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Country Always

Country Always

Caring for Country

A Corner of the Empire

A Corner of the Empire

The Garden Palace

The Holding Pen

The Holding Pen

The Agricultural Hall

Regional Networks

Regional Networks

Across New South Wales

A Museum of Doing

A Museum of Doing

Technological Museum

Expanding Stories

Expanding Stories

Evolution of the Castle Hill site from botanical research station to Museum Discovery Centre

Transforming the Tramsheds

Transforming the Tramsheds

Powerhouse Stage 1 and the Harwood Building

A Symbol in Time

A Symbol in Time

Sydney Observatory

Ongoing Transformations

Ongoing Transformations

Powerhouse Ultimo

Applied Arts and Sciences

Applied Arts and Sciences

Defining the terms in the 21st century

Powerhouse Renewal

Powerhouse Renewal

A transformative renewal program across four sites

We Rise

We Rise

Blak Powerhouse

Powerhouse-1 Mission Launch to the ISS

Powerhouse-1 Mission Launch to the ISS

An initiative of the Powerhouse: Future Space program

2024

2024

Exoskeleton

Exoskeleton

Powerhouse Parramatta

Parramatta

Parramatta

2026

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Powerhouse continues to evolve alongside our communities with generous support from individuals, trusts, foundations and corporate partners.

Donations and Bequests

Support Powerhouse with a tax-deductible donation and help bring world-class exhibitions and inspiring learning programs to life. All donations of $2.00 or more are tax deductible. Every gift helps shape the future of Powerhouse.

To learn more about our giving opportunities and bespoke partnership options, please contact philanthropy@powerhouse.com.au.

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Donate an Object to the Collection

We welcome offers of donation to the Powerhouse Collection.

Powerhouse is custodian to more than half a million objects of national and international significance and is recognised as one of the great repositories of stories of innovation and achievement across the applied arts and sciences.

To discuss donating to the Powerhouse Collection please fill in a donation form providing clear photographs and information about the object’s condition and history. The curatorial team will assess if your object meets the Museum's Collection Development Policy.

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A photograph of the busy Food court at Penrith Plaza, cafe tables filled with guests surround the centre fountain, with a two-way staircase in the background.

Share your Western Sydney Mall stories

Movies, Milkshakes and Mallrats

Support

Building Powerhouse Parramatta

A variety of corporations, foundations, government agencies, and individuals are supporting the building of Powerhouse Parramatta.

Powerhouse Ultimo Revitalisation Design Concept

Revitalising Powerhouse Ultimo

Powerhouse Ultimo is being revitalised to deliver expanded museum exhibition and learning spaces within a new dynamic creative industries precinct for Sydney.

Stories

portrait of Zandra Rhodes

Rare birds

Zandra Rhodes Donation

A woman’s brown hands on top and in between the opening of a blue shirt with a white vertical pattern.

Gail Mabo

Deed of Deposit

David Jones Archive

A new exhibition marking the gift of the archive to Powerhouse

Photograph of Quran with two hands on page

Moments In Waiting

Untold stories behind extraordinary objects