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  • Ebony Russell 'Powerhouse Blue' Quintal Vase
    Ebony Russell 'Powerhouse Blue' Quintal Vase

    Powerhouse Blue Quintal Vase

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    This beautiful and substantial piece has five internally glazed flutes for the perfect presentation of your favourite blooms. Alternatively this st...

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    All Is Not Lost: The Collection Recovery Book

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    Reprinted due to popular demand with updated information and images. This sturdy, spiral bound flip-book is for museums, historical societies and a...

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    Graphic Identities Design Cards Boxed Set

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    12 boxed greeting cards and envelopes featuring stunning design works as featured in the 2021 Powerhouse Museum exhibition 'Graphic Identities'....

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    Locomotive No 1

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    Locomotive No 1 hauled the first train to run in NSW in 1855. The development of the railway network opened new areas and led to growth of towns an...

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  • Book cover, Love Lace: Powerhouse Museum International Lace Award.
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    Love Lace: Powerhouse Museum International Lace Award

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    Published in association with the exhibition of the same name, Love Lace presents a multidisciplinary collection of work by 134 finalists in the Po...

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  • Strasburg Clock

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    The Strasburg clock model is one of the Powerhouse's most popular objects. Built by clockmaker Richard Bartholomew Smith in Sydney between 1887 and...

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  • Rail Tales: Emily's Big Train Ride

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    This beautifully illustrated hardcover book tells the story of NSW railways for children aged 6-10, as seen through the eyes of Emily, an inquisiti...

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  • Evidence: Brook Andrew

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    ‘Evidence brings to light objects that tell the story of resistance, social change, and the struggle for rights and liberties. Some of the objects ...

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  • Out of Hand: Materialising the Digital

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    Out of Hand: Materialising the Digital is an exploration of art, craft, design and science in the light of ever-evolving technologies, processes an...

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  • Icons: From the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences Collection

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  • Love is … Australian Wedding Fashion: Colour-in paper dolls

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    This selection of beautifully detailed illustrations covers nearly 200 years of Australian wedding fashion, drawing on the impressive fashion colle...

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  • Rust Never Sleeps: Care and Conservation of Farm Machinery

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    This publication developed by the MAAS Conservation Team is for anyone who cares for historic farm machinery, whether you work in a museum, communi...

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  • Common Good

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    Common Good brings together socially engaged designers and research projects, highlighting collaborative opportunities for our regional design comm...

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  • The Story of Sydney Observatory

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    Explore the rich history of one of Australia’s oldest astronomical landmarks. Using archival images and objects from the MAAS collection, The Story...

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  • Time and Memory

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    "Clocks count the hours, but we experience time like it’s a texture, sometimes thick, other times thin, sometimes folded, other times smooth and sy...

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  • Step Into Paradise

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    The first definitive survey of two of Australia's best known designers, Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson, spanning more than four decades of their cre...

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  • Success and Failure

    Success and Failure

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    Success and Failure delves into the Powerhouse Museum collection to find examples of research, design and development that have led to unconvention...

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  • A compendium investigating hybridity in contemporary design, showcasing nine projects commissioned by Powerhouse where design studios collaborated with creatives from various disciplines to devise ‘furniture and objects for future homes’. Includes overview by Keinton Butler; essays by Caroline Roux on organic architecture; Dan Thawley on urban farming; and interviews with Guy Keulemans and Felix Burrichter. Edited by Stephen Todd, art directed by m/m (paris).

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    Hybrid is a visually compelling, intelligently written compendium investigating hybridity in contemporary design. The publication showcases nine Hy...

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  • An adjunct to the Graphic Identities exhibition at the Powerhouse, curated by Senior Curator Keinton Butler. Presents work by Gordon Andrews, Douglas Annand, Frances Burke, Dahl Collings, Pieter Huveneers, Arthur Leydin, Alistair Morrison and Shirley de Vocht. Their practice from 1930s to 1980s tell a narrative of visual culture, pioneering an Australian aesthetic in dialogue with international movements. Their designs have impacted currency, stamps, advertising, publishing and architectural signage.
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    Graphic Identities

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    Graphic Identities presents the work of eight designers practicing in Australia from the 1930s to 1980s whose stories when taken together tell a...

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    Graphic Identities Magnet Set

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    Colourful magnet set featuring stunning design works from a selection of Australian designers featured in the 2021 Powerhouse Museum exhibition ...

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  • Zampatti

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    In 1965, Carla Zampatti, AC OMRI (1938–2021), established the Sydney fashion house and brand that is still loved by generations of women. This publ...

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  • galang 02

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    The galang collective convenes regularly to discuss the role of museums and other cultural institutions in the past and present colonisation of Fir...

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