'David Jones and the Powerhouse Museum are both iconic Australian institutions that are deeply embedded into our collective memories. As Australia’s leading museum of applied arts and applied sciences, the Powerhouse is custodian to Australia’s most important collections of applied arts, and the David Jones archive will extend the significance of our collections for our audiences and communities.' - Powerhouse Chief Executive Lisa HavilahNine's Mike Dalton captures the magic of David Jones as we celebrate the acquisition of the David Jones archive into the Powerhouse Collection.
It is older than Harrods of London, the most famous department store in the world. For 186 years, David Jones has been holding court in the heart of Sydney and impressive history that's now heading to the museum. It is the world's oldest continuously operating department store, the doors opening 50 years after Philip arrived with the First Fleet. And today, in a lavish DJ's appropriate way, David Jones announced it would be handing its archive of historical treasures for safe keeping with the Powerhouse Museum. It's massive, there are over 3000 items and it's very comprehensive from Deal, Millenary and the hat boxes in which they would be found. To the cutlery used by the Queen on her visit to deejays during her 54 tour. Most of it was actually stored in our warehouse, so it was behind their lock and key. But for generations of Sydneysiders, DJ's remains in the archive of the mind. I've served briefly at the Bondi Junction store of David Jones in the Crucial in the toy department, and I remember my mom driving me two hours from country NSW to get an outfit for my first. Job interview and I recall coming here for afternoon tea with my grandmother as a 10 year old. Can you think of David Jones? You do think of that black and white houndstooth? It's classic, isn't it? In the city. Mike Dalton, 9 news we have.
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