Revitalising Ultimo
Powerhouse Ultimo is being revitalised to deliver expanded museum exhibition and learning spaces within a new dynamic creative industries precinct for Sydney.
The NSW Government’s $250 million investment in a heritage renewal of Powerhouse Ultimo will reorient the museum’s main entrance and create a new public square and entry via The Goods Line to enable better connection with surrounding precincts and public transport.
Visitors will benefit from improved exhibition and programming spaces which will allow the museum to accommodate international exhibitions and increase the community’s access to the renowned Powerhouse Collection of more than 500,000 objects.
The visitor experience will be improved through easier visitor circulation, expanded programming, and increase its use for the community.
Key Features
Key features of the Powerhouse Museum Ultimo design include:
- Four flexible, dynamic exhibition spaces that allow the museum to create and present high quality, internationally leading museum exhibitions across the applied arts and applied sciences and featuring the Powerhouse Collection.
- New public domain spaces including a 2000 sqm at the northern end of The Goods Line, the Post Office Courtyard on Harris Street and an internal courtyard accessible from Macarthur Street.
- Establishing one central, intuitive and accessible visitor circulation system to access exhibition, program and education spaces to support a high-quality visitor experience.
