'Summer' collage of paper and colour

Summer School Holidays

Program

The Powerhouse Summer School Holidays program runs from 2 December 2023 to 29 January 2024. It provides a range of in-depth workshops and free drop-in creative experiences, including popular digital programs Minecraft, Coding and Digital Design, and artist-led creative workshops.

Families are invited to adventure through exhibitions to discover the stories and histories of objects on display. Powerhouse Castle Hill is open every Saturday and Sunday from 10am – 4pm.

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Events

Mars Rover robot surrounded by kids

Mars Rover robot surrounded by kids

Summer School Holidays

Mars Rover Demonstration

Every Sat—SunEventCastle Hill

Micro:bit and button being pressed.

Micro:bit and button being pressed.

Micro:bit Games

Ended 28 Jan 2024WorkshopCastle Hill

Four Minecraft characters sit around a campfire in a forest.

Four Minecraft characters sit around a campfire in a forest.

Minecraft Family Travels (Ages 7+)

Ended 21 Jan 2024WorkshopCastle Hill

Animated footage of a sheet of paper being scrunched down to a ball, against a bright green background.

Animated footage of a sheet of paper being scrunched down to a ball, against a bright green background.

Map Your Journey

Ended 28 Jan 2024WorkshopCastle Hill

Groups of families, children, parents and prams, sitting outside the new Castle Hill building.

Groups of families, children, parents and prams, sitting outside the new Castle Hill building.

Family Day

Ended 6 Nov 2024EventCastle Hill

Events

Kaleidoscope rainbow

Kaleidoscope rainbow

Creative Studio

Creative Studio: Scott Baker – Parramatta

Ended 11 Jan 2024WorkshopPHIVE

Black and white photograph of theatrical fund raising event, dancer sits on a box on stage, swathed from head to toe in a screenprinted floral Prestige fabric, the collage backdrop shows surrealistic set made of prints and paper, art director Gerard Herbst, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1950–1955

Black and white photograph of theatrical fund raising event, dancer sits on a box on stage, swathed from head to toe in a screenprinted floral Prestige fabric, the collage backdrop shows surrealistic set made of prints and paper, art director Gerard Herbst, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1950–1955

CoLAB: Digital Illustration for Spatial Design Workshop

Ended 13 Dec 2023WorkshopPHIVE

Events

3001 Remarkable Stories

3001 Remarkable Stories

3001 Remarkable Stories

Ended 31 Jan 2024WorkshopUltimo

Events

Kaleidoscope of yellow and brown

Kaleidoscope of yellow and brown

Creative Studio

Creative Studio: Scott Baker – Bega

Ended 17 Jan 2024WorkshopBega Connected Learning Centre

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Powerhouse Museum - Summer School Holiday Program

Ended 29 Jan 2024

Castle Hill

On Dharug Land

Powerhouse Castle Hill

2 Green Rd, Castle Hill NSW 2154

Plan your visit

Accessibility at Powerhouse Castle Hill

Getting to Powerhouse Castle Hill

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

Summer School Holidays

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

Neilson Foundation

Neilson Foundation

Leadership Circle – Powerhouse Parramatta

2023

Events

Mars Rover robot surrounded by kids

Mars Rover robot surrounded by kids

Mars Rover Demonstration

Every Sat—SunEventCastle Hill