Castle Hill Family Day: Materiality

Family Day: Materiality is inspired by different materials found in the Powerhouse collection.

Design Thinking 10am–3.30pm
Be inspired by the ‘One a Week’ project by designer Rachel Vosila, who designed 52 chairs in a year, to start designing your own chair and create a small model using upcycled materials.

Paper with Benja Harney 10am–3.30pm
Learn more about paper and how it can be used to create fantastic objects with paper engineer Benja Harper. Add to a communal artwork and watch it grow throughout the day.

Glass with Jeffrey Hamilton 10am–3.30pm
Watch a live stained-glass demonstration by artist Jeffrey Hamilton. Learn more about the equipment and techniques used to create stained glass artworks.

Mystery Object Challenge 11.30am and 2.30pm
Calling all those with curious minds, drop-in and test your sleuthing skills in this family friendly activity to see if you can identify some historic mystery objects.

Mars Rover 1.30pm
Meet our quarter-scale replica of the Curiosity Mars Rover and learn all about its mission from the Castle Hill team.

Collection Highlights Tour 11am, 1pm and 3pm
Explore the museum and discover the stories behind some of your favourite objects in our collection.

Large and Complex Object Store Open 1–3.30pm
Discover some of the biggest objects in the Powerhouse Collection with this special viewing opportunity.

Cafe
10am–3pm