there will be cross-postings of this message ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ Powerhouse Museum special event for ICOM delegates to Sydney Dear ICOM delegate, The Powerhouse Museum is the largest and most diverse museum in Australia. Our collection spans the decorative arts and design, social history, science and technology. The museum has over 350,000 objects in the collection, with over 16000m2 of exhibition space at Sydney's former tramway power station. There are 14 permanent exhibitions and a busy program of temporary exhibitions. As part of the pre and post conference tours to Sydney, the museum is offering two special half day events where you can meet some of the staff, view the museum and some of its stores and hear of some of the exciting developments we are planning for over the next few years. You will see a range of our exhibitions from Space through to Style: treasures of art & design but of particular interest will be ngaramang bayumi: an exhibition about Indigenous Australian music and dance and Beyond architecture: Marion Mahony and Walter Burley Griffin in America, Australia and India. These days are on Thursday 8 October from 9.45am for the pre- conference tour and Monday 19 October from 1.00pm for the post- conference. If you are interested in attending either of these days, please contact Robert Swieca at the museum on (61-2) 92170512, (61-2) 92170441 [fax] or [log in to unmask] [email]. We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to the Powerhouse. Terence Measham Director