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Powerhouse Museum - August Collection Conversations | Science

A black and white photographic print mounted on a sheet of linen. Photo of Captain Sharp demonstrating two Magnavox phonographs, white paper label glued to back 'CAPTAIN SHARP DEMONSTRATING WITH MV-1 & SONORA'.

Program Collection Conversations

Science

Talk

Collection Conversations is a free program that brings the Powerhouse Collection to life through storytelling and curatorial insight. Led by Powerhouse Volunteers, each talk invites audiences to see familiar objects in new and meaningful ways.

ScienceThis volunteer-led discussion analyses how cultures around the world have influenced technological progress and shaped our understanding of the world.

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Schedule

Thursday 14 August, 11am
Darling Square Library
The Exchange, levels 1, 1 Little Pier St, Haymarket NSW 2000
Free event, register here

Thursday 21 August, 11am
Powerhouse Castle Hill
172 Showground Road
Free event, register here
All Collection Conversations at Castle Hill are followed by a tour of the collections on display.

Wednesday 27 August, 11am
Ultimo Community Centre
40 William Henry Street corner, Bulwara Rd, Ultimo NSW 2007
Free event, register here

Thursday 28 August, 11am
PHIVE
5 Parramatta Sq, Parramatta NSW 2150
Free event, drop in

Photograph of board with spherical glass eyes with varying pupil sizes and colours including blue, hazel and brown. The glass eyes are housed within a tin box containing an insert with individual cut-outs for each eyeball. — 1/3
Glass eyes in a tin box by Rudolf Martin
Object No. 85/2211

Photograph of 'Chocka Bits', a life-size mannequin of an adult in a seated position. Inside the mannequin an artificial skeleton, 28 artificial surgical implants, and four model organs — 2/3
'Chocka Bits' display figure for surgical implants and prostheses
Object No. 2004/112/1

Photograph of a film and slide projector, beside is it's brown leather case. — 3/3
Film and slide projector
Object No. 98/2/1-5

A part of

Country Always

Country Always

Caring for Country

A Corner of the Empire

A Corner of the Empire

The Garden Palace

The Holding Pen

The Holding Pen

The Agricultural Hall

Regional Networks

Regional Networks

Across New South Wales

A Museum of Doing

A Museum of Doing

Technological Museum

Expanding Stories

Expanding Stories

Evolution of the Castle Hill site from botanical research station to Museum Discovery Centre

Transforming the Tramsheds

Transforming the Tramsheds

Powerhouse Stage 1 and the Harwood Building

A Symbol in Time

A Symbol in Time

Sydney Observatory

Ongoing Transformations

Ongoing Transformations

Powerhouse Ultimo

Applied Arts and Sciences

Applied Arts and Sciences

Defining the terms in the 21st century

Powerhouse Renewal

Powerhouse Renewal

A transformative renewal program across four sites

We Rise

We Rise

Blak Powerhouse

Powerhouse-1 Mission Launch to the ISS

Powerhouse-1 Mission Launch to the ISS

An initiative of the Powerhouse: Future Space program

2024

2024

Exoskeleton

Exoskeleton

Powerhouse Parramatta

Powerhouse Parramatta Topping Out

Powerhouse Parramatta Topping Out

Major construction milestone achieved for the new museum

Science

2025

Ended 28 Aug 2025

Times and dates vary across Sydney

4 sessions

Duration – 1 hour

1amThu14 August 20251amThu21 August 20251amWed27 August 20251amThu28 August 2025

Free

FreeGeneral Drop-ins welcome

Across Sydney

Also in the Series

Chinese

12—25 Feb TalkAcross Sydney

Remembrance

Ended 24 Apr 2025TalkAcross Sydney

Writing

Ended 28 May 2025TalkAcross Sydney

Textiles

Ended 26 Jun 2025TalkAcross Sydney

Innovation

Ended 24 Jul 2025TalkAcross Sydney

Design

Ended 25 Sept 2025TalkAcross Sydney

Space

Ended 23 Oct 2025TalkAcross Sydney

Fashion

Ended 27 Nov 2025TalkAcross Sydney

Community

Ended 18 Dec 2025TalkAcross Sydney

Black and white photograph, depicting Chinese New Year Procession. A paper dragon puppet lifted by sticks above a crowd of people, with large banners and signs surrounding them.

Black and white photograph, depicting Chinese New Year Procession. A paper dragon puppet lifted by sticks above a crowd of people, with large banners and signs surrounding them.

Man standing in field surrounded by those in uniforms.

Man standing in field surrounded by those in uniforms.

Photograph of a woman sitting at a desk writing, holding a fountain pen, and a Bakelite telephone in front of her.

Photograph of a woman sitting at a desk writing, holding a fountain pen, and a Bakelite telephone in front of her.

Textiles

Textiles

A sepia-toned photograph of the design awards, in which four figures -- two men, two women -- speak together in a loose huddle, drinks in hand.

A sepia-toned photograph of the design awards, in which four figures -- two men, two women -- speak together in a loose huddle, drinks in hand.

Colour photographic print of a 1914 Daimler and train, cut from calendar or magazine.

Colour photographic print of a 1914 Daimler and train, cut from calendar or magazine.

A black and white photograph of designers Jenny Kee wearing a Kee designed knit and Linda Jackson wearing a Linda Jackson designed jacket.

A black and white photograph of designers Jenny Kee wearing a Kee designed knit and Linda Jackson wearing a Linda Jackson designed jacket.

Space

Space

Collection Conversations

MonthlyAcross Sydney

Black and white photograph showing two women, using back strap looms in a hut while two girls sit between them, in the centre of the photograph. The back strap loom used the weaver's body to provide the correct tension to the warps, the other end of which are tied to a rod, which is suspended from the roof timbers.

Black and white photograph showing two women, using back strap looms in a hut while two girls sit between them, in the centre of the photograph. The back strap loom used the weaver's body to provide the correct tension to the warps, the other end of which are tied to a rod, which is suspended from the roof timbers.

A landscape black and white photograph depicting two men and two women browsing in the book room, later known as the Margaret Street Bookshop.