 The Powerhouse Museum ine mavambo ayo muzano revatariri veAustralia Museum muna 1878 uye Sydney International Exhibition ya 1879 uye Melbourne International Exhibition ya 1880. Sydney International Exhibition yakaitirwa muGarden Palace, chivako chakavakirwa kuratidzira chiri munharaunda yeRoyal Botanic Gardens. Pakupera kworatidzwa kwacho, Australian Museum miziyamu yeSydney yenhau yezvisikwa yakasarudza dare kuti risarudze zvinhu zvakanakisisa zvinoratidzwa nechinangwa chokuzviratidza nguva dzose mumuziyamu itsva yaizova mukati meGarden Palace. Miziyamu itsva yacho yaizonzi The Technological, Industrial, and Sanitary Museum of New South Wales; chinangwa chayo chaiva chokuratidza zvinhu zvitsva zvemaindasitiri, zvokuvaka uye zvokugadzira nechinangwa chokuratidza kuti kuvandudzwa kwemararamiro uye utano hwevanhu kungaitwa sei. 