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Publications
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1000 years of the Olympic Games: treasures of ancient Greece
Terence Measham, Elisabeth Spathari and Paul Donnelly
paperback with flaps
$32.95 inc GST.
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A material world: fibre, colour and pattern
Christina Sumner (ed)
paperback
$21.95 inc GST.
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Absolutely Mardi Gras: costume and design of the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras
Glynis Jones, Judith O'Callaghan and Robert Swieca
paperback
$21.95 inc GST.
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Australian dream: design and the home of the 1950s
Judith O'Callaghan and Charles Pickett
booklet
$3.30 inc GST.
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Australian dream: design of the fifties, The
Judith O'Callaghan (ed)
paperback
$43.95 inc GST.
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Bayagul: contemporary Indigenous communication
Steve Miller with Fabri Blacklock and James Wilson-Miller
paperback
$19.95 inc GST.
Beyond architecture: Marion Mahony and Walter Burley Griffin in America, Australia and India
Anne Watson (ed)
paperback
$43.95 inc GST.
Beyond the Silk Road: arts of Central Asia
Christina Sumner with Heleanor Feltham
paperback
$27.45 inc GST.
Bright flowers: textiles and ceramics of Central Asia
Christina Sumner and Guy Pethebridge
paperback with flaps
$39.95 inc GST.
Bright flowers: textiles and ceramics of Central Asia
Christina Sumner and Guy Pethebridge
hard cover
$39.95 inc GST. - SPECIAL ONLINE OFFER: HARDCOVER EDITION NOW AVAILABLE AT PAPERBACK PRICE!
Brilliant: Australian gold and silver 1851–1950
edited by Eva Czernis-Ryl
paperback
$65.95 inc GST. REPRINT AVAILABLE NOW!
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Building a masterpiece: the Sydney Opera House
Anne Watson (ed)
paperback with flaps
$55.00 inc GST.
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Building a masterpiece: the Sydney Opera House
Anne Watson (ed)
hard cover
$70.00 inc GST.
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Bush toys and furniture
Anne Stephen, Anne Watson and David Dolan
booklet
$3.30 inc GST.
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Caring for heritage objects: guidelines on establishing significance, object care and management
Patricia Townley and Roger Parris
paperback
$7.65 inc GST.
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Contemporary silver: made in Italy
Eva Czernis-Ryl
paperback
$19.98 inc GST. SPECIAL ONLINE 1/2 PRICE SALE
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Costume series - 6-title set
Helen Whitty
Hard cover
$45.00 inc GST. - special Powerhouse price
Creating the look: Benini and fashion photography
Anne-Marie Van de Ven with Hazel Benini
large format paperback
$25.95 inc GST.
Cutting edge: fashion from Japan, The
Louise Mitchell (ed)
paperback with flaps
$34.95 inc GST. (normally $39.95)
Cyberworlds: computers and connections
Judith Matheson with Matthew Connell
paperback
$6.01 inc GST. SPECIAL ONLINE 1/2 PRICE SALE
Digital Dark Age: a cautionary tale
Written by Matthew Connell, Louise Preston and Helen Whitty. Illustrated by Matt Huynh
paperback
$15.95 inc GST.
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Earth, Spirit, Fire: Korean masterpieces of the Chosôn dynasty
Claire Roberts and Michael Brand (eds)
paperback with flaps
$32.95 inc GST.
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Evaluation and visitor research in museums: TOWARDS 2000 conference papers
Carol Scott (ed)
paperback
$27.50 inc GST.
Evolution & revolution: Chinese dress 1700s–1990s
Claire Roberts (ed)
paperback
$32.95 inc GST.
Fashion from fleece: 200 years of Australian wool in fashion
Australian Wool Innovation in association with the Powerhouse Museum
Paperback
$9.96 inc GST.
Fibro frontier: a different history of Australian architecture, The
Charles Pickett (foreword by Barry Humphries)
paperback
$32.95 inc GST.
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Formative evaluation of an exhibition about innovation in Australian industry
Carol Scott
paperback
$10.95 inc GST.
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Front-end evaluation of an exhibition about innovation in Australian industry
Anne Shearman and Richard Wood
paperback
$10.95 inc GST.
Gambling in Australia: thrills, spills and social ills
Charles Pickett
paperback
$5.95 inc GST.
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Godwin variations: two designs on a single theme, The
Anne Watson
booklet
$3.30 inc GST.
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Golden threads: the Chinese in regional NSW 1850-1950
Janis Wilton
paperback
$34.95 inc GST.
Great Wall of China, The
Claire Roberts and Geremie R Barme (eds)
paperback
$45.00 inc GST. (normally $55.00)
Greek Treasures: from the Benaki Museum in Athens
Electra Georgoula (ed)
paperback
$39.95 inc GST. (normally $45.00)
In her view: the photographs of Hedda Morrison in China & Sarawak 1933-67
Claire Roberts
paperback
$10.95 inc GST.
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Ken Done: the art of design
Terence Measham et al
paperback
$16.47 inc GST. SPECIAL ONLINE 1/2 PRICE SALE
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Ken Done: the art of design
Terence Measham et al
hard cover - SIGNED COLLECTOR'S EDITION
$107.80 inc GST.
