The Powerhouse on Flickr
Discover images from our collection and share images with us on Flickr
New acquisitions
Recent acquisitions made by the Museum
Making a donation
Information
on making a gift or bequest to the Museum
Powerhouse Museum collection
Search our collection
Search and discover objects in our vast and diverse collection. This interactive database contains thousands of zoomable images and research into the Museum's collection.
Object of the week
This blog will introduce you to some of the our curators, their favourite objects, and the stories behind them.
Photo of the Day
The Photo of the day blog features a new image each day, chosen from the Powerhouse photo library.
Specialist research services
Conservation
Conservation and heritage preservation
Powerhouse Museum archives
Institutional and collected archives
Research library
Research
collection, library and information services
Photo library
Photographic
library services
Regional
programs and services
Regional services for New South Wales
Collections Australia Network (CAN)
A comprehensive website providing information about the collections of Australian museums and galleries;
also the principal gateway to Australian museums for professionals and volunteers working in the museums sector,
community users and researchers.
Migration
Heritage Centre
Memories, personal mementos and photographs of migrating to New South Wales. View online exhibitions and mini-documentaries.
Other specialist online collections
Australian Dress Register
Documenting significant and well provenanced men’s, women’s and children’s dress in New South Wales dating up to 1945.
D*Hub
A gateway to the worlds best design collections and online magazine with news, interviews, opinions and ideas.
Electronic swatchbook
Browse fashionable fabric designs ranging from the 1830s to the 1920s, and use them freely in your own creations.
Hedda Morrison photographic collection
The Hedda Morrison collection comprises exhibition prints, personal papers and objects from China, Sarawak and Australia
Tyrrell photographic collection
Glass plate negatives from the studios of Charles Kerry and Henry King who led two of Sydney's principal photographic studios in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Sydney 2000 Games Collection
A database of objects related to the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Also includes interviews with designers and zoomable panoramas.
The rags: paraphernalia of menstruation
Follow the development and advertising of menstrual products, from sanitary towels to pain relievers, with examples of ‘facts of life' booklets for girls.