A 19th century institution, the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, which has reinvented itself, is one of the major tourist attractions in Sydney today. Its immense collection ranges from decorative arts to crafts, social history, science and technology. The Powerhouse Museum in Sydney is one of the largest and the most diverse museums in Australia. Though it is essentially a science and technology museum, the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney houses a variety of displays that cover almost every area possible.

The towering building of Powerhouse Museum in Sydney has more than 25 exhibition rooms and huge archives to store its vast resources. There is quite an experience for the visitors to Powerhouse Museum in Sydney for the magic that is created by this old boiler house. The museum has a surprisingly large collection of about 400000 exhibits though only a fraction of it is open for public display. The magnificent collection at Powerhouse Museum in Sydney ranges from topics as varied as decorative art to ancient history or even space ventures. Locomotive No.1, the first locomotive engine to run in South Wales is one of the most popular exhibits here. A Catalina Flying Boat is the heaviest item in display while the most popular one is the Strasbourg Clock an 1887 replica of the famous astronomical click in the Notre Dame Cathedral.

If you are tech freak then visit the cyber world that exhibits working of computers and their development from the first basic models to the new and modern ones. The various space exhibitions and the mysteries of outer space is narrated by Space. A space shuttle cockpit completes the exhibition. Interesting and out of the way displays like a chocolate tasting machine or a miniature hand powered railway engine is found at Experimentations. Transport is a display of the growth and evolution of the transport system till date. The Power House Museum also houses the Sydney Observatory.

The section for children at Powerhouse Museum in Sydney has special programs like programs to enlighten kids below the age of eight with the Kids Interactive Discovery Spaces. You will find various interactive sources of learning in the design of the digital games and activities. Technical gadgets in Powerhouse Museum in Sydney like ear phones and touch screens make learning fun as the kids are raced through an array of topics that range from modern technology to primitive science. The special Teachers Guide program is launched to provide a complete learning experience to the children.

Apart from old favorites like the Strasburg Clock, the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney provides an innovative, high technology approach to displays including touch-screens, audio phones and a variety of other hands-on experiences. There is also a shop, restaurant and outdoor cafe.

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