum

Calendar iconEnded 1889Location marker iconAgricultural Hall

1890–1899

Collection of 'High Class Pottery'

Collection of 'High Class Pottery'

Calendar iconEnded 1892Location marker iconTechnological Museum
Exhibition display for Animal, Vegetable, Mineral

Animal Vegetable Mineral

Calendar iconEnded 1893Location marker iconTechnological Museum
Marketable Fishes of New South Wales

Marketable Fishes of New South Wales

Calendar iconEnded 1897Location marker iconTechnological Museum

1900–1909

Wool Court

Wool Court

Calendar iconEnded 1903Location marker iconTechnological Museum
Sepia photograph of museum botanical display

Australian Flora Applied to Art

Calendar iconEnded 1906Location marker iconTechnological Museum
Naval Architecture

Naval Architecture

Calendar iconEnded 1907Location marker iconTechnological Museum

1910–1919

Applied Art Metal Courts

Applied Art Metal Courts

Calendar iconEnded 1910Location marker iconTechnological Museum
Kerosene Shale Display

Kerosene Shale Display

Calendar iconEnded 1912Location marker iconTechnological Museum

1920–1929

Display of Handlooms

Display of Handlooms

Calendar iconEnded 1927Location marker iconTechnological Museum
Printing Trades Exhibit

Printing Trades Exhibit

Calendar iconEnded 1928Location marker iconTechnological Museum

1930–1939

Sectioned working model of six cylinder Essex motor Chassis

Sectioned working model of six cylinder Essex motor Chassis

Calendar iconEnded 1930Location marker iconTechnological Museum
Boulton and Watt Steam Engine

Boulton and Watt Steam Engine

Calendar iconEnded 1930Location marker iconTechnological Museum
Plastics Industry

Plastics Industry

Calendar iconEnded 1934Location marker iconTechnological Museum

1940–1949

The Evolution of the Marine Steam Engine

The Evolution of the Marine Steam Engine

Calendar iconEnded 1940Location marker iconTechnological Museum
The Box collection of shoes, spurs and buckles

The Box Collection of Shoes, Spurs and Buckles

Calendar iconEnded 1942Location marker iconTechnological Museum

1950–1959

Spitz Planetarium

Spitz Planetarium

Calendar iconEnded 1950Location marker iconTechnological Museum
Transparent Woman

Transparent Woman

Calendar iconEnded 1954Location marker iconTechnological Museum
Noughts and Crosses

Noughts and Crosses

Calendar iconEnded 1955Location marker iconTechnological Museum

1960–1969

Numismatic Display

Numismatic Display

Calendar iconEnded 1964Location marker iconTechnological Museum
The Thornett Collection of Asian Applied Art

The Thornett Collection of Asian Applied Art

Calendar iconEnded 1966Location marker iconTechnological Museum
Photograph, black and white, models on display in Hargrave Memorial Court

Lawrence Hargrave Memorial Court

Calendar iconEnded 1967Location marker iconTechnological Museum

1970–1979

Golden Jubilee of Broadcasting

Golden Jubilee of Broadcasting

Calendar iconEnded 1973Location marker iconTechnological Museum
Full-Scale Model of Apollo Lunar Landing Module

Full-Scale Model of Apollo Lunar Landing Module

Calendar iconEnded 1974Location marker iconTechnological Museum
Musical Instruments

Musical Instruments

Calendar iconEnded 1975Location marker iconTechnological Museum

1980–1989

Exhibition of industrial home items

Changes

Calendar iconEnded 1980Location marker iconTechnological Museum
Westfield Travelling Expo

Westfield Travelling Expo

Calendar iconEnded 1989Location marker iconHarwood Building
Future Scan

Future Scan

Calendar iconEnded 1989Location marker iconUltimo
Museum on the Move

Museum on the Move

Calendar iconEnded 1989Location marker iconSatellite

1990–1999

Science for Survival

Science for Survival

Calendar iconEnded 1990Location marker iconUltimo
Art Cars

Art Cars

Calendar iconEnded 1990Location marker iconUltimo
Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality

Calendar iconEnded 1992Location marker iconUltimo
Ngaramang Bayumi

Ngaramang Bayumi

Calendar iconEnded 1999Location marker iconUltimo

2000–2009

Mod to Memphis

Mod to Memphis

Calendar iconEnded 2 Feb 2003Location marker iconUltimo
Marc Newson: Design Works

Marc Newson: Design Works

Calendar iconEnded 3 Feb 2002Location marker iconUltimo

2010–2019

Interface: People, Machines, Design

Interface: People, Machines, Design

Calendar iconEnded 15 Aug 2014Location marker iconUltimo
This is a Voice

This is a Voice

Calendar iconEnded 21 Apr 2017Location marker iconUltimo
Common Good

Common Good

Calendar iconEnded 2 Dec 2018Location marker iconUltimo

2020–2029

EcoLogic: Creating a Sustainable Future

EcoLogic: Creating a Sustainable Future

Calendar iconEnded 31 Dec 2021Location marker iconUltimo
Five Hundred Arhats of Changnyeongsa