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Kids, customs and culture: a teaching resource kit for years 4-6
Jana Vytrhlik and Elizabeth Schaffer
paperback + poster and activity sheets
$5.00 inc GST.
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Leisure and change: implications for museums in the 21st century
Rob Lynch, Christine Burton, Carol Scott, Peter Wilson and Philip Smith
paperback
$25.95 inc GST.
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Leonardo da Vinci: the Codex Leicester - notebook of a genius
Essays by Michael Desmond and Carlo Pedretti
paperback
$32.95 inc GST.
Lions of Retreat Street: a Chinese temple in inner-Sydney
Ann Stephen (ed)
paperback
$27.45 inc GST.
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Love Lace: Powerhouse Museum International Lace Award
edited by Lindie Ward
paperback
$45.00 inc GST. REPRINT WILL BE AVAILABLE MARCH 2012
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Making it: innovation and success in Australia's industries (revised edition)
Rob Renew
paperback
$27.45 inc GST.
Mod to Memphis: design in colour 1960s-80s
Anne Watson
paperback
$12.47 inc GST. SPECIAL ONLINE 1/2 PRICE SALE
Modern times: the untold story of modernism in Australia
edited by Ann Stephen, Philip Goad and Andrew McNamara
paperback
$49.95 inc GST.
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Museums and creativity: a study into the role of museums in design education
Geoffrey Caban, Carol Scott, John H Falk and Lynn D Dierking
paperback
$20.00 inc GST.
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Observer & observed: a pictorial history of Sydney Observatory and Observatory Hill
Charles Pickett with Nick Lomb
paperback
$32.95 inc GST.
On the box: great moments in Australian television 1956-2006
Peter Cox
paperback
$14.95 inc GST.
On the move: a history of transport in Australia
Margaret Simpson
paperback
$35.95 inc GST. (normally $39.95)
Other histories: Guan Wei's fable for a contemporary world
Claire Roberts (ed)
paperback
$55.00 inc GST.
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Our place: Indigenous Australia now
Steve Miller (ed)
paperback
$29.95 inc GST. (normally $32.95)
Pathways through paradise: oriental rugs from Australian collections
Leigh Mackay et al
paperback
$12.47 inc GST. SPECIAL ONLINE 1/2 PRICE SALE
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Pirating the Pacific: images of travel, trade & tourism
Ann Stephen (ed)
paperback
$16.45 inc GST.
Precious Legacy: treasures from the Jewish Museum in Prague
Jana Vytrhlik with Suzanne Rutland
paperback
$32.95 inc GST.
Rapt in colour: Korean textiles and costumes of the Chosôn dynasty
Claire Roberts and Huh Dong-hwa (eds)
paperback
$32.95 inc GST.
Refreshing!: art off the pub wall
Charles Pickett
paperback
$13.73 inc GST. SPECIAL ONLINE 1/2 PRICE SALE
Retro: a guide to the mid-20th century design revival
Adrian Franklin
paperback
$59.95 inc GST.
Space Australia: the story of Australia's involvement in space
Kerrie Dougherty and Matthew James
paperback
$32.95 inc GST.
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Spirit of jang-in: treasures of Korean metal craft
Min-Jung Kim (ed)
paperback
$49.95 inc GST.
Stepping out: three centuries of shoes NEW EDITION
Louise Mitchell with Lindie Ward
paperback
$34.95 inc GST.
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Sydney Observatory conservation plan - revised edition 2002
James Semple Kerr
Paperback
$20.00 inc GST.
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Taking precautions: the story of contraception
Megan Hicks and Linda Adair
booklet
$4.40 inc GST.
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Teen riots to Generation X: the Australian rock audience
Peter Cox and Louise Douglas
paperback
$13.20 inc GST.
The Odditoreum limited edition signed print
Shaun Tan with the Powerhouse Museum
660mm x 297mm
$150.00 inc GST.
The Tinytoreum: Gunna the goanna's BIG IDEAS
Jackie French and Bruce Whatley
paperback
$12.50 inc GST.
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Transit of Venus: the scientific event that led Captain Cook to Australia
Nick Lomb
paperback with flaps
$5.95 inc GST.
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Visions of a republic: the work of Lucien Henry
Ann Stephen (ed)
paperback
$22.50 inc GST. SPECIAL ONLINE 1/2 PRICE SALE
Visions of a republic: the work of Lucien Henry
Ann Stephen (ed)
hard cover
$70.00 inc GST.
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What's in store? a history of retailing in Australia
Kimberley Webber and Ian Hoskins with Joy McCann
paperback
$34.95 inc GST.
Women with wings: portraits of Australian women pilots
Ian Debenham and Sue Stafford (foreword by Nancy Bird)
paperback
$24.95 inc GST.
Yesterdays tomorrows: the Powerhouse Museum and its precursors 1880-2005
Graeme Davison and Kimberley Webber (eds)
paperback with flaps
$49.95 inc GST. (normally $54.95)