The Powerhouse Museum’s collection is like an iceberg; about nine tenths are hidden below the surface. Take a journey to those depths on a curator-led tour of our basement and Castle Hill storage areas. See the historical and contemporary design and decorative arts collections in their resting state - folded, filed, sorted and shelved.

POWERHOUSE DISCOVERY CENTRE
9 August
Olympic costumes with Jenny Kee, 11.30am
Designer Jenny Kee and curator Christina Sumner lead a tour of the Jenny Kee-designed Sydney 2000 Olympic Games opening ceremony costumes.
Architectural models: stars of design and sport, 2.00pm
Charles Pickett, Curator, Design & Society, reveals architectural models in the collection, of both well-known buildings and unrealised dreams.
172 Showground Road, Castle Hill
$16/$10 concession and members
Bookings essential tel (02) 9762 1300

POWERHOUSE MUSEUM
The Annette Kellerman collection
11 August, 2.00-3.00pm
Annette Kellerman is a famous Australian who created the women’s one-piece swimsuit and became an international celebrity as an endurance swimmer, vaudeville entertainer and star of American silent films. Curator Peter Cox leads this tour of costumes and props from her remarkable career.
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Design and photography
12 August, 2.00-3.00pm
24 August 10-11am and 11am-noon
View the Museum’s rich archive of 20th century design-related photography from the 1930s by leading Australian artists and designers, at work and play.
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Highlights of the costume collection
13 August, 2.00-3.00pm
23 August 10-11am and 11am-noon
This tour highlights the Museum’s extensive collection of fashion and dress objects, from 18th century fashion plates to the icons of today.
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Shoes
August 18, 2.00-3.00pm
23 August 11am-noon
The Powerhouse Museum’s shoe collection is unrivalled. See shoes made from every material imaginable, plus some unimaginably-high creations made for strutting the catwalk. And don’t be fooled into thinking that the really wild ones are contemporary; eighteenth and nineteenth century examples from the collection of London shoemaker Joseph Box are exquisite in their exaggerated contours, fabrics, colours and exotic leathers. The collection houses shoes from around the globe that have been an inspiration to generations of shoe designers.
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Photographic processes: design and innovation in the 19th century
19 August, 2.00-3.00pm
23 August 10-11am
From Ambrotypes to Woodburytypes, this tour shows the rise and fall of 19th century photographic processes and look at the way design and popular culture have shaped the development of new technologies.
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Doulton and Wedgwood ceramics - highlights from the collection
20 August, 2.00-3.00pm
24 August 10-11am and 11am-noon

This tour speaks for itself. If you’re fan of Doulton and Wedgwood, don’t miss a rare opportunity to view the Museum’s internationally renowned collections.
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For Powerhouse Museum tours, meet at the level 3 cloaking desk
Cost: $16/$10 concession and members
Bookings essential moshtix.com.au