Five Hundred Arhats of Changnyeongsa

Calendar iconEnded 15 May 2022Location marker iconUltimo
Graphic Identities

Graphic Identities

Calendar iconEnded 4 Jul 2022Location marker iconUltimo
Microcars

Microcars

Calendar iconEnded 7 Aug 2022Location marker iconUltimo
sacred painted tree trunks stand upright in a dark room

Eucalyptusdom

Calendar iconEnded 28 Aug 2022Location marker iconUltimo
Small horse figure on a plinth in front of a large black and white neutron tomography scan of the same horse figure.

Invisible Revealed

Calendar iconEnded 25 Sept 2022Location marker iconUltimo
Ceramic bowls displayed on brick plinth.

Clay Dynasty

Calendar iconEnded 29 Jan 2023Location marker iconUltimo
View of Electric Keys showing keyboard instruments from the collection. A Hammond B3 organ from 1955 is in the foreground and the oldest keyboard instrument in the country, a Virginal from 1629, can be seen on the right. Photographed by Zan Wimberley.

Electric Keys

Calendar iconEnded 2 Jun 2023Location marker iconUltimo
A large wall covered in a variety of brightly coloured band posters. A woman dressed in black is looking at the wall.

Unpopular

Calendar iconEnded 3 Jun 2023Location marker iconUltimo
Arcadia text on green background

Arcadia

Calendar iconEnded 4 Jun 2023Location marker iconUltimo
Zampatti Powerhouse

Zampatti Powerhouse

Calendar iconEnded 11 Jun 2023Location marker iconUltimo
The stars in the Galaxy

Sydney Observatory Late

Calendar iconEnded 11 Aug 2023Location marker iconSydney Observatory
metalic wind panels

Sydney Science Festival 2023

Calendar iconEnded 20 Aug 2023Location marker iconAcross Sydney
'Amodern' sits above a shadow of a figure amongst pillars of a building

Sydney Design Week 2023

Calendar iconEnded 24 Sept 2023Location marker iconAcross Sydney
Photographic negative, Aroma coastline, glass / silver / gelatin, published by Kerry and Co,

Talanoa Forum: Moana Rising

Calendar iconEnded 12 Oct 2023Location marker iconUltimo
wall of mist with child

Atmospheric Memory

Calendar iconEnded 5 Nov 2023Location marker iconUltimo
Black and white image of Corin bent over a keyboard.

Powerhouse Late

Calendar iconEnded 14 Dec 2023Location marker iconUltimo
View of a mannequin from the waist up wearing a bold, colourful costume with large arch head piece. The headpiece has feathers, streamers, and other found materials sticking out from the main structure.

Absolutely Queer

Calendar iconEnded 4 Feb 2024Location marker iconUltimo
Man sits in front of projection of sun drawing

A Line A Web A World

Calendar iconEnded 4 Feb 2024Location marker iconUltimo
people posing for the camera

Paradise Camp

Calendar iconEnded 4 Feb 2024Location marker iconUltimo
Arches in a room with Collection items

1001 Remarkable Objects

Calendar iconEnded 4 Feb 2024Location marker iconUltimo
two women speaking on a short stage in front of a camera and an audience

100 Climate Conversations

Calendar iconEnded 4 Feb 2024Location marker iconUltimo
Powerhouse Castle Hill Opening Celebrations

Powerhouse Castle Hill Opening Celebrations

Calendar iconEnded 24 Mar 2024Location marker iconCastle Hill
Women touching a traditionally woven mat on atop fabric on the floor.

Alchemy

Calendar iconEnded 11 Aug 2024Location marker iconCastle Hill
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 2024

Calendar iconEnded 17 Aug 2024Location marker iconAcross Sydney
Like No Other

Like No Other

Calendar iconEnded 25 Aug 2024Location marker iconDavid Jones, Elizabeth Street Store
Five people dressed in white sit on the floor around black pots and surrounded by black pots.

Sydney Design Week 2024

Calendar iconEnded 19 Sept 2024Location marker iconAcross Sydney
Two women create Rangoli artwork.

Diwali at Powerhouse

Calendar iconEnded 26 Oct 2024Location marker iconCastle Hill
Pop art collage with many bright colours and overlapping graphics.

Powerhouse Lane

Calendar iconEnded 26 Oct 2024Location marker iconParramatta Lanes
Photofields

Photofields

Calendar iconEnded 7 Dec 2024Location marker iconAcross Sydney