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Angus Young, AC/DC, Atlanta, Georgia,1978. Photograph by Rennie Ellis. © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive.

‘We Luv AC/DC’, publicity photograph for Albert Productions, Sydney, 1975. Photograph by Philip Morris. Courtesy of Albert Music Archives.

AC/DC Australia’s Family Jewels
Australia’s greatest Rock’n’Roll band comes to the Powerhouse Museum
11 September – 28 November 2010

AC/DC Australia’s Family Jewels, a new exhibition celebrating the history, music, performance and creativity of one of the world’s greatest Rock’n’Roll bands.

AC/DC have sold more than 200 million albums worldwide since 1975 and continue to perform and record to great acclaim. Their most recent album release Black Ice (2008) peaked at number 1 across 27 countries, selling more than 1,700,000 units in its first week. The Black Ice world tour continues to this day and has been seen by over six and a half million people.

This first-ever exhibition about AC/DC explores the history and milestones of this phenomenal band, from their formation and early Australian chart success to their explosion onto the international stage. The sudden death of lead singer Bon Scott, and the next chapter in the group’s history with new lead singer Brian Johnson and the subsequent release of some of the biggest and most successful albums in Rock’n’Roll history. 

See original material never before on public display, drawn from the collection of the Arts Centre Melbourne, the band themselves, the Albert Music archives, fans and private collectors.

Costumes, original instruments, stage props, photographs and rare hand-written material such as letters, notebooks and lyrics, and much more. Angus Young’s Gibson guitar, ‘Super-Ang’ costume and school boy outfit, and Bon Scott’s leather jacket are just a few of the all-time favourites you will see first-hand.

Along with extensive moving image and sound material including interviews, video clips and rarely seen performance footage as well as published tour ephemera including early concert posters, programmes, backstage passes and AC/DC collectibles.

The official exhibition website can be found at www.acdcfamilyjewels.com

Presented by the Arts Centre Melbourne and Western Australian Museum in association with AC/DC, Albert Music, Sony Music, and generously supported by Visions of Australia.