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On the move: a history of transport in Australia
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Move among the kinds of vehicles that have shaped our way of life. You'll see some grand and gracious objects including the Catalina Flying boat in which Captain P G Taylor surveyed an air route between Sydney and Valparaiso, Chile, in 1951; the luxuriously appointed Governor's railway carriage of 1891; and a 1987 Toyota Supra, sectioned and powered to reveal its construction and operation.
See the vehicles that carry us from cradle to grave including a pram, a penny farthing bicycle, boats, a hearse, and many more.
Following are some of the sections in the Transport exhibition:
‘Inside information’ - lets you see transport technology at work.
‘Setting your own pace’ - traces the
development of personal modes of transport.
‘Moving with the crowd’ - takes a look at the many and varied forms of public transport that have been used in the past or are still in use today.
‘Cradle to grave’ - shows there’s a form of transport for every event in life.
‘Up and over’ - focuses on flying as a way of overcoming isolation and distance.
‘Lines across Australia’ - uses videos and
models to identify the major trade and
transport routes across Australia used by Aborigines and, later, European settlers.
Talks After Noon
Wednesday 23 July, 12.30pm
Getting Around Town : stories of Sydney's public transport past, present and future
Margaret Simpson, Asst Curator Transport This talk includes reference to the Museum's transport collection and cover ferries, horse buses, hansom cabs, horse, steam & electric trams, trolley buses, buses, trains and taxis.
Sunday 27 July, 2pm
Why do we make models?
A thought-provoking virtual tour of the Powerhouse Museum's amazing model collection. Debbie Rudder, Curator of Power Technologies There are many ways of answering the question posed. The model collection, built up over many decades and including some of the Museum's best loved and most revered objects, provides some answers but raises other important museological questions
Further, faster, higher: a sound and light experience
A new sound and light experience brings the Powerhouse Museum’s Transport Gallery to life. more...
