Qantas

Powerhouse has announced a landmark 10-year partnership with Qantas, marking a major milestone in the development of Powerhouse Parramatta with the installation of the first object in the new museum.

The historic Qantas Avro 504K aircraft, a replica of the airline’s first plane, will feature in the major opening exhibition: Task Eternal, alongside an a Cierva C.30A Autogiro (a forerunner of the helicopter) owned by Andrew Thyne Reid and the ultralight Skycraft Scout Mark 1 designed and made by Australian Ron Wheeler.

Presented in the new museum’s largest exhibition space PS-1, Task Eternal will trace humanity’s quest to defy gravity, take flight and journey into the sky across thousands of years.

Developed over 4 years, Task Eternal is one of the most ambitious aerospace exhibitions ever staged. It will present 12 new commissions, 350 objects from the Powerhouse Collection and more than 250 objects on loan from more than 120 domestic and international lenders.

The exhibition reflects the scale and ambition of Powerhouse Parramatta and the NSW Government’s investment in science, culture and innovation.