Event information
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- When
- 20 March 2026, 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Where
1 Shakespeare Place, The Gallery Room, G Floor, Mitchell Library, Sydney NSW 2000
- Categories
- Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
- Accessibility
- Welcomes people with access needs, contact venue/organiser for details
- Cost
- $10.00
Overview of this event
A day of illuminating talks at the State Library of NSW by the Powerhouse 2025 Research Scholars about the objects in the diverse Powerhouse Collection that inspired their investigations and creative projects. A light switch, a radio, an electric car, a wedding dress, a computer game, a spider robot, a craniometer, a recipe book for inks and a story of lost cattle have inspired examinations of history, identity and technological change that reveal the many narratives held within everyday things.
Morning and afternoon tea will be provided, including vegan and gluten-free options.
The talks below will be followed by panel discussions and Q&A's.
Xavier Ho
Investigating LGBTQIA+ Representation: Developing the Australian Queer Game Archive
Clint Harvey and Dzintra Menesis
Wimble's Inks Reimagined
Ruth Höflich
Hard Backs and Soft Fronts
Mia Francesca Jones
Objects of Light: Impacts of Artificial Night Lighting
James Goodman and Julia Scott-Stevenson
Imagining the Electric
Lauren Booker
Dismantling the tools and ephemera of pseudoscience
Fabri Blacklock and Treena Clark
The Evolution of Indigenous Fashion in Australia
Talei Mangioni
Radio Histories in the Pacific Islands
Lu Forsberg
Cowpastures
Contact details
Information about this event is managed by the event coordinator and is subject to change. Contact the event coordinator for more information.
Getting there
1 Shakespeare Place, The Gallery Room, G Floor, Mitchell Library, Sydney NSW 2000
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