LifestyleThe GuardianPowerhouse Parramatta opens this weekend - and it’s dazzling inside and out
The $915 million Powerhouse Parramatta museum opens this Saturday with five new exhibitions and a 23-day festival, 65% of which is free.
Coups de théâtre abound in the $915m addition to western Sydney’s skyline, which opens on Saturday with five new exhibitions – and a 23-day festival
The long-awaited Powerhouse Parramatta opens to the public on Saturday after years of controversy over its $915 million price tag and governance issues.
The building features a 12,000-tonne steel exoskeleton and Australia's largest column-free exhibition space, standing up to 18 metres high.
A 23-day opening festival of performances, talks and workshops accompanies the launch, with 65 per cent of the program free to attend.
Most of the opening festival program is free, so it is worth checking the schedule if you are in western Sydney over the next three weeks.
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