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Statement from the PMA on Labor’s Arts and Cultural Policy, 21 January 2019

A Statement from the Powerhouse Museum Alliance on Labor’s Arts and Cultural Policy, 21 January 2019 The Powerhouse Museum Alliance (PMA) welcomes Michael Daley’s commitment to protect the Powerhouse Museum (PHM) and spend $500m on a new Western Sydney cultural institution in Parramatta, based on consultation with local communities. Jennifer Sanders, the former deputy director … Continue reading Statement from the PMA on Labor’s Arts and Cultural Policy, 21 January 2019

Museums and Galleries Inquiry: extracts of Hansard transcripts, August 2019

  Extracts from NSW Legislative Council taken on 9 August, 2019: from Hansard transcripts from 8 May, and 7-8 August 2019 (Next sitting 20 August) For full records, go to this site and download pdfs: https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Pages/house-papers.aspx?tab=Browse&browseHouse=LC&type=Hansard&filterHouse=LC&paperType=Hansard&s=1 ————————————————— Hansard transcript: | Wednesday, 8 May 2019 Legislative Council- PROOF Page 12: PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE NO. 4 – LEGAL AFFAIRS … Continue reading Museums and Galleries Inquiry: extracts of Hansard transcripts, August 2019

Upper House Inquiry, Museums and Galleries: submissions, schedules and transcripts

Wide campaigning during late 2015 and early 2016 by many individuals and organisations, including the Powerhouse Museum Alliance, successfully gained over 12,000 signatures on a petition to keep the Powerhouse Museum at its Ultimo site while also supporting a specific cultural facility in Parramatta. As a result, a Legislative Council Standing Committee was set up … Continue reading Upper House Inquiry, Museums and Galleries: submissions, schedules and transcripts

Analysis of documents released under SO52 order of 13 May 2020 – Tom Lockley

26 November, 2020 ‘Analysis of documents released under SO52 order of 13 May 2020’ After months of painstaking research, Tom Lockley documents his comments on and analysis of the papers released under government Standing Order 52 about the planning process behind the move of the Powerhouse Museum. ‘Six years ago today, the Premier of the … Continue reading Analysis of documents released under SO52 order of 13 May 2020 – Tom Lockley

Powerhouse and Parramatta: Summary of the Powerhouse Museum Alliance’s position

By Jennifer Sanders and Kylie Winkworth On behalf of the Powerhouse Museum Alliance, October 2017 The PMA strongly supports the development of a distinctive new cultural centre at Parramatta based on open consultations about the form, focus and themes of the new museum/art gallery and its location. The PMA and thousands of informed supporters believe … Continue reading Powerhouse and Parramatta: Summary of the Powerhouse Museum Alliance’s position

Statement of concern: Powerhouse and UTS

Powerhouse Museum Alliance (PMA): Statement on the mooted MOU/ partnership with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), noting the November 14 article in the Sydney Morning Herald: see https://powerhousemuseumalliance.com/find-out-more/a-news-chronology/ ———————————————————— Partnerships are at the heart of the way modern museums work in their communities. Most exhibitions, collection research and education programs are developed through partnerships. … Continue reading Statement of concern: Powerhouse and UTS

PMA Press release, 28 April 2018

Friday 27 April 2018 Statement on the Future of the Powerhouse Museum From the Powerhouse Museum Alliance (PMA) Another day;  another secret sell-off of public assets in NSW. Nothing is safe. Not even a treasured public museum is secure from the secret real estate deals of the Berejiklian government. In the face of sustained community … Continue reading PMA Press release, 28 April 2018

The Voter’s Choice: saving the PHM and building a new western Sydney cultural institution – Kylie Winkworth

The Voters’ Choice: saving the PHM and building a new western Sydney cultural institution  Kylie Winkworth  22 January 2019  Voters will have a stark choice in the March election after opposition leader Michael Daley launched Labor’s cultural policy outside the Powerhouse Museum (PHM). The centrepiece of the policy is the promise to save the Powerhouse … Continue reading The Voter’s Choice: saving the PHM and building a new western Sydney cultural institution – Kylie Winkworth

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Open Letter and Comments

On 17 February 2016, this campaign group, the Powerhouse Museum Alliance, prepared an Open Letter, signed by 178 leading members of arts and business communities, which was was published in the Sydney Morning Herald . [At that time it suggested…] Many people have added their names and comments to the letter through this website, and we encourage you to continue to … Continue reading Open Letter and Comments