First Nations

The Powerhouse acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the ancestral homelands upon which our museums are situated. We respect their Elders, past, present and future and recognise their continuous connection to Country.

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Koiki Mabo sitting within bamboo and sand backgorund.

I put the stars on the ground

Every Thu—SunSydney Observatory
Clement Meadmore Furniture

Clement Meadmore Furniture

Every Sat—SunCastle Hill
Future Fashion

Future Fashion

Every Sat–SunCastle Hill
Exploring the Heavens: Astronomy Course

Exploring the Heavens: Astronomy Course

5 Week ProgramSydney Observatory
Overflow

Overflow

Opens 7 NovParramatta
The Dark

The Dark

Opens 7 NovParramatta
Es Devlin: The Turning

Es Devlin: The Turning

Opens 7 NovParramatta
Task Eternal

Task Eternal

Opens 7 NovParramatta
A photograph of the busy Food court at Penrith Plaza, cafe tables filled with guests surround the centre fountain, with a two-way staircase in the background.

The Mall

Opens 7 NovParramatta
Sydney Observatory Tours

Sydney Observatory Tours

Every Wed—SunSydney Observatory
Fibro Majestic

Fibro Majestic

Every Sat—SunCastle Hill
Collection on Display

Collection on Display

Every Sat—SunCastle Hill
A group of workers surround the front engine of a steam train to pull and push it on a track into the museum.

Locomotive No. 1

Every Sat—SunCastle Hill
Partial aerial view of silver plane. Two people are standing close to the underneath of the wing.

Regional Display – Catalina

Daily 9.30am–3.30pmHARS Aviation Museum
A landscape black and white photograph depicting two men and two women browsing in the book room, later known as the Margaret Street Bookshop.

Collection Conversations

MonthlyAcross Sydney
School Holidays

School Holidays

Every School HolidaysAcross Sydney
Teacher Academy

Teacher Academy

Every School Term
A Creative Studio participant wearing a pink, blue, yellow and white vest and a white collared shirt holds up three postage stamps.

Creative Studio

Every School HolidaysAcross Sydney

140 Years of Programs

A museum is more than the physical container that holds it. It is everything that gets us to this moment. Powerhouse Museum maintains a public archive of past programs dating back to its beginnings in the 1880s.

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