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Contemporary Japanese fashion: the Gene Sherman collection

Contemporary Japanese fashion

See designs by Issey Miyake, Comme des Garçons and Yohji Yamamoto from the Gene Sherman collection.

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Sydney Design 09

13th International Design Festival

A diverse program of more than 70 events running 1 - 16 August.

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The Odditoreum

Roam the Powerhouse Museum’s Odditoreum during the July school holidays.

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Living in a sensory world: stories from people with blindness and low vision

Living in a sensory world

This exciting exhibition explores the world of the blindness and low vision community and celebrates their achievements.

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Engineering Excellence

Engineering Excellence

A showcase of outstanding engineering projects from the Sydney division of the 2008 Engineering Excellence Awards.

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Inspired! Design across time

Inspired! Design across time

See over 800 Australian and international decorative arts and design objects from the 1700s to now.

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Migration Heritage Centre

Migration Heritage Centre

Memories, personal mementos and photographs of migrating to New South Wales. View online exhibitions and mini-documentaries.

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SThen and now: stories from the Commons

Buy the new Commons book

Then and now: stories from the Commons on Flickr. Free preview available.

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Search our collection

Search our collection

Search and discover objects in our vast and diverse collection.

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Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

The Photo of the day blog features a new image each day, chosen from the Powerhouse photo library.

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D*Hub

D*Hub

A gateway to the worlds best design collections and online magazine with news, interviews, opinions and ideas.

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SoundHouse VectorLab

SoundHouse VectorLab

Practical workshops in digital video, computer graphics and music production.

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Powerhouse joins the Commons on Flickrt

The Commons on Flickr

The Powerhouse makes its historical photos accessible to a global community.

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Zoe's Dress-up Game

Zoe's Dress-up Game

Help Zoe get ready to go out. Explore Zoe's room and find everything she needs for her outings.

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School holiday fun

School holiday fun

There are plenty of games, workshops and shows to keep young minds engaged and entertained these school holidays.

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MediaMashUp

MediaMashUp

Make a movie, become a DJ, record a song or edit video in a digital media workshop these school holidays.

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Entries are open

Entries are now open

A grant of $18,000 that sends a NSW designer on a program of professional development overseas.

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