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

Architectural Team

Architectural Team

Powerhouse Parramatta

Atmospheric Memory

Atmospheric Memory

Ultimo
1001 Remarkable Objects

1001 Remarkable Objects

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Material Cultures
Revitalising Powerhouse Ultimo

Revitalising Powerhouse Ultimo

Exoskeleton

Exoskeleton

Powerhouse Parramatta

Blak Powerhouse

Blak Powerhouse

Powerhouse x We Are Warriors

past Program

Material Cultures

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The design of contemporary artefacts can provide a powerful platform to interrogate our material, cultural and technological (hi)stories. Projects that engage with the past, through the exploration of material and extraction, or through our relationship to ancient cultures, can reframe deep-rooted chronologies and reveal new meanings.