22 and 23 June 
Craft Punk: warm up 
Discover some crafty ways to warm up this winter, from knitting a scarf, to creating a tea cosy using industrial off-cuts and building a wooden rack to hang your coat on. 
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28 June
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.
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29 June - 15 July 
School holiday program 
Book now for science of architecture workshops. Discover Minecraft, Scratch, electronics and stop motion animation in one or two day workshops. Drop-in to get building in our hands-on Oikodome. 
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Sunday 30 June, 2.00pm – 3.00pm
Are we alone?
Join the SETI Institute’s Dr. Jill Tarter as she discusses what SETI is and why it matters; why you should care about the searches, and why you should become involved.
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4 July, 6pm - 9pm 
Electric dreams 
Join us for a late night event exploring the world of digital and electronic media, and enjoy after-hours viewings of our current electronic art exhibitions, talks by artists, retro electronic games, live performances, jewellery making and more.
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22 July, 5.30pm - 7.30pm 
Talk by DIck Smith 
Celebrate 30 years since adventurer Dick Smith completed the first solo circumnavigation of the world in a rotary wing aircraft. Hear a talk by DIck, precededed by complimentary drinks and a special behind-the-scenes viewing of the helicopter and survival equipment from the flight in the Museum's collection. 
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3-18 August
Sydney Design 2013
Sydney's leading festival of design is back in 2013. Apply now to be part of it! Applications must close 30 April.
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Wednesday 7 August 
Talk - How numbers came to rule the world: Luca Pacioli, Leonardo da Vinci and the merchants of Venice on Wall Street 
Join author Jane Gleeson-White as she explores the rise of double-entry bookkeeping in 12th century Venice, and what implications this has had on modern economics. 
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11 September 
Talk: David Mist celebrates the swinging sixties, again! 
Join photographer, David Mist and Museum curator, Anne-Marie Van de Ven in converstaion about the shots he took of trendsetting young Australians in the late 1960s. 
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