Volunteers Blog

This object, No. H9068, a portable cheque writer made by Todd Protectograph Co., c. 1920, in the Powerhouse collection, was researched by Collections Research volunteer

Collections Research volunteer, Liz, recently researched Object No: 2000/68/2 – Juicy Salif lemon squeezer by Philippe Starck for Alessi from the Powerhouse collection. The Juicy

On March 11, Powerhouse volunteers headed on a cultural field trip to the 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art to discover the exhibition An Offering,

Collection Research Volunteer Andrea researched this object from the Powerhouse collection: a spade money coin from the Xin Dynasty (9–23 CE), minted during the rule

Collections Research Volunteer Liz recently explored a remarkable object from the Powerhouse Collection: Object No. N11495, Cole’s Book Arcade Advertising Token. This small, coin-sized token

On Wednesday 25 February 2026, in the middle of Lunar New Year celebrations taking place across Sydney and around the world, our volunteer team hosted

Collections Research volunteer Marcel recently researched this remarkable object from the Powerhouse Collection, Object No. C6842, a Column section from the Mercantile Mutual Insurance Building,

Collections Research volunteer Mitch, recently researched Object No. 85/841, Space Invaders arcade cabinet, from the Powerhouse Collection. This object is an original 1978 Space Invaders

Researched by Marcel, Collections Research Volunteer, this remarkable model was created by Lawrence Hargrave in New South Wales, Australia, in 1882. An experimental trochoidal motion