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Urban farm planter boxes amongst trees

Program Sydney Design Week 2023

Eco Systems

Program

In the context of widespread biodiversity loss, pressure on natural resources and food insecurity, strategic management of land and agricultural production will be fundamental to our survival. How can we support resilient food systems, plant and water conservation, and renewable energy in response to our rapidly growing populations?

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Powerhouse Museum - Sydney Design Week | Eco Systems

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Sun reflected upon ripples of dark water

Sun reflected upon ripples of dark water

Micro Cycles

Ended 24 Sept 2023ProgramSydney Design Week

Shadows of tree branches on fabric

Shadows of tree branches on fabric

Connected Threads

Ended 24 Sept 2023ProgramSydney Design Week

Close up of eyes looking upwards with the corner of a screen reflected in the eye

Close up of eyes looking upwards with the corner of a screen reflected in the eye

Photofields 2023

Ended 24 Sept 2023ProgramSydney Design Week

Sun speckles amongst wild grass in nature

Sun speckles amongst wild grass in nature

Material Cultures

Ended 24 Sept 2023ProgramSydney Design Week

Shadow of figure against pillar with sunset superimposed inside shadow

Shadow of figure against pillar with sunset superimposed inside shadow

Communal Cities

Ended 24 Sept 2023ProgramSydney Design Week

Ended 24 Sept 2023

Sydney Design Week

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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

Eco Systems

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

Sydney Design Week

Sydney Design Week

Across Sydney12—24 Sep

2023

Events

A shell like mound, of glazed raku sits on the floorboards filled with dirt and moss

A shell like mound, of glazed raku sits on the floorboards filled with dirt and moss

The Gate

Ended 23 Dec 2023ExhibitionPenrith Regional Gallery

Lilac, white, yellow and green flowers and plants on a patch of soil. In the background is a building on the right and a cloudy sky on the left.

Lilac, white, yellow and green flowers and plants on a patch of soil. In the background is a building on the right and a cloudy sky on the left.

Jiwah – Indigenous Rooftop Farming

Ended 16 Sept 2023TourSold Out

A series of hydroponic farms growing greenery under purple lights inside a warehouse.

A series of hydroponic farms growing greenery under purple lights inside a warehouse.

Urban Farming Under Sydney’s CBD

Ended 16 Sept 2023TourUrban Green Sydney

The curving cement, steel and glass exterior of the Australian PlantBank under a bright blue sky. The sky reflects on the building’s partially mirrored surfaces.

The curving cement, steel and glass exterior of the Australian PlantBank under a bright blue sky. The sky reflects on the building’s partially mirrored surfaces.

Australian PlantBank

Ended 17 Sept 2023TourAustralian Botanic Gardens

The interior steel structure of the National Herbarium’s roof above low stone walls, supported by a Y-shaped frame.

The interior steel structure of the National Herbarium’s roof above low stone walls, supported by a Y-shaped frame.

National Herbarium of NSW

Ended 17 Sept 2023TourAustralian Botanic Gardens

An interior view of a greenhouse with a pink, translucent film covering the ceiling. The greenhouse contains rows of fully-grown lettuce.

An interior view of a greenhouse with a pink, translucent film covering the ceiling. The greenhouse contains rows of fully-grown lettuce.

Shaping the Future of Farming

Ended 17 Sept 2023TourNational Vegetable Protected Cropping Centre

A table of various honeycombs and delicacies. A person uses a butter knife to scrape a small amount of dark brown honey from one section of honeycomb.

A table of various honeycombs and delicacies. A person uses a butter knife to scrape a small amount of dark brown honey from one section of honeycomb.

Supper Sessions x Sydney Design Week

Ended 21 Sept 2023ProgramSold Out

'Amodern' sits above a shadow of a figure amongst pillars of a building

Sydney Design Week 2023

Ended 24 Sept 2023Across Sydney