- Address: 500 Harris St, Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia
- Phone: +61 2 9217 0111
- Official website: www.powerhousemuseum.com
- Working hours: daily from 10:00 to 17:00
- The cost of visiting: $ 10, children's ticket - $ 5
The Powerhouse Museum is one of Sydney 's oldest cultural and educational centers and the main branch of the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences. It introduces visitors to devices and machines that were invented several centuries ago, as well as with modern innovations.
History of the museum
The history of the Powerhouse Museum dates back to 1878. The first collection was created from exhibits that were shown at various Australian exhibitions. At first the museum was located in the exhibition center Garden Palace, which was destroyed by a fire in 1882. After that the Powerhouse Museum was located in different buildings. The museum has acquired the permanent address of 500 Harris St only in 1982. In February 2015, it became known that the state government decided to transfer it to the Parramatta district.
Exhibits of the museum
To date, the center of the Powerhouse Museum (Sydney) exhibited 94533 exhibits, which began to gather in 1880. At the same time the collection is constantly replenished. The most popular exhibits of the Powerhouse Museum are:
- a rotary steam engine built by inventors Bulton and Watt;
- Locomotive No. 1, built by Robert Stevenson in 1854;
- model of the Strasbourg Clock, built by Richard Smith in 1887;
- models of ancient fire engines and aircraft;
- equipment for the production of money (machines, safes, bags, bags for carrying money);
- collection of ancient coins from Ancient Rome, China, India and other countries.
The Powerhouse Museum has both permanent and temporary exhibitions. Until now, there have been events dedicated to space research, environmental issues, digital and computer technologies. Exhibits are purchased at the expense of the Powerhouse Museum (Sydney), and also come from private collections. You can also contribute to the development of this research center. It is enough to contact the administration.
How to get there?
The Powerhouse Museum is located in the eastern part of Sydney on Harris Street. Get to it will not be difficult, because next to it there is a bus stop Harris Street, which can be reached on the city route number 501.
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