What now? Post-election letters to Ministers and Members of Parliament, 2023 Following the change of government in NSW in March, 2023, masses of individual and organisational Powerhouse Museum supporters were encouraged by election promises and comments from Members of Parliament who became ministers in the new Labor government. But as time goes by, it is … Continue reading What now? Post-election letters to MPs 2023

Stephen Cassidy Blogspot 8 May, 2023 https://cassarticle.blogspot.com/2023/05/too-soon-to-tell-is-powerhouse-museum.html See also here (with illustrations): Stephen Cassidy Blogspot indefinite article Irreverent articles about contemporary Australian society, popular culture, the creative economy and the digital and online world – life in the trenches and on the beaches of the information age Monday, May 8, 2023 Too soon to tell … Continue reading Too soon to tell – is the Powerhouse Museum saved and what happens next? Stephen Cassidy

Saving the Real Powerhouse Museum: the Key Requirements   Powerhouse Museum Alliance https://powerhousemuseumalliance.com/ January 2023 The Powerhouse Museum Alliance calls for genuine renewal of the Powerhouse Museum, as Premier Perrottet promised on 4 July 2020. See Media Release here, or here Media Release 4 July 2020 The 1988 Sulman award winning Powerhouse Museum must be … Continue reading Saving the Real Powerhouse Museum: the Key Requirements  

Kylie Winkworth, 10 December, 2022 Decline, Failure and Irrelevance; now on exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum The latest MAAS annual report reveals a staggering decrease of 77.7% in visitor numbers over the period from 2019 to 2022.1 Just 168,741 visitors went to the Powerhouse Museum in 2021-22. These are not just the lowest visitor numbers … Continue reading Decline, Failure and Irrelevance; now on exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum

Objection to the Powerhouse Ultimo Renewal EIS and its Fake Consultations Kylie Winkworth 18 February 2023 Refer to SSD-32927319 project here.    I write to complain about the misleading and deceptive behaviour of the proponents of the Powerhouse Ultimo Renewal in proceeding with this project when the NSW government publicly promised that the Powerhouse Museum … Continue reading Objection to the Powerhouse Ultimo Renewal EIS and its Fake Consultations

‘Powerhouse Trash’ Jennifer Sanders. 11 December, 2022 In case you missed it in yesterday’s SMH (10 December, 2022), described and illustrated HERE: PHM Trust dinner Dec2022 is the Powerhouse Trust’s Annual Dinner that reads like the last days of the Roman Empire. Added to this disgraceful event, the latest Annual Report shows that attendances have plummeted … Continue reading ‘Powerhouse Trash’ Jennifer Sanders 11 Dec 2022

16 November, 2022 ‘Forum: Unfinished Business: the Select Committee Report of the Government’s Management of the Powerhouse Museum and other museum and cultural projects in NSW’ On 16 November, following eight years of campaigning with many others in trying to convince the NSW government to cease its destructive (and largely secret) plans for the future … Continue reading Forum: Unfinished Business: Important presentations following Select Committee Report, 2022

24 – 26 January, 2023 Powerhouse Museum Ultimo: Community Consultation Sydney Morning Herald, 24, 25, 26 January 2023, and Daily Telegraph, January 26. The Powerhouse Museum published full-page advertisements on these days, saying of the ‘renewal of the Powerhouse’, that ‘the project has moved to its next stage in the planning process’. See advertisement here:  … Continue reading PHM Ultimo: Community Consultation Jan 2023- can we believe it?

Read Here, for version with photographs. SMH 12 Dec PHM plans https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/entrance-moved-as-new-powerhouse-ultimo-plans-revealed-20221209-p5c54d.html Sydney Morning Herald, 12 December, 2022 Entrance moved as new Powerhouse Ultimo plans revealed Powerhouse reveals new horizons, new opening (in print) By Linda Morris December 12, 2022 — 5.10am KEY POINTS – The entrance to Ultimo’s Powerhouse Museum will be moved as … Continue reading Powerhouse reveals new horizons, new opening

 2 November, 2022 ‘Successful public meeting to celebrate PHM campaign anniversary’ The Save the Powerhouse Museum community group reported by email and in Facebook, that ‘As many of you know, ‘Save the Powerhouse’ organised a public meeting last Friday (October 28) at the Ultimo Community Centre to ‘mark the 8th anniversary of the campaign to … Continue reading Public meeting: Significant papers celebrating PHM campaign anniversary, 2022

ULTIMO PARRAMATTA SYDNEY OBSERVATORY CASTLE HILL https://www.maas.museum/powerhouse-renewal/design-competition/?utm_source=tactical_announce_edm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ultimo_design_comp&utm_content=button POWERHOUSE ULTIMO RENEWAL ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION WINNER ANNOUNCED Powerhouse Ultimo is set to undergo a transformation that will celebrate the best of its past with innovative museum exhibition and educational spaces, following the announcement of the winning architectural design for its renewal. The concept designed by Australian team Architectus, … Continue reading PHM announcement of winning architects

FACT SHEET: The Powerhouse Museum ‘move’, Issue 7, 1 February 2023 Tom Lockley, PO Box 301 Pyrmont 2009 tomlockley@gmail.com This document summarises  evidence that the NSW Government’s plans for museum organisational changes in Paramatta and Ultimo are flawed to such an extent that democratic norms are being constantly circumvented. We have submitted to DPIE that … Continue reading FACT SHEET: The Powerhouse Museum ‘move’, 1 Feb 2023

Interview with architects and staff, posted on MAAS website 12 December 2022 Visionary design for Powerhouse Ultimo revealed https://vimeo.com/powerhousemuseum  Go to Vimeo No 17, second page.  

 ABC RN Drive interview of Lisa Havilah by Andy Park 7 February 2023 Transcription of radio interview, with subsequent following critical comments from: – anonymous well-informed contributors, and – Save the Powerhouse group: Andy Park: coming up in a moment you will hear from one of the most forward-thinking arts leaders in the country who … Continue reading Radio Interview with PHM CEO Lisa Havilah, and critical comments

Powerhouse Museum: Proposed staff restructures, 2023 and on… In December 2022, the Powerhouse Museum produced a number of documents drafting a proposed restructure of staff. Over time, many staffing areas (eg. Curatorial and Education) have been very much reduced in number, while senior management positions have increased (many of these identified as with contemporary art … Continue reading Powerhouse Museum: Proposed staff restructures, 2023 and on…

Powerhouse Museum Change Management Plan: PSA is in dispute Public Service Association, NSW 1, 8, 20 December, 2022 In an on-line Bulletