Powerhouse Museum

Seriously, an amazing museum. More like for dads and kids. Dads kept playing with all the stuff on playground. Including me! Lots of interesting things to see and try. Magnet toys, magnet engine, video scenes in lab, various engines, planes etc. My son was happy.

One of the most beautiful and historical museums in Sydney. The place is regularly updated and its exhibitions are always so educational and unique. At the time I was there they had an exhibition on AIDS awareness, it was really memorable. The museum is popular with the school crowds and tourist groups. Defs worth visiting 😉

$15 adult fee. More for the special Sherlock Holmes exhibition. Great museum, almost too much content! There's something for everyone from wedding dresses to space travel. For adults it's a museum, but for kids there's a lot of things to do and interact with. Recommended for both solo travellers and families!

The Sherlock Holmes exhibition was a fun and engaging one and took most of our 2.5 hours there. Was thankful that the lady at the ticket counter had advised us to go for the Sherlock first. Wished that we had more time for the other exhibits though. 5pm is already too early a closing time for a museum, but they were already closing the gates at 4.55pm!

This is a world class museum and stands alone in Sydney as a wonderful place to experience anything that is technology and history related. The regular museum is awesome in its own right, but the Powerhouse has that hands on approach that just makes kids interested in learning and yearning to come back for more. And after all that is the point is it not? To enhance the learning experience for both young AND old?

A spacious historic museum with plenty of exhibits to interest most people.
The Members Lounge is well hidden but worth tracking down.
The Cafe always has interesting choices, and is easy to access.

We have been visiting the Powerhouse Museum for many years. Boy have things changed recently. My last visit was in 2013 with the Video Game exhibition and that was fantastic. So many things have changed since then. The place looks like it got smaller with many downstairs areas being closed off. When you walk down the hallway there used to be lots of exhibitions down the hall but now its just a blank wall. The lighting inside is very dark and hard to walk around in. However, had loads of fun in the Electricity exhibition, which was probably the highlight since pretty much everything else I remember I liked seems to have gone or temporarily closed.
The places like the Space and Tram exhibition, we've seen them all before but it's always fun to show guests.
I didn't like how you walk into a room and there are just gaps in the middle of the room where more exhibitions should be. There are big walls and have giant screens where people can touch and move objects around. This isn't a very good idea as I prefer people should rather see the actual physical object instead.
The chocolate machine is gone and I think the dancing robot is gone as well, I couldn't find them.
It's a shame so many of my favorite exhibitions are gone or maybe temporarily removed.
The Wiggles exhibition is still there which is great. I always liked that but was very disappointed to see that the Hologram concert is gone and its just a giant TV now. I loved the Holograms because they were more interactive rather than a plain old TV in a room.
It seems like there is a lot missing in the Powerhouse Museum these days. If they claim to have about 500,000 where are they all? Away from the public eye?
It felt like there was a lot missing than I remember.
Also the Cafe was terrible. Don't go there. And it's badly designed. You go outside and you have to show your tickets again when you come back in.
There is a lot of room for improvement needed here.

Such a lot to see! Great for a wide range of ages too as most things are able to be seen from any height (not having to constantly lift a child up) and you can choose to read the text in detail or not. You're able to enter multiple times on the same day with 1 ticket and this is great because there is a cafe and playground right outside.

Best place place I've ever been, make sure to take 3 or 4 hours off your schedule for this place

I really enjoyed my stay there. I almost needed two days to see everything. But I just had 1.5 days to spend. I was using only the general admission ticket. At lot to learn there.

The museum itself I will give 4.5/5. Lots of interactive displays especially for kids.
I would STRONGLY advise everyone to avoid the cafe. Worst ever customer service. Waited 45 minutes for hamburger with chips, and when complained told to wait... still waiting.
Museum great! Cafe the worst ever. AVOID

Great museum. Always fascinating new exhibits. Great for adults and kids of all ages.

Meet Benji Hart and thisismalice, style icons and Reigning Men exhibition ambassadors.
"I wouldn't say that we are the trend, but we don't follow the trend."

Can you guess this Sydney train station? Clues: -This photo was taken between 1891-1917 -The station is on the Main Western Line -The station is still in operation today, and is mostly in original condition

This Sunday, join us for a rare opportunity to hear one of the world's leading experts on 18th century men's dress, when Peter McNeil, Distinguished Professor in Design History at UTS joins Roger Leong, Senior Curator for fashion at MAAS, on an exclusive curator tour of Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear 1715-2015. Limited places are available, so get in quick!

