Powerhouse Parramatta museum takes shape reaching its maximum height

Powerhouse Parramatta has reached its maximum height with the steel exoskeleton that wraps around the building now complete. The expanded Powerhouse Parramatta yesterday marked a major milestone with the building reaching its full 75-metre height.

The museum will be the largest in NSW history and one of the first major cultural institutions to be built in Western Sydney. This project also marks the largest investment in cultural infrastructure by the NSW Government since the Sydney Opera House was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1973.

The exoskeleton design – which makes up the majority of the 12,000 tonnes of steel used in the project, means the museum’s seven exhibition spaces are entirely column-free. Two of these exhibition spaces have already been handed over to the Powerhouse Museum for exhibition fit out.

Expected to attract two million visitors a year, Powerhouse Parramatta will deliver a world class cultural institution in the heart of Sydney’s West that will drive cultural and economic growth.

The NSW Government is also announcing a $5 million donation from the Neilson Foundation to Powerhouse Parramatta, including the naming and presentation rights for Exhibition Space 5.This brings the total raised by the Powerhouse Museum philanthropic campaign to $65.9 million, in addition to the $840 million investment by the NSW Government for Parramatta and Castle Hill facilities.

The Neilson Foundation’s generous contribution will enable the creation of The Dark – an immersive and interactive exhibition for children. This exhibition led by award-winning Australian designers Kip Williams and Elizabeth Gadsby will be developed in close collaboration with early learning experts and other creative partners.

Construction is expected to be completed by the end of this year, when it will be handed over to the Powerhouse Museum for exhibition fit out ahead of opening to the public in late 2026.

For more information visit: NSW Government | Powerhouse Parramatta.