Behind the scenes: down in the basement, originally uploaded by Powerhouse Museum. Ever wondered what our storage area looks like or how big it may… More
In 1910 the Victorian Government Astronomer, Pietro Baracchi, led an eclipse expedition of Australian astronomers to Bruny Island, Tasmania. Included in this elite group were… More
Exploring ‘Two women boxing’, originally uploaded by Powerhouse Museum. This is another one of our video experiments Jean-Francois has been producing from reproductions of glass… More
This image comes from the David Mist photographic archive we acquired in the 90s. This image showing people playing laughing clowns game at Luna Park… More
Sydney photo tag #3 – location 1, originally uploaded by Speedy_MSD. The full effect of the sign on Sydney Conservatorium of Music is dependent on… More
This photograph was taken after the completion of the new Scots Church and Presbyterian Assembly Halls building at 44 Margaret Street, Sydney, in 1930. The… More
In late 2007 I was fortunate enough to photograph the amazing women featured in the exhibition Yinalung yenu: women’s journey that included Bronwyn Bancroft who… More
This is our photographer Marinco working in our photographic studio. This shot was taken on the 29th June 2005 and was our first digital photographic… More
Man in overcoat and souwester [at South Head?], originally uploaded by Powerhouse Museum Collection. This image taken by Tom Lennon was loaded to the Commons… More
The Powerhouse Museum's Photo of the Day blog features a new image each day, chosen from the Powerhouse Photo Library.
The majority of these images have been taken by Museum photographers for a variety of purposes such as for exhibitions, of objects in our collection, events, behind-the-scenes and location shots. We also feature many images taken by our Flickr community and from our visitors. We hope you enjoy the photographs and stories.