FEBRUARY MONTHLY OPEN DAY:
Time, Telescopes & a Chinese Water Dragon
Saturday 11 February, 2012
10am – 4pm
Head to the Discovery Centre for our first open day of 2012 when we celebrate time, telescopes and the Chinese Year of the Dragon! Young visitors will enjoy a very special live performance by an amazing Chinese water dragon and our fantastic make-and-do activities. We are very pleased to offer an insightful behind-the-scenes tour, ‘Time & Telescopes’, with Andrew Jacob, Assistant Curator at Sydney Observatory, viewing a range of time-based museum collection objects and a number of telescopes! Visitors of all ages will also enjoy our interactive demonstration that unlocks the secrets of rocket propelled power and much more!
2012 OPEN DAYS
The Powerhouse Discovery Centre hosts a monthly open day on the second Saturday of the month (February to November) from 10am to 4pm. Open day programs include a mix of adult and family friendly programs including tours, talks, performances and make and do activities.
Saturday 11 February 2012
Saturday 10 March 2012
Saturday 14 April 2012 (Autumn school holidays)
Saturday 12 May 2012
Saturday 9 June 2012
SUMMER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Tuesday 10th—Friday 13th
Tuesday 17th—Friday 20th
Tuesday 24th—Wednesday 25th January, 2012
Join us for a packed program of holiday activities that will unlock the science behind magic and illusion! Highlights of the program include our holiday shows, Don't You Know it's Magic?, Science or Magic? and Magical & Mythical Creatures. Young visitors can create their own box of enchanted objects or even become a 'magic lanternist' in our educational workshops and can drop into one of our popular make-and-do craft stations to create a wizard or fairy peg doll or a paper-bag owl!
The Peppin Merino: A Celebration of the Wanganella Merino Stud, NSW
November 2011 – 2012
In the 1800s, the Wanganella Merino Stud, located in Deniliquin, New South Wales, gave the world a spectacular new kind of sheep, the Peppin Merino, which was able to thrive in arid environments and grow abundant, high-quality wool. The Peppin Merino became the sheep of Australian folklore and provided inspiration for the Golden Fleece logo, the ram on the 1936 shilling coin and the 1966 decimal currency two dollar note.
This special exhibition explores how the extraordinary Peppin Merino came into being, drawing upon the Powerhouse’s collection of fleece samples from the 1890s and revealing the extraordinary scientific achievements of the people who bred the Peppin Merino. Proudly presented by FS Falkiner & Sons and developed by the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, this exhibition was created to mark the 150th anniversary of Wanganella Stud.