Map & Guide. Welcome MARCH MAY Comments? Your comments help us to improve our services. Ask for a comments form at the admission counter.

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1 MARCH MAY 08 Map & Gude Tm Ross wth the -Bar from Desgn Naton. Welcome Welcome to the Powerhouse Museum, where you wll see an extraordnary array of treasures across decoratve arts and desgn, scence, technology, space and transport. We have a varety of exhbtons, programs, events and permanent dsplays. Vst maas.museum and explore our collecton onlne or download our app. You can also fnd out more about our other venues, Sydney Observatory n the hstorc Rocks area and the Museums Dscovery Centre at Castle Hll. MAAS acknowledges Australa s Frst Natons Peoples as the Tradtonal Owners and Custodans of the land and gves respect to the Elders past and present and through them to all Aborgnal and Torres Strat Islander peoples. Cover mage: Surface Sconce Blackened Bronze, Henry Wlson, 06, from Common Good. Comments? Your comments help us to mprove our servces. Ask for a comments form at the admsson counter. Contact Telephone: (0) 97 0 Members: (0) Bookngs: (0) 97 0 Openng hours 0.00 am 5.00 pm daly (closed Chrstmas Day) Address 500 Harrs Street Ultmo NSW 007 Informaton correct at tme of prntng, February 08, but may be subject to change. Go to maas.museum/phm for

2 Museum hghlghts Level Love s Australan Weddng Fashon Untl 0 May Weddng outfts and accessores coverng nearly 00 years of Australan weddngs. Memorabla, photographs and letters reveal the stores and tradtons behnd the outfts. Lght Ball Orchestra n Future Park. Photo courtesy of teamlab. Brenton n Gngham prnt, 99 96, n the Mard Gras 0th annversary dsplay. Photo by Brenton Heath-Kerr/ Brendon Wllamson/Peter Elfes Level Learn & Play! teamlab Future Park presented by Toyota Untl 0 Aprl Immerse yourself n an nteractve world of lght and colour where magnaton meets technology, and brng your creatons to lfe n our new exhbton Future Park. Icons See lttle-known treasures from the MAAS collecton and redscover old favourtes n an exhbton renterpretng the conventonal noton of an con. Download the free audo tour maas.museum/apps. 0 Years of Fabulousness: Sydney Gay and Lesban Mard Gras See costumes and posters from ths colourful and lvely spectacle, whch has grown over 0 years from a small poltcal march to the world s bggest gay and lesban festval, attractng crowds of over half a mllon. Tours and talks Daly exhbton tours, talks and demonstratons. Detals at the nformaton desk and on the app. Level Level Regnng Men: Fashon n Menswear, From May Over 0 ensembles drawn prmarly from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art collecton, as well as a dsplay of Australan men s style. Common Good Explore the mpact of contemporary desgn practce n Australa and neghbourng regons, wth desgners leadng us towards a sustanable future. Four Perscopes: 08 MAAS Archtectural Commsson Commssoned by MAAS, ths work by archtectural studo TRIAS encourages vstors to connect wth one another through a matrx of mrrors contaned n four towers. Student Fashon 08 From 0 March Ths annual dsplay hghlghts the creatvty and nspraton behnd the desgns of the top graduates from Sydney fashon schools. Interface: People, Machnes, Desgn Interface presents some of the great consumer products of the 0th and st centures. Kngs Cnema Daly screenngs. Detals at the nformaton desk. Desgn Naton Curated by Tm Ross, ths exhbton brngs together examples of ngenuty from the MAAS collecton. A Brllant Gft: The Barry Wlloughby Bequest Ths selecton of glass objects s part of a generous bequest from Museum patron Barry Wlloughby. Recollect: Health & Medcne Untl 0 May A human skull, surgcal nstruments, cardac pacemakers and cochlear mplants are among the tems that have come out of storage for ths unusual dsplay. Shape 07 Untl 6 May A selecton of outstandng major projects from the HSC Desgn and Technology, Industral Technology, and Textles and Desgn courses. Expermentatons Become the scentst, engneer, thnker, artst and nventor n ths dynamc exhbton. EcoLogc Dscover the scence behnd clmate change and global warmng. Mars Yard At ths workng laboratory you may see robotcs researchers creatng the next generaton of Mars rovers.

