Powerhouse Parramatta progress: On schedule for 2025 completion
POWERHOUSE Parramatta has marked a milestone, with the building reaching its full 75-metre height as the steel exoskeleton that wraps around the building is also officially completed.
This is a significant step forward for the NSW Government in the delivery of the largest museum 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 7 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.
Work to deliver this iconic new cultural institution has been completed by a 2,500 strong workforce who have contributed to the project to date, collectively working over 1.45 million hours on site.
The Minns Labor Government is also announcing a $5M donation from the Neilson Foundation to Powerhouse Parramatta, including the naming and presentation rights for Exhibition Space 5.T
his brings the total raised by the Powerhouse Museum philanthropic campaign to $65.9M, in addition to the $840M investment by the NSW Government for Parramatta and Castle Hill facilities.
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.
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