A silver gelatin dry plate glass negative in landscape format.

Country Always

Caring for Country

A Corner of the Empire

The Garden Palace

Sepia photograph of the Technological Museum and a cow in the foreground

The Holding Pen

The Agricultural Hall

Sepia photograph of the Technological College and Museum in Broken Hill

Regional Networks

Across New South Wales

A Museum of Doing

Technological Museum

Black and white photograph of man walking through eucalyptus plantation

Expanding Stories

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

Colour photograph of red corrugated iron building from a high vantage point

Transforming the Tramsheds

Powerhouse Stage 1 and the Harwood Building

A Symbol in Time

Sydney Observatory

Powerhouse Museum, Stage 2 exterior from high angle, city skyline in background

Ongoing Transformations

Powerhouse Ultimo

Blurred image from film with museum object number

Applied Arts and Sciences

Defining the terms in the 21st century

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Powerhouse Renewal

Two people standing next to a cow in a field of cows.

Powerhouse Food: Producers

Across Western Sydney24 Aug 2024 — 25 Jul 2025

We Rise

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A tall rocket with a long trail of burning fuel lifts off from a launchpad at Cape Canaveral.

Powerhouse-1 Mission Launch to the ISS

An initiative of the Powerhouse: Future Space program

Photofields

Across Sydney6—7 Dec
Shadows cast by the Powerhouse Parramatta exoskeleton on concrete

Exoskeleton

Powerhouse Parramatta

A woman stands on stage in front of a large audience. She has her left hand raised in the air and a microphone in her right hand. The audience are holding their phones up recording the woman.

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Powerhouse x We Are Warriors

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Program

Perimeter Outpost

Tag iconMulti-Day Event
when
Ended 24 Sept 2023
where
Ultimo

For the duration of Sydney Design Week, Powerhouse Ultimo will showcase a selection of photography, architecture and design books curated by leading Australian photobook publisher, distributor and retailer Perimeter.

Powerhouse Shop will also sell a selection of limited-edition new releases and iconic titles from Perimeter relating to Photofields – an industry-centred program that engages with contemporary issues and ideas at the intersection of photography, architecture and design.

Exhibitor

Perimeter is a bookstore, publisher, distributor and art publishing platform based in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 2011, Perimeter Books stocks independently published books, editions and zines spanning photography, art, theory, text, design and architecture. In 2012, Perimeter launched its in-house imprint Perimeter Editions, which has since published more than 80 titles, won several awards and exhibited at key global art book fairs. Perimeter Editions also publishes the PHOTO Editions series in collaboration with Photo Australia and has presented two biennial book prizes. Perimeter Distribution, the business’s wholesale arm, represents some of the world’s leading independent design publishers. Perimeter has curated exhibitions, including MACK: The Art of Publishing at Centre for Contemporary Photography (2018) and Libraryman: A Selection from a Decade at Reading Room (2019). Perimeter has also curated book fairs including Volume: Another Art Book Fair in collaboration with Artspace (Sydney) and Printed Matter Inc (New York), and Same Page in collaboration with Gertrude Contemporary (Melbourne).

Details

Venue

On Gadigal land

Powerhouse Ultimo
500 Harris St
Ultimo NSW 2007

Plan your visit

Entry

Free

14–24 September 2023
Daily 10am–5pm
Thursday 10am–9pm

Accessibility

We encourage visitors with accessibility requirements to contact us via book@powerhouse.com.au or (02) 9217 0222 for help in planning your visit. We accept Companion Cards.

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