design across time - Powerhouse Museum

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exhibitions at a glance
SEPTEMBER_OCTOBER_NOVEMBER 2005
cutting edge: fashion from Japan
LEVEL 5, FROM 27 SEPTEMBER
– 29 JANUARY 2006
Showcases the work of 19 Japanese
designers including pioneers Hanae
Mori and Kenzo Takada; the ‘big three’
Rei Kawakubo, Issey Miyake and Yohji
Yamamoto; and the work of a new
generation who continue to challenge
Western notions of fashion.
Inspired! Design across time
LEVEL 4, FROM 6 OCTOBER 2005
Featuring fashion, furniture, textiles,
glass, graphics, ceramics and
metalwork, Inspired! surveys 300 years
of decorative arts and design. Discover
the power of objects and the pleasure
of people who use and treasure them.
Sydney designers unplugged: people,
process, product
LEVEL 3, UNTIL 9 OCTOBER 2005
Find out what it really takes to be a
product designer! Sydney designers
unplugged looks behind the scenes of
seven leading product design studios.
Morris & Co
LEVEL 3, UNTIL 6 NOVEMBER 2005
From the collection of the Art Gallery of
South Australia. Furniture, tapestries,
embroideries, curtains, fabrics, carpets,
textiles and wallpapers designed and
made in the workshop of William
Morris & Co.
Greek treasures: from the Benaki
Museum in Athens
LEVEL 4 UNTIL 4 SEPTEMBER 2005
Artworks and artefacts spanning 8000
years of Greek history including
ceramics, gold jewellery, Byzantine
painted icons, metalware and figurines.
exhibitions at
Sydney Observatory
The sky and the weather
FROM OCTOBER 2005
Learn all about weather forecasting,
plus much more in this fascinating new
exhibition.
By the light of the southern stars
Look behind the Southern Cross and
hear Aboriginal stories about the sky.
travelling exhibitions
Sport: more than heroes and legends
SciTech Discovery Centre, Perth
UNTIL 23 OCTOBER 2005
Queensland Museum, Brisbane
14 NOVEMBER 2005 – 12 FEBRUARY 2006
Gambling in Australia: thrills, spills and
social ills
Coffs Harbour City Gallery
UNTIL 15 OCTOBER 2005
Australian Design Awards
LEVEL 4
WOOL DRESS, JUNYA WATANABE, COMME DES GARÇONS, 1999. COLLECTION
KCI. PHOTO BY TAKASHI HATAKEYAMA; DEVILISH CHAOS, GLASS BOWL, TOOTS
ZYNSKY, THE NETHERLANDS, 1995; LOCOMOTIVE NO 1 ON DISPLAY IN MARTIN
PLACE IN 1938. PHOTO COURTESY STATE RAIL AUTHORITY ARCHIVES.
Wollongong City Gallery
29 OCTOBER 2005 – 29 JANUARY 2006
Intel Young Scientist 2004
Newcastle Regional Museum
UNTIL 18 SEPTEMBER 2005
Works wonders: stories about home
remedies
Port of Yamba Historical Society
UNTIL 5 SEPTEMBER 2005
Boorowa Museum, Boorowa
16 SEPTEMBER – 29 OCTOBER 2005
Nyngan & District Museum
5 NOVEMBER – 11 DECEMBER 2005
Fruits: Tokyo street style
TeManawa Museum, New Zealand
10 SEPTEMBER – 27 NOVEMBER 2005
Greek treasures: from the Benaki
Museum in Athens
Immigration Museum, Melbourne
FROM 5 OCTOBER 2005 – 28 MAY 2006
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The Powerhouse selection from the
Australian Design Awards features
outstanding achievements in design.
Watts ‘n’ drops
FROM 10–18 SEPTEMBER 2005
Learn more about water and energy
and how to make it last the distance in
this display jointly presented by the
Department of Energy, Utilities and
Sustainability, Sydney Water and the
Powerhouse. Free weekend 10–11
September.
When the roof became stars: the
Australian Federal Police investigation
of the Bali bombings
FROM 12 OCTOBER – 11 DECEMBER 2005
In October 2002 two bombs exploded
in the popular tourist centre of Kuta
Beach in Bali, Indonesia, killing over
200 people. This exhibition looks at the
first eight months of the AFP
investigation of the tragedy.
Locomotive No 1
LEVEL 4
Locomotive No 1 has a facelift
complete with a new audio visual about
the history of railways in NSW.
Paradise, Purgatory, Hellhole: the
history of Pyrmont and Ultimo
LEVEL 3, UNTIL 29 JANUARY 2006
Experience some of the many stories
from a community that hasn’t stopped
changing.
Engineering Excellence
LEVEL 4, UNTIL 2 NOVEMBER 2005
Outstanding projects from the
Engineers Australia, Sydney Division,
Engineering Excellence awards.
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