Powerhouse Museum
Student concession rate: $5.00
The Powerhouse Museum, part of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, presents exhibitions and programs based on the ideas and technologies that have changed our world, and the stories of the people who inspire and create them. Our purpose is to enable visitors to discover and be inspired by human ingenuity.
The Powerhouse Museum is located in Darling Harbour, Sydney. Its diverse collection, built up over more than 125 years, spans history, science, technology, design, industry, decorative arts, music, transport and space exploration. The Museum has an extensive range of education services, operates a members organisation and a volunteer program.
The origins of the Museum lie in the Sydney International Exhibition held at the Garden Palace in the Domain in 1879.
In 1988 the Museum was greatly expanded when it moved to this site. As the building was previously the Ultimo Power House the Museum was renamed the Powerhouse Museum.
In addition to the Powerhouse, the Museum is responsible for Sydney Observatory, The Powerhouse Discovery Centre: collection stores at Castle Hill and the NSW Migration Heritage Centre.
The Museum is a statutory authority of, and principally funded by, the NSW State Government.
Statement of purpose
To discover and be inspired by human ingenuity
We conceive exhibitions and programs around the primary theme of ‘human ingenuity’.
We base our exhibitions and programs on the ideas and technologies that have changed our world, and the stories of the people who create and inspire them. The Museum’s unique collection informs these experiences.
Check out more on http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/
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