Powerhouse Museum
See & Do

Powerhouse Museum



Address
500 Harris Street
Ultimo

Get directions

Opening Hours

10am - 5pm daily
Closed Christmas Day

Free entry, no bookings required.

Map, showing Powerhouse Museum

Powerhouse Ultimo is a contemporary museum in the heart of Sydney with a focus on arts, science, innovation and design.

The Powerhouse Museum boasts a collection of more than 380,000 objects. See an extraordinary array of treasures from the fields of science, technology, industry, design, decorative arts and history.

Exhibitions and programs are based on the ideas and technologies that have changed our world, and the stories of the people who have created and inspired them. An ever-changing program of temporary displays complements a range of permanent exhibitions, while education and public programs, new technologies and creative interactions bring the collection to life.

There are regular tours and demonstrations, performances, workshops, forums and other special events held throughout the museum, plus two cafes, and a state-of-the-art playground in the museum's courtyard.

What's on at Powerhouse Museum

17
Feb
31
Dec
Absolutely Queer
Absolutely Queer is an exhibition celebrating contemporary queer creativity for Sydney WorldPride 2023.
View Event
24
Mar
31
Dec
Paradise Camp by Yuki Kihara
Twelve tableau photographs in saturated colour, situated against a vast wallpaper of a landscape decimated by the 2009 tsunami.
View Event
12
Aug
05
Nov
10am - 5pm
Atmospheric Memory
This exhilarating show features historical artifacts mixed with cutting-edge technologies
View Event
29
Aug
31
Dec
Daily, 10-5pm
1001 Remarkable Objects
1001 Remarkable Objects presents an unexpected juxtaposition of objects in 25 rooms that lead us on a journey across time and memory.
View Event
23
Sep
08
Oct
Powerhouse Spring School Holidays
The Powerhouse provides a range of in-depth workshops and free drop-in creative experiences, including popular digital programs Minecraft, Coding and Digital Design.
View Event
05
Oct
Thursday 5 October, 5-9pm
Powerhouse Late: Resonance
Join us for the first of two sound-focused events celebrating 1001 Remarkable Objects
View Event
10
Oct
12
Oct
October 10-12, 10am-5pm
Talanoa Forum: Moana Rising
Over three days, this interdisciplinary program will highlight urgent issues around small island ecologies, climate justice, decolonial museology, diasporic and Pacific alliances. 
View Event
12
Oct
Powerhouse Late: PAWA
Fijian collective VT1S is coming to Powerhouse Ultimo for a night of music, film, dance, markets and talanoa.
View Event