29 - 31 January
Game Jam
For 48 hours a group of 40 game designers, developers and artists - both amateur and professional - will come together for an intensive Jam Session, forming small creative teams to design and prototype innovative game ideas. We provide the space, the tools you need and even catering. You make the games, and the IP stays with you!
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29 – 31 January
80s Gamers’ weekend
Get your joysticks ready for a big weekend of retro computer games: Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Tetris and more were all launched in this formative decade of games and rapidly changing technology. Explore computer games past and present, join a gaming workshop and take a challenge! more...
13 – 28 February
Chinese New Year
Join us at the Powerhouse Museum as we celebrate the Year of the Tiger and Chinese New Year with walking tours and family craft activities. more…
26 February
FastBREAK
Join us for a power breakfast of insights, innovation and inspiration – it's food for thought. fastBREAK is a monthly series of rapid-fire interactive talks hosted by non-profit youth organisation Vibewire Youth Inc. and the Powerhouse Museum. Each month, five sharp young entrepreneurs from various industries tackle big questions with five-minute responses around themes of creativity, commercialisation, collaboration, connections and conversation.
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each Monday during the school term
Powerplay
Inspire children to learn through a morning of craft, songs and storytelling, with a different theme each month. This wonderful new playgroup at the Museum engages young minds and hands in creative activities. Bookings are essential on (02) 9217 0222.
$6 per child, $4 for members (after Museum entry)
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daily
The Magic Garden: MBF Foundation Healthy Kid’s Unit
Help your children learn about healthy eating and healthy activity. The Magic Garden is an imaginative environment, developed in consultation with health experts, where 2-8 year olds can play among pumpkins and mushrooms, chase fish in a digital pond or catch butterflies at the garden gate.
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Zoe’s house
An interactive playspace encouraging collaborative and creative play for 3 to 6 year olds.
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Open daily
Free with Museum admission
Group bookings essential on (02) 9217 0222
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Cogs’ playground
The Museum's Grace Bros courtyard has been transformed into a new outdoor playground. Children can enjoy hours of fun playing on the state-of-the art equipment.
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