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AC/DC Australia’s Family Jewels

Opens 11 September

An exhibition celebrating one of the world's greatest rock bands, with costumes, instruments, photos, posters and hand-written lyrics.

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Spring School Holiday Program

Spring School Holiday Program

Discover the wonderful world of Chemistry in a fun-filled live show or come along to one of Cogs’ mini-workshops!

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Join The Wiggles Exhibition Fan Club

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The Wiggles Exhibition is coming to the Powerhouse Museum in Spring 2011.

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Creating the look: Benini and fashion photography

Creating the look

Explore the incredible archive of renowned fashion photographer Bruno Benini.

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National design competition now open!

Design competition now open

Elevate the humble bike rack to a glorious work of urban art. To win a share of $17,000 prize money apply online before 18 October 2010.

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Frock stars: inside Australian Fashion Week

See the catwalk without the claws

From behind-the-scenes dramas to catwalk divas, find out everything you ever wanted to know about Australian Fashion Week.

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The Tinytoreum

The Tinytoreum

Discover Gunna the Goanna’s big ideas in this exhibition of tiny treasures from the Museum’s collection.

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The 80s are back

The 80s are back

Celebrate the good and the bad about the decade remembered for its over-the-top excess.

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Trainspotting: the Powerhouse Museum Photo Competition 2010

New photography exhibition

View stunning images featuring winners and highly commended entries from this recent international photography competition.

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Layar: Augmented Reality browsing

Layar: Augmented Reality browsing

Using your iPhone 3GS or Android camera you can walk around Sydney and discover how it looked in the past.

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Support the Powerhouse Foundation

Support the Powerhouse Foundation

Your donation ensures the Powerhouse will continue to inspire people for generations to come. Give a tax-deductible donation online.

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Engineering Excellence

Engineering Excellence

See the 2009 award-winning selection of Australian engineering projects.

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2010 Australian Sky Guide

2010 Australian Sky Guide

The celestial equivalent of a street directory for the southern night sky.

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Thinkspace - creative digital media workshops

Thinkspace

Workshops and short courses designed to develop your creative and media production skills.

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DesignTECH

DesignTECH

See some of the state's most outstanding projects by innovative young students from 2009 HSC Design and Technology course.

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School holiday fun

Discover astonishing stories

Uncover the tales that our objects have to tell through entertaining shows, fun challenges and storytelling sessions.

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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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Entries now open

Entries close on 30 April

The Powerhouse Museum International Lace Award is looking for designers and artists to create a new generation of lace.

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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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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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