Powerhouse Museum (Corporate Name)

Decorative arts and design from the Powerhouse Museum, c1991: t.p. verso (Sydney [Australia])

Yesterday's tomorrows, 2005: t.p. (Powerhouse Museum) front flap, etc. (one of the oldest state museums in Australia; located in Sydney, N.S.W., Australia; founded in 1880 as the Industrial, Technological, and Sanitary Museum; variant name Technological, Industrial, and Sanitary Museum; in 1893 renamed the Technological Museum; variant name Technology Museum; branch museums opened in 1896; established by act July 1, 1946 as the Museum of Technology and Applied Science; name changed again in 1950 to the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences; on Aug. 13, 1979 it was announced that the Ultimo Power House and Tram Depot would become the museum's new home; opened Mar. 10, 1988 as the Powerhouse Museum)