Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (Powerhouse Museum)

We are Australia’s contemporary museum for excellence and innovation in applied arts and sciences.

Established in 1879, our programs and venues include:

• Powerhouse Parramatta – building our new flagship in the fastest growing and most culturally diverse communities in Australia
• Powerhouse Ultimo – transforming the much-loved Powerhouse to deliver international exhibitions within a dynamic creative industries and technology precinct
• Powerhouse Castle Hill – expanding Collection storage, creating new public exhibition spaces and establishing world-leading collection management capabilities
• Sydney Observatory – restoring and enhancing this national heritage icon
• Powerhouse Digital – creating space to tell stories and provide new levels of access to the Powerhouse Collection of over 500,000 objects.