A silver gelatin dry plate glass negative in landscape format.

Country Always

Caring for Country

A Corner of the Empire

The Garden Palace

Sepia photograph of the Technological Museum and a cow in the foreground

The Holding Pen

The Agricultural Hall

Sepia photograph of the Technological College and Museum in Broken Hill

Regional Networks

Across New South Wales

A Museum of Doing

Technological Museum

Black and white photograph of man walking through eucalyptus plantation

Expanding Stories

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

Colour photograph of red corrugated iron building from a high vantage point

Transforming the Tramsheds

Powerhouse Stage 1 and the Harwood Building

A Symbol in Time

Sydney Observatory

Powerhouse Museum, Stage 2 exterior from high angle, city skyline in background

Ongoing Transformations

Powerhouse Ultimo

Blurred image from film with museum object number

Applied Arts and Sciences

Defining the terms in the 21st century

Powerhouse Renewal

Two people standing next to a cow in a field of cows.

Powerhouse Food: Producers

Across Western Sydney24 Aug 2024 — 25 Jul 2025

Powerhouse + OMA AMO

Creating one of Powerhouse Parramatta's foundational opening exhibitions

Pop art collage with many bright colours and overlapping graphics.

Powerhouse Lane

Parramatta Lanes23—26 Oct
Shadows cast by the Powerhouse Parramatta exoskeleton on concrete

Exoskeleton

Powerhouse Parramatta

A woman stands on stage in front of a large audience. She has her left hand raised in the air and a microphone in her right hand. The audience are holding their phones up recording the woman.

Blak Powerhouse

Powerhouse x We Are Warriors

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Stories

Powerhouse + OMA AMO

Creating one of Powerhouse Parramatta's foundational opening exhibitions

Powerhouse Parramatta is collaborating with world-renowned architecture firm OMA and its research studio AMO to create one of its foundational opening exhibitions. Led by OMA’s Managing Partner, David Gianotten, the exhibition will explore the evolution and cultural significance of the shopping mall.

This exhibition will draw on OMA/AMO’s decades of expertise in retail architecture and their seminal research, The Harvard Guide to Shopping. It will also incorporate the Powerhouse Collection and key industry partners (to be announced), presenting a dynamic look at how malls shape modern life.

In addition to the exhibition, a suite of programs will engage audiences in conversations around the mall’s global impact and its future in Australia. Powerhouse CEO Lisa Havilah noted, 'We’re thrilled to partner with OMA/AMO to develop an exhibition that will connect with visitors through history, architecture, and culture, all within the context of retail’s ongoing transformation.'

David Gianotten emphasised, 'The mall is a complex space, intertwining architecture, economy, and society. This exhibition will unpack those layers and invite new perspectives.'

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