3 s Levels and Our cafés are open from breakfast, servng qualty coffee as well as a delcous famly-frendly menu. For famles Our most popular exhbtons wth famles nclude Space, Transport and The Wggles Exhbton on level. Specal actvtes Level Famly Sundays are an exctng opportunty for famly and frends to jon n hands-on makng actvtes. Every Sunday from March to 8 Aprl. On March jon us for a specal Desgn Famly Day, as part of Sydney Desgn Festval. For more detals vst sydneydesgn.com.au MAAS Mns & Tnes Curous creators under fve can explore the Museum n these hands-on sessons. Monthly, book onlne at maas.museum Tnkertoreum Come buld, make, dscover and share! Buld a car, race t down the ramps or create a knetc sculpture. From Aprl to 0 Aprl. Regular actvtes Level In Recollect: Health & Medcne, play Operaton on a lfe-szed playng board, or make an orgam heart or skull. Explore the Expermentatons exhbton where young vstors can become the scentst, engneer, thnker, artst and nventor. There s also a courtyard Playground, baby change facltes and a toddlers tolet on level. Level Vst The Lab, an magnatve play space that responds to your nteractons. Free general admsson for kds Actvtes may change. Ask at the nformaton desk. Playng wth gears at the Expermentatons exhbton. Dne ndoors or out at MAAS Juncton on level, whch connects to The Goods Lne, or MAAS on level wth access to Harrs Street. MAAS Store Level Ext va the MAAS Store to purchase a wde range of books, gfts and homewares. Profts go towards the purchase or conservaton of objects. Members Lounge Level (entry va level ) Complmentary refreshments and a chldren s play area are avalable for members. Photography We welcome personal and non-commercal photography but please don t use flash as lght can damage objects. and baby change facltes are located on all levels. Free w-f Free w-f s avalable throughout the Museum and ts cafés. Sgn n as MAAS vstor. Free app Download our free app to make the most of your vst. The app ncludes detals of current exhbtons, workshops, talks and specal events and a self-guded audo tour of the Icons exhbton. Grab a coffee or have lunch at the MAAS Juncton café on level. The Lab Level The Lab s a hands-on play space dedcated to nteractve technologes, open to the publc. It s also a venue for specal events and workshops featurng computer scence, dgtal meda, game desgn and makng where you can learn a skll, tnker wth tools, make a project and share deas; bookngs essental. For more detals vst maas.museum/thelab. Lace Study Centre Level (Studo, The Lab) See exquste lace from around the world. Specal needs For strollers and wheelchars, and nformaton about servces for vstors wth accessblty needs, ask at the cloakng desk. Dscount parkng Harboursde Car Park, Pyrmont ($). Novotel Sydney Central, Haymarket ($5). Parkng tckets must be valdated by the machne located n the MAAS Store or level entrance.

4 Level N Parents room Love s Museum Offces Love s Australan Weddng Fashon (untl 0 May) Level ENTRY & EXIT Members Lounge (entry va lft on level ) To lght ral and Darlng Harbour Access to The Goods Lne level Four Perscopes vewng area 0 Years of Fabulousness: Sydney Gay and Lesban Mard Gras Admsson Cloakng desk Members Lounge Informaton Shop Boulton & Watt Strasburg Engne Clock Icons to level Ext through store Cloakng desk MAAS Store ENTRY Locomotve No Admsson levels & Future Park (untl 0 Aprl) MAAS EXIT Forecourt Macarthur Street Harrs Street

5 Level Interface Parents room Theatres level The Steam Revoluton levels & Four Perscopes vewng area Kngs Cnema What s n Store? Common Good to level to level Lawrence Englsh Regnng Men (from May) Catalysts and Creators (untl 8 Mar) Student Fashon 08 (from 0 Mar) The Lab Studos 5 levels & Lace Study Centre Powerhouse Theatre Powerhouse Theatrette Level ENTRY & EXIT Space Transport EcoLogc to Members Lounge Playground To lght ral and Darlng Harbour MAAS Juncton Access to The Goods Lne Courtyard Pram parkng Playground Courtyard Expermentatons level Turbne Hall to level Desgn Naton Four Perscopes Shape 07 Mars Yard (untl 6 May) Recollect: Health & Medcne (untl 0 May) levels & Admsson Wlloughby Bequest ENTRY The Wggles Exhbton Macarthur Street Ramp Stars s Informaton Frst ad Accessble tolets Baby change & toddler tolet Pram parkng The Museum s a smoke-free zone