New bog post 💩🚽: Today we take flush toilets for granted, but that wasn’t always the case. Read on for a brief history of the lav/privy/loo/thunderbox/WC/outhouse/dunn y/throne/toot/restroom/powder room/washroom/john/twinkle-palace…

Do you have an idea that will transform the Powerhouse Museum’s Harris Street Forecourt into an immersive, multi-functional environment? Expressions of Interest are now open for the 2019 MAAS Architecture Commission.

Join us for an exclusive curator tour of Reflections of Asia: Collectors and Collections with MAAS Curator Min-Jung Kim and gain expert insight into the stories behind the exhibition’s objects and creation.

This outfit was considered casual wear in which decade? A. 1910s B. 1920s C. 1860s D. 1890s... Answer below for your chance to win a free pass to see our exhibition Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear 1715-2015.
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See a new artwork that explores the relationship between art, emerging technologies and ecology. Spinning World was created by MAAS Research Fellows Dr Agnieszka Golda and Dr Jo Law, who investigated historical Japanese textiles from the Museum’s collection.

Can you guess this Sydney railway station from this image, taken around 1906? It should be an easy one this week, so we're only giving one clue: this station was opened despite the fact that the building was still under construction - and you could argue that it still is.

Object installation is a delicate task - here our conservators are putting together a Japanese incense burner that has been in the MAAS collection since the 1930s. It was put on display as part of our new exhibition, Reflections of Asia: Collectors and Collections.

Staff profile: meet Kristina Stankovski, Assistant Curator for fashion and dress. Find out how she became a curator, what she's working on, and her favourite objects from the MAAS collection.

“...we have to learn to conserve water, we have to learn to conserve soil and we can learn from the Aboriginal past about how the people who lived here for hundreds of thousands of years used both and still maintained an agricultural economy.”
Check out this great article on the work of our Elder-in-Residence, Uncle Bruce Pascoe. #NAIDOC2018

On this day in 1858, the first serious rail accident in NSW occurred, when Locomotive No. 1 was involved in a derailment at Haslam's Creek. Two third-class compartments left the rails, and two people were killed. Locomotive No. 1 is now one of the most significant items in the MAAS collection.

Take a look at this outfit from our Reigning Men exhibition, and tell us: what were these revolutionaries know as?
A. sans-chapeaux B. sans-pantalon C. sans-culottes... D. sans-astark
Answer below to WIN a pass to an exclusive Bastille Day event, courtesy of Alliance Française Sydney.
The event takes place at 5pm on July12 at the Argyle - there will be music, drinks, French food and a festive dress code, in all white, all red or all blue! More information at http://www.bastilledaysydney.com.au/.
#menswearmonday
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Opening today: Reflections of Asia: Collectors and Collections. This exhibition showcases our extensive Asian collection, developed over 140 years.

Create your own music video in this special workshop these school holidays - spaces are limited so get in quick!

Can you guess the Sydney train station from this image, taken between 1884 - 1906? Here are some clues: this station was opened in 1855, just north of its current location. In 1900 its main terminal was moved a few hundred metres away and was given a different name, while the name of this station was transferred to its current location.

Last chance call to register for our game design workshops these school holidays! Places are filling up fast, register now.

The Powerhouse Museum will be buzz with science action during Big Science Day. Come and engage in hands-on activities, demonstrations and exhibits which explore the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM). From meeting scientists to coding robots you can explore the differences and changes that modern science and technologies bring to our lives.
Watch a Mars Rover travel across the red planet, peer under a microscope and draw your own specimen and explore physics in our engineering challenges.

Took my family to the Star Wars Exhibition and couldn’t believe how badly the Powerhouse missed the mark. There was actually nothing on exhibition at all- only people wandering around in costumes for photos and an occasional movie promo board. Also, having a time allocated session it was disappointing that part of the exhibition was closed- with staff telling everyone that it wouldn’t be up and running for at least an hour. Everyone was walking around in confusion as there was really nothing to be seen and no clear exhibition on show. The whole thing was a complete waste of time. It’s such a shame as it could have been an excellent exhibition