Located in Sydney, Powerhouse Museum is the largest museum group in Australia. Powerhouse sits at the intersection of the arts, design, science and technology and plays a critical role in engaging communities with contemporary ideas and issues. It is custodian to more than half a million objects of national and international significance, and is considered one of the finest and most diverse collections in Australia.

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Four Locations Across Sydney

A tall and shorter human figures walk through the gigantic storage house, to find a car behind the wall in a white room.

Powerhouse Castle Hill

Located on Dhurag land, a storehouse for the collection supporting research and conservation, presenting exhibitions and programs.

Open Weekends 10am–4pm
Two people walking down a driveway towards a heritage building.

Sydney Observatory

Located on Gadigal land, a national place of connection and scientific research.

Open Wednesday – Saturday
Building from above

Powerhouse Parramatta

Located on Dharug land, Powerhouse Parramatta is one of the world's most significant new museum projects.

Under construction
Colour Photograph of construction site with steel bars in the foreground, and a gutted brick building in the background and construction works walking through the frame

Powerhouse Ultimo

Located on Gadigal land, a museum of applied arts and sciences, currently undergoing heritage revitalisation.

Temporarily closed

Powerhouse Collection

Powerhouse is custodian to more than half a million objects of national and international significance. The Powerhouse Collection is considered one of the finest and most diverse collections in the world.

Since 2019, Powerhouse has been working on one of the world's largest digitisation projects to ensure our collection is more accessible to the community. More than 338,000 objects have been digitised to date and are now available to view online.