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

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

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

Blak Powerhouse

Parramatta in Pop by Chris and Andrew Yee
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.

Blak Powerhouse

Powerhouse x We Are Warriors

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Parramatta in Pop by Chris and Andrew Yee

Powerhouse Lane: We Are Warriors

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when
Ended 26 Oct 2024
where
Parramatta Lanes

A celebration of Blak Hip Hop and RnB, curated by Indigenous social enterprise We Are Warriors.

Powerhouse Lane is proudly funded by the NSW Government in association with City of Parramatta Council and Powerhouse.

Program

Hosted by Isaac Compton
with DJ Naian from 5pm

5.45pm Zipporah

6.30pm Mi-Kaisha

7.15pm Isaac Compton

8pm Baiame Productions present The Chaza and Willy J

8.30pm Yung Brother

9.10pm SESK

9.45pm Becca Hatch

Artist Bios

Baiame Productions presents The Chaza and Willy J
Two Gamilaroi men from Far Noth and Central West NSW who grew up in the city and express their life through their lyrics.

Becca Hatch
ARIA nominated artist who fuses RnB, dance, melodic pop lines and gritty electronics.

DJ Naian
Proud Bundjalung and South Sea Islander man with a 20+ year background in community radio and arts.

Isaac Compton
Proud Munanjali and Wiradjuri musician, host, performer and content creator.

Mi-Kaisha
Young Aboriginal/Pacific Islander woman blending soulful tradition with a pop melody and powerful lyrics.

SESK
One of the most influential artists in the Australian Hip Hop Scene for over a decade.

Yung Brother
Sydney-based Aboriginal rapper known for his raw and unapologetic style, infusing his music with traditional sounds and stories.

Zipporah
A descendant of the Samu and Suy clans of Saibai in the Torres Strait blending dance and vocals.

Food Program

23–26 October

Curated in collaboration with Welcome Merchant, Powerhouse Lane will feature Western Sydney chefs and restaurants, alongside established Sydney names making their debut at Parramatta Lanes including:

  • Linlin Potstickers – Chinese dumplings from a time-honoured family recipe
  • Mumma Le’s Vietnamese – authentic Vietnamese food from South West Sydney
  • OzHarvest Food Truck – Australia’s leading food rescue organisation
  • Sangee’s Kitchen – Malaysian-fusion cuisine
  • Sydney Cebu Lechon – beloved purveyor of Filipino suckling pig
  • The Big Big Aloha – Sydney's only Hawaiian street food truck
  • Taste of Sierra Leone – West-African flavours and spices
  • Yummy Yummy Knafeh – makers of the Middle Eastern dessert made with Nabulsi cheese.

Festival Partners

Program Partners