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

Paul Bui is in centre frame wearing a crystal headpiece. There is a multicoloured swirling background.

Paul Bui– From Rave to Ballroom

Beautiful Freak in the Machine

Blurred image from film with museum object number

Applied Arts and Sciences

Defining the terms in the 21st century

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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Stories

Paul Bui– From Rave to Ballroom

Beautiful Freak in the Machine
Powerhouse x VIVID
Paul Bui is in centre frame wearing a crystal headpiece. There is a multicoloured swirling background.

‘I only wanted to work with marginalised figures who felt othered and had gone through the trials and tribulations to do amazing things.’
Paul Bui

Australian born, New York based creative director Paul Bui journeys from his roots as a rave kid, through influential roles at Oyster, Milk, The Face and Out Magazine to building Community Bread, a global music network - using his creative powers to amplify marginalised voices.

A purple, red, black, orange and pink rave poster reading ‘Prodigy Rave Paragon, New Years Eve, 9pm start’
Object No. 2016/22/1-359
Flyer promoting Prodigy Rave Paragon dance party, paper, maker unknown, Sydney.
People enjoying themselves in Rave in the center frame. There is a multicolored background.

Beautiful Freak in the Machine

This is a series of five short films telling stories of fashion, freedom and self-expression. Trailblazers share stories of personal bests and creative processes, colliding with layers of imagery from their bodies of work. These short films are for style fans and pop culture geeks, celebrating the outliers, the misfits and the spirit of creativity.

Presented by Vivid Ideas and Powerhouse

Featuring and interview direction: Paul Bui
Creative director: David Bonney
Creative producer: Anna May Kirk
Commissioning editors: Callum Cooper, Lisa Ffrench, Tory Loudon Production and cinematography: Velem
Producer: Cara Stewart
Editor: Yeoseop Yoon
Image research: Brittany Wyper