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

On the left hand side is a purple bike, on the right hand side is a person wearing a purple shirt, black pants and olive coloured shoes making the shape of a telescope out of their hands.

Perks and Mini – Collaboration Mutation

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

Perks and Mini – Collaboration Mutation

Beautiful Freak in the Machine
Powerhouse x VIVID
On the left hand side is a purple bike, on the right hand side is a person wearing a purple shirt, black pants and olive coloured shoes making the shape of a telescope out of their hands.
‘Do you like having fun? Fun is Number #1’
Misha Hollenbach (Perks) and Shauna Toohey (Mini)

Misha Hollenbach (Perks) and Shauna Toohey (Mini) interview one another about their joyful, psychedelic approach to clothes, collaboration, and what’s at the heart of P.A.M. Drawing inspiration from the chaos of nature and the electricity of fellow artists, their work shines a light on the people, the music and the creative culture they celebrate.

A long multi-coloured poster featuring multiple overlapping spheres that have faces on them. At the bottom of the poster reads ‘Psychedelic Circus’ in brown text.
Object No. 2016/22/1-108
Flyer promoting Psychedelic Circus dance party, paper, maker unknown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c.1993
image treated photo of a model wearing a variety of jumpers

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: Misha Hollenbach and Shauna Toohey

Creative director: David Bonney

Creative producer: Anna May Kirk

Commissioning editors: Callum Cooper, Lisa Ffrench, Tory Loudon
Producer: Cara Stewart

Editor: Yeoseop Yoon
Image researcher: Brittany Wyper