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106  SY DNEY

i Powerhouse Museum

This former power station, completed in 1902 to provide power for
Sydney’s tramway system, was redesigned to cater for the needs of an
interactive, hands-on museum. Revamped, the Powerhouse opened
in 1988. The early collection was held in the Garden Palace where
the 1879 international exhibition of invention and industry from
around the world was held. Few exhibits survived the devastating
1882 fire, and today’s huge and ever-expanding collection was
gathered after this disaster. The building’s monumental scale
provides an ideal context for the epic sweep of ideas
encompassed within: everything from the realm of space and What’s It Like to Live in Space?
technology to the decorative and domestic arts. The museum Find out how astronauts live and
emphasizes Australian innovations and achievements, work in space and experience
celebrating both the extraordinary and the everyday. weightlessness in the zero
gravity space lab.

Level 2

. Transport
See the vehicles that carry us from the cradle to
the grave, including a pram, a hearse and
everything inbetween: a penny farthing bicycle,
boats and even flying machines.

Level 1

Strasburg Clock
This fascinating
timepiece operates
for six minutes every
day, before the hour.

Key to Floorplan
Temporary exhibitions
Social History and Design Ecologic
Science and Technology Discover the science
behind global warming
Non-exhibition space
and what can be
done to prevent it.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp482–3 and pp504–7