Map & Guide. Welcome SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER 2018

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1 SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER 08 Map & Gude Kate Rohde s Deer Vase n Fantastcal Worlds. 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. Cover mage: María Fernanda Cardoso s On the Marrages of Plants (detal), 08, n Human non Human. Courtesy of the artst 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, August 08, but may be subject to change. Go to maas.museum/phm for

2 Museum hghlghts Level Level Level Level Fantastcal Worlds Comprsng playful arrangements of old and new, Fantastcal Worlds celebrates the creatve brllance behnd contemporary and hstorcal objects from the MAAS collecton. Lucky Iron Fsh n Common Good. Photo Lucky Iron Fsh Archtectural model of a belltower from 880s Japan n Reflectons of Asa. STAR WARS Identtes: The Exhbton From 6 November Who would you be f you were a character from Star Wars? Fnd out as you buld your own unque Star Wars hero n ths nteractve exhbton featurng 00 orgnal Star Wars objects. 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 A small dsplay of costumes and posters celebratng the 0th annversary of the world s bggest gay and lesban festval. Tours and talks Daly exhbton tours, talks and demonstratons. Detals at the nformaton desk and on the app. Regnng Men: Fashon n Menswear, Untl October Over 0 ensembles from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art collecton and a dsplay from the MAAS collecton. Common Good Explore the mpact of contemporary desgn n Australa and neghbourng regons. : 08 MAAS Archtectural Commsson Ths work by archtectural studo TRIAS encourages vstors to connect through a matrx of mrrors contaned n four towers. Good Desgn Awards 08 From September Featurng Fashon Revoluton Australa, the wnner of ths year s MAAS Desgn Award. The Ideal Home: Art and Desgn From November A selecton of MAAS collecton objects and artworks from Penrth Regonal Gallery and the Lewers Bequest that explore the domestc sphere. Interface: People, Machnes, Desgn Great consumer products of the 0th and st centures. 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 For the frst tme ever, MAAS showcases ts extensve Asan collecton developed over the past 0 years. Spnnng World A multmeda nstallaton comprsng textles and electroncs nspred by a Japanese kmono. Human non Human 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.

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 MAAS Mns & Tnes Curous creators under fve can explore the Museum n these hands-on sessons. Monthly, book onlne at maas.museum 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 9 September to October, 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. Untl October. Explore the Expermentatons exhbton where you 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. 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. It s also a venue for 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 and accessblty For strollers and wheelchars, and nformaton about servces for vstors wth accessblty needs, ask one of our Vstor Servces staff. Dscount parkng Darlng Square Car Park, Haymarket ($ Monday Frday, $8 weekends). Novotel Sydney Central, Haymarket ($5). Parkng tckets must be valdated by the machnes located at the levels and admssons counters.

4 Level N Fantastcal Worlds Parents room Museum Offces levels Level ENTRY & EXIT Members Lounge (entry va lft on level or ) To lght ral and Darlng Harbour Access to The Goods Lne level vewng area 0 Years of Fabulousness: Sydney Gay and Lesban Mard Gras Cloakng desk Informaton Shop level Boulton & Watt Strasburg Engne Clock Icons to level Ext through store Cloakng desk MAAS Store ENTRY Locomotve No levels & Star Wars Identtes (from 6 November) MAAS EXIT Forecourt Macarthur Street Harrs Street

5 Level Interface to and level Parents room Theatres level The Steam Revoluton levels & vewng area Kngs Cnema What s n Store? to level Common Good to level The Ideal Home (from November) Regnng Men (untl October) Good Desgn Awards 08 (from September) The Lab Studos 5 levels & Lace Study Centre Powerhouse Theatre Powerhouse Theatrette Level ENTRY & EXIT Space Transport EcoLogc to Members Lounge and Interface 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 Human Mars Yard non Human Reflectons of Asa Desgn Naton levels & Spnnng World 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