Country Always

Caring for Country

A Corner of the Empire

The Garden Palace

The Holding Pen

The Agricultural Hall

Regional Networks

Across New South Wales

A Museum of Doing

Technological Museum

Expanding Stories

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

Transforming the Tramsheds

Powerhouse Stage 1 and the Harwood Building

A Symbol in Time

Sydney Observatory

Ongoing Transformations

Powerhouse Ultimo

Applied Arts and Sciences

Defining the terms in the 21st century

Powerhouse Renewal

A transformative renewal program across four sites

We Rise

Blak Powerhouse

Powerhouse-1 Mission Launch to the ISS

An initiative of the Powerhouse: Future Space program

2024

Blak Powerhouse

Manning HouseEnded 26 Jan 2025

Sunset Variations

Sydney Observatory31 Jan—28 Feb

Exoskeleton

Powerhouse Parramatta

2024

Program Sydney Science Festival 2024

Celestial Emu

Name: Sydney Observatory Late: Celestial Emu
Start: 2024-08-13T07:30:00.000Z
End: 2024-08-14T10:15:00.000Z
Location: Sydney Observatory

Late

Ended 14 Aug 2024

4 sessions

$15—$25

Sydney Observatory

Join us at Sydney Observatory to celebrate First Nations sky and Country.

Program

Performance
Akala Newman singing in Gadigal.

Talk
Gail Mabo in conversation with Rachael Hocking (Common Ground).

Premiere
Celestial Emu is a short film project with Gamilaroi astrophysicist Karlie Noon and dancer Daniel Mateo, directed by Olivia Costa.

Tours
First Nations sky tours with Uncle Ghillar Michael Anderson.
Telescope viewing (subject to cloud cover).

Exhibition
I Put The Stars On The Ground highlights First Nations custodianship to Sky Country and illustrates the site’s evolution into a public educational space and museum.

Pop-Up
Powerhouse Shop

Koiki Mabo sitting within bamboo and sand backgorund.

I put the stars on the ground

Every Thu—SatSydney Observatory

Speaker

Gail Mabo is a proud Meriam woman of the Piadram clan in the Torres Strait Islands region. Gail’s artistic practices range from performance to visual art and are based on her Indigenous cultural practices and knowledges. Gail began her artistic career in 1979 as a dancer and has since cemented her cultural works throughout numerous mediums of art practice. Gail is the daughter of the esteemed Eddie Koiki Mabo who is the inspiration behind her work Tagai.