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Country Always

Caring for Country

A Corner of the Empire

The Garden Palace

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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

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Expanding Stories

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

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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

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Applied Arts and Sciences

Defining the terms in the 21st century

Powerhouse Renewal

Artist Xin Liu floating with arm outstretched against a black background. She wears a full-length grey body suit with long sleeves with bare feet and hands.

Sydney Science Festival

Across Sydney10—17 Aug
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Exoskeleton

Powerhouse Parramatta

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Blak Powerhouse

Powerhouse x We Are Warriors

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Building

Parramatta

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Phillip Street, Parramatta NSW 2150
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION Located on Dharug land. Powerhouse Parramatta is one of the world's most significant new museum projects.

Community, industry and collection will intersect to create a dynamic culturally engaged program that will redefine museums, within one of Australia's fastest growing and most diverse communities.

Powerhouse Museum is recognised internationally as one of the great repositories of shared stories of innovation and achievement across the applied arts and sciences, providing a comprehensive insight into our rich and diverse country. There are more than half a million objects in the Powerhouse Collection.

As the first NSW State Cultural Institution to be based in Western Sydney, Powerhouse Parramatta will be a transformational cultural precinct. It will be the largest museum in NSW with over 18,000 sqm of exhibition and public space, attracting 2 million visitors a year. No museum in Australia is better placed to demonstrate the continued impact of the applied arts and sciences on our world through technology, innovation, design and engineering.

Building Features

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The Lang Walker Family Academy

The Academy will offer world-class immersive STEM education, industry engagement and overnight stays at Powerhouse Parramatta.

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Vitocco Kitchen

The kitchen will feature a 200 seat demonstration space that will bring together Australian and international chefs and producers.

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Holdmark Gallery

The gallery will feature 2300 sqm of floor space and 8 metre high ceilings.

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Exoskeleton

Powerhouse Parramatta is designed so that the superstructure is a celebrated architectural feature that is used to articulate the building facades.

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Building Parramatta

Realised through the generosity, support and collaboration of the NSW Government, foundations, agencies, businesses and individuals for the community.

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Parramatta Events

As a state cultural institution, its revenue from events and commercial programs will be reinvented into the Powerhouse program and Collection.

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The River – Powerhouse Writing Commissions

The River is a collection of new Australian writing and photography responding to the landscape, communities and histories surrounding the Parramatta River. Featuring Lachlan Brown, Willem Brussen, Felicity Castagna, Anwen Crawford, Maarama Kāmira, Joseph Mayers, Fiona Murphy, Conor O’Brien, Jiva Parthipan and Vivian Pham.

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Project Status

Community and Supporters