Country Always

Caring for Country

A Corner of the Empire

The Garden Palace

The Holding Pen

The Agricultural Hall

Regional Networks

Across New South Wales

A Museum of Doing

Technological Museum

Expanding Stories

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

Transforming the Tramsheds

Powerhouse Stage 1 and the Harwood Building

A Symbol in Time

Sydney Observatory

Ongoing Transformations

Powerhouse Ultimo

Applied Arts and Sciences

Defining the terms in the 21st century

Powerhouse Renewal

A transformative renewal program across four sites

We Rise

Blak Powerhouse

Powerhouse-1 Mission Launch to the ISS

An initiative of the Powerhouse: Future Space program

2024

Exoskeleton

Powerhouse Parramatta

Parramatta

2024

Program Sydney Science Festival 2024

Castle Hill Science Day

Name: Castle Hill Science Day
Start: 2024-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-08-10T06:00:00.000Z
Location: Castle Hill

Ended 10 Aug 2024

Free

Castle Hill

Hands-on science fun for all ages at Powerhouse Castle Hill.

Program

Sky Broadcasts
10am–3.30pm
Create messages to send to space with artist Lauren Brincat.

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Star Emissions
10am–3.30pm
Create star maps in this workshop led by artist Michaela Gleave. Interpret the sky using telescopes from Sydney Observatory.

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Signs of Life
10am–12.30pm
Learn about the search for life on Mars with Australian Centre for Field Robotics.

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Sky Stories
10.30am, 11.30am, 1pm and 2pm
Join us for story time, including readings of Stellarphant by James Foley and Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers.

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Collection Highlights Tour
11am, 1pm and 3pm
Explore the museum in this tour and hear about the objects on display.

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Collection Storage Tour
10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm and 2.30pm
Explore the newest collection storage facility in this family-friendly interactive tour.
Book

Artists

Lauren Brincat is an artist working with performance, video, installation and sculpture. Brincat’s work probes historical failures of language, integrating local communities while exploring non-verbal modes of expression.

Michaela Gleave is an artist who explores the intersections of science, art and the natural world. Gleave’s work incorporates astronomy, light and ephemeral phenomena, challenging perceptions of time and space.