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

Electric Keys
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

2021
View of Electric Keys showing keyboard instruments from the collection. A Hammond B3 organ from 1955 is in the foreground and the oldest keyboard instrument in the country, a Virginal from 1629, can be seen on the right. Photographed by Zan Wimberley.
Program

Electric Keys

Exhibition
Ended 2 Jun 2023
Ultimo

Powerhouse Ultimo

500 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007

11 October 2021 – 30 October 2022

At the end of 2020, Powerhouse acquired an important private collection of keyboards from the middle of the 20th century. Electric Keys presented these keyboards with our existing collection of mechanical instruments and synthesisers. The exhibition explored modern keyboard development and its contribution to the genres of jazz, pop, rock, soul and prog-rock.

Annual Report

A bird’s eye view of two keyboards placed at right angles from each other. Photo: Robin Hearfield

Electric Keys Late Recordings

Sounding The Collection

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