Map & Gude JUNE AUGUST 08 Incense burner from 800s Japan n Reflectons of Asa. 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 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. 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) 97 0600 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, May 08, but may be subject to change. Go to maas.museum/phm for updates. powerhousemuseum Cover mage: from Regnng Men, Johnson Hartg for Lbertne, 009 0. LACMA Collecton. Photo LACMA. @maasmuseum @maasmuseum
Museum hghlghts Level Fantastcal Worlds From 7 August Admre the creatve brllance behnd hstorcal baroque and rococo desgns and the contemporary works nspred by them. Lucky Iron Fsh n Common Good. Photo Lucky Iron Fsh María Fernanda Cardoso s The Marrages of Plants (detal), 08, n Human non Human. Courtesy of the artst Level 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. Tm Ross wth the -Bar from Desgn Naton. Level Level Regnng Men: Fashon n Menswear, 75 05 Over 0 ensembles drawn prmarly from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art collecton, as well as a dsplay of Australan men s style from the MAAS collecton. 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 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. Reflectons of Asa: Collectors and Collectons From 7 July For the frst tme ever, MAAS showcases ts extensve Asan collecton developed over the past 0 years. Spnnng World From 7 July A multmeda nstallaton comprsng textles and electroncs nspred by a Japanese kmono. Human non Human From 8 August Art, scence and speculaton converge n these four mmersve nstallatons. Expermentatons Become the scentst, engneer, thnker, artst and nventor n ths dynamc exhbton. EcoLogc Dscover the scence behnd clmate change and global warmng.
Facltes 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 MAAS Mns & Tnes Curous creators under fve can explore the Museum n these hands-on sessons. Monthly, book onlne at maas.museum Sydney Scence Festval Famly Day Interactve scence shows, hands-on experences and demonstratons for all the famly. August, 0.00 am.00 pm Kd Couture Become a desgner n our fashon and textle makng zone. Create your own wearable pece, weave a textle or book n for a dgtal workshop. From 7 to July, 0.00 am 5.00 pm. Regular actvtes Level Be nspred to reflect on your own treasured objects by the story of Davd Han and hs lttle rado n the Red Room Poetry Object 08 dsplay. 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. Checkng out the sghts n The Wggles 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. Addtonal requrements For strollers and wheelchars, and nformaton about servces for vstors wth accessblty needs, ask at the cloakng desk. Dscount parkng Darlng Square Car Park, Haymarket ($ Monday Frday, $8 weekends). Novotel Sydney Central, Haymarket ($5). Parkng tckets must be valdated by the machne located n the MAAS Store or level entrance.
Level N Fantastcal Worlds (from 7 August) Facltes Parents room Museum Offces 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 Facltes 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 & MAAS EXIT Forecourt Macarthur Street Harrs Street
Level Interface Facltes Parents room Theatres level The Steam Revoluton levels & Four Perscopes vewng area Kngs Cnema What s n Store? to level to level Australan Men s Style Regnng Men Common Good Student Fashon 08 The Lab Studos 5 Lace Study Centre Powerhouse Theatre levels & 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 Facltes Pram parkng Playground Courtyard Expermentatons level Turbne Hall Mars Yard to level Four Perscopes Reflectons of Asa (from 7 July) Desgn Naton Human non Human (from 8 Aug) Admsson Spnnng World (from 7 July) levels & 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