The World Cup Dream: stories of Australia's soccer mums and dads
5 June – 23 July
Just in time for the 2006 World Cup this display looks at the rise of Australia as a soccer nation and the stories behind the success.

A NSW Migration Heritage Centre exhibition in association with the Powerhouse Museum.

Works wonders: stories about home remedies
8 May – 16 June 2006
Works wonders is an exhibition about some of the weird, wonderful and commonplace ways in which people have dealt with sickness and injury at home.

Recent acquisitions
This display showcases objects which the Powerhouse Museum has recently acquired for its collection. For over 125 years the Museum has been collecting and interpreting science and technology, decorative arts and design, and Australian history. Museum curators develop the collection by researching and documenting acquisitions. Acquisitions are made by purchase, donation and bequest, with sponsorship or other means.

Student Fashion
13 March – 12 June 2006
Get a glimpse of what you can expect from the next generation of Australian fashion designers. This display showcases six outfits by top graduating students from three of Sydney’s leading fashion design schools: Whitehouse Institute of Design; Fashion Design Studio, Sydney Institute of Technology, Ultimo; and the University of Technology, Sydney.

Evening gown of hand made lace appliquéd to nylon tulle with latin letters printed onto silk satin using foiling techniques. Designed and made by Micaela Ezra. Photo by Micaela Ezra.

Engineering Excellence 2005
Outstanding projects selected from the 2005 Engineering Excellence Awards.
This exhibition is brought to you in association with Engineers Australia, Sydney Division.

Strasburg clock
The treasured Strasburg Clock model is back on display following a long period of restoration. The Strasburg's elaborate hourly ritual is now even more captivating with a new Australian score.

Australian Design Awards
The Powerhouse selection from the Australian Design Awards features outstanding achievements in design.
Supported by the Australian Design Awards, a division of Standards Australia.

Breville 800 Class citrus press, designed by Breville Design, 2004. Courtesy Breville

The curious economist: William Stanley Jevons in Sydney
An insight to the amazing mind of one of 19th century’s brightest men, William Stanley Jevons, whose interests during his five year stay in Sydney also give a unique perspective on Sydney life in the 1850s.

A floral feast
In a showcase framing the level 4 Café is a charming collection of Doulton vases and jardinières, featuring hand-painted designs of Australian native flora which the company designed specifically for the Australian market. The collection is interspersed with some local wares, including earthenware frogs created by South Australian pottery TG and AG Bosley, and a Regent bowerbird by Sydney artist, Grace Seccombe.