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Founded in 1879, this museum has state-of-the-art exhibitions on futurology, transport and ecology.
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We visited the Powerhouse Museum (Darling) on January 2, 2024. Because Sydney is a very walkable city, we walked there after we finished visiting another museum. This one in Darling is near Chinatown / Paddy Haymarket. The cost was free which made it even better! The museum was amazing. I loved the various exhibits with a focus on steam engines. It was fascinating how the use of steam powered so many things from a printing press, to a fire engine. They also had various instruments on exhibit as well. We met a wonderful employee that provided in-depth information. If you love technology from the past, you must visit! I also encourage anyone with children to visit too. They had a cool exhibit for the kids.
Visited the Powerhouse Museum for the first time on Sunday. Definitely worth a visit. There is plenty to look at and such a range of displays to suit a wide variety of interests. Staff are extremely helpful and friendly. There is a gift shop and cafe there also.
It's amazing display of a museum.
So many things to see from its different eras of products.
There are four levels of buildings to see. Don't worry, they provide escalators and lifts!
Toilets and shop including cafe (try their orange cake!)
To visit this museum by bus 501 from Central or just walk from Chinatown (paddy's market).
Note : come now before they will renovate it on next February.
Free of charge.
So many things to see from its different eras of products.
There are four levels of buildings to see. Don't worry, they provide escalators and lifts!
Toilets and shop including cafe (try their orange cake!)
To visit this museum by bus 501 from Central or just walk from Chinatown (paddy's market).
Note : come now before they will renovate it on next February.
Free of charge.
A must see before they close for a 3year renovation as of Feb 2024! An AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL experience with something for EVERYONE! Electricity, steam power, space, fashion, history and PRIDE! Clean, beautifully presented exhibitions, fully accessible, lots of quiet low light areas too if your from a Nuro-Spicey family. We were lucky enough to see the volunteer steam engine master come in and start up all the steam powered equipment. He even stopped to chat to us after as we were following him around quietly in awe of how he went about starting each machine. A fine art these days! Absolutely a must see if you are in Sydney and entry was free at the time we went too.
Very nice museum to visit with amazing collections. I was getting there to see the famous PBY Catalina aircraft, but I was delighted by the other collections, and especially, as an engineer, by the scientific discovery of electricity, magnetism, gravity etc… Nice
It will close soon (5-Feb-24) for 3 years for major renovations. Not much exhibitions to see. But it is free for now. A good place to take young kids to take a look. And enjoy the outing in nearby areas and dine in haymarket for good food.
It’s a free activity so you can only gain by coming here.
Plenty to see for everyone from fashion and LGBT to the original train and trams.
The 1001 items exhibit in the heart of the building was my personal favourite. Lots of connected rooms with different colours and themes based on the random trinkets on display
‘Twas a rainy day when we went so this was great to hide in for a few hours.
Plenty to see for everyone from fashion and LGBT to the original train and trams.
The 1001 items exhibit in the heart of the building was my personal favourite. Lots of connected rooms with different colours and themes based on the random trinkets on display
‘Twas a rainy day when we went so this was great to hide in for a few hours.
