Country Always

Caring for Country

A Corner of the Empire

The Garden Palace

The Holding Pen

The Agricultural Hall

Regional Networks

Across New South Wales

A Museum of Doing

Technological Museum

Expanding Stories

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

Transforming the Tramsheds

Powerhouse Stage 1 and the Harwood Building

A Symbol in Time

Sydney Observatory

Ongoing Transformations

Powerhouse Ultimo

Applied Arts and Sciences

Defining the terms in the 21st century

Powerhouse Renewal

A transformative renewal program across four sites

We Rise

Blak Powerhouse

Powerhouse-1 Mission Launch to the ISS

An initiative of the Powerhouse: Future Space program

2024

Exoskeleton

Powerhouse Parramatta

Powerhouse

Parramatta

Phillip Street, Parramatta NSW 2150

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.

Construction site with large frame being lifted above two small scaled workers

Construction crew working with a crane lifting a heavy frame at night

Green staircase getting lifted down by crane.

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

The Lang Walker Family Academy

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

Two figures are cooking at a long silver kitchen island. An audience are watching, sitting in theatre seating.

Vitocco Kitchen

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

A large gallery with a high ceiling, concrete walls and floor. There are people in the gallery looking at large orange sculptures.

Holdmark Gallery

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

Exoskeleton

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

Construction site craning heavy frame at night

Building Parramatta

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