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AUSTRALIA’S MOST SIGNIFICANT NEW MUSEUM OPENING LATE 2026
Powerhouse Parramatta, one of the world’s most significant new cultural projects, will open in late 2026. Located on the banks of the Parramatta River, the future-focused museum will be a major new landmark for Australia and a global cultural destination for Western Sydney.
The museum is the largest cultural infrastructure project in Australia since the Sydney Opera House, at 30,000 sqm designed by Franco-Japanese architects Moreau Kusunoki (Lead Designer) and Australian architecture firm Genton (Local Architect).
The transformational project is the first state cultural institution to be built in Western Sydney, one of Australia’s fastest growing and most diverse regions. Construction began over four years ago and the main building by delivery partner Lendlease is now complete, with interior exhibition fit outs underway across the site and final works continuing on the public domain.