Enjoy a range of regular events and activities each week at the Powerhouse Museum, including film screenings in the Kings Cinema, highlight tours of the Museum and demonstrations.
Availability of these events and activities are subject to change. If planning to visit specifically for one these events, we advise contacting the Museum before to confirm availability.
Highlight tour of the Museum
Take a guided tour and discover the highlights of the Powerhouse Museum with one of our expert volunteers. Tours run for approximately 45 minutes. Book at the cloaking counter level 3 on arrival. Tours are approximately 45 minutes and run each day. For times and to book, visit the cloaking counter on level 3 when you arrive at the Museum.
Strasburg Clock
See the intricate mechanics of the Strasburg Clock model come to life, including the procession of the Apostles, a crowing rooster and a cherub turning a sandglass.
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Starts six minutes to the hour daily
Films in the Kings Cinema
Watch films in the art deco style Kings Cinema built like the original theatres of the famous Kings cinema chain of the 1930s.
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Frequent screenings between 10.10am to 4.45pm daily
Further, faster, higher: a sound and light experience Experience the adventure of transport in Australia in a spectacular 10-minute light and sound show in the Transport gallery.
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Daily 10.45am, 11.45am, 12.45pm, 1.45pm, 2.45pm & 3.
‘Sounds and silents’
Hear the Fotoplayer, a mechanical music-make, accompany a silent film in the art deco style Kings Cinema. The Fotoplayer made music and sound for silent films until the 1930s when the talkies took over.
3.30 – 3.45pm daily, except during school holidays
Beta_space
Beta_space is an experimental environment where the public can engage with the latest research in art and new technology.
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Open daily
Lace Study Centre
View different styles of lace from all over the world, independently research pieces in the Powerhouse Museum’s collection and find out more from the volunteer lace enthusiasts who staff the centre.
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10.30am - 1.30pm weekdays and Saturdays