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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

Opportunities

Powerhouse opportunities span careers, volunteer projects, residencies, fellowships, design accelerators and research programs. We are always looking for new talent and great collaborations.

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Careers

Powerhouse is committed to bringing together a diverse staff of professionals with outstanding expertise in their areas. We are a collaborative, entrepreneurial and creative institution dedicated to working with equity and respect as we deliver original new practice in the service of our communities.

There are no roles currently available.

Powerhouse Practices

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Collection Registration

Powerhouse Practices

Collection Conservation

Powerhouse Practices

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Collection Curation

Powerhouse Practices

Collection Logistics

Powerhouse Practices

Collection Research

Powerhouse Practices

Collection Digitisation

Powerhouse Practices

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Open Initiatives

We support and invest in a range of initiatives that sustain industry development and individual creative practice across the applied arts and sciences and creative industries.

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Carl Nielsen Design Accelerator

A tailor-made accelerator program supporting an early career Australian industrial designer to advance a sustainable product, system or service design.

Applications open

Holdmark Innovation Award

The annual Holdmark Innovation Award recognises excellence and innovation in the built environment.

Applications open

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Powerhouse and David Jones Australian Design Commission

The Powerhouse and David Jones Australian Design Commission invests in the next generation of Australian designers by providing them with the opportunity to design a prototype of a new product for the contemporary Australian home.

Applications open

All Initiatives

Powerhouse Initiatives

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Powerhouse Volunteers

Volunteers support all areas of Powerhouse activity, from visitor engagement to care of our Collection of over half a million objects.

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Community

New work across the applied arts and sciences is developed through support and investment by Powerhouse. We foster innovation through facilitating collaboration and connection between industry and community.

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