Transformation: Mardi Gras to the cosmos with Powerhouse 2025EXPIRED

published: 16 Jan 2025, 3 min read, 'EVENT EXPIRED'

when: 14 Feb 2025 | venue: Benledi House | cost: Free | address: 186 Glebe Point Road, Glebe NSW 2037

Join Powerhouse Volunteers for an engaging exploration of change through culture and festivals.

This talk highlights objects from the Powerhouse Collection connected to Sydney’s Mardi Gras, celebrating inclusivity, identity, ingenuity and the power of cultural expression. We’ll also explore how these objects reflect broader transformative events, which shape our world across time and tradition.

Image credit: 95/339/3 Posters (2), 'Sydney Gay Mardi Gras', paper, designed by David McDiarmid, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1990. Powerhouse Collection. Gift of Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Limited, 1995.

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Event Details

what: Transformation: Mardi Gras to the cosmos with Powerhouse 2025

when: 14 Feb 2025

opening hours: Friday 14 February from 11am to 12pm

venue: Benledi House

city/suburb: Glebe

address: 186 Glebe Point Road, Glebe NSW 2037

Ticketing Url: https://booking.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/new_booking.html?company_id=37011&event_slot_id=1231622#/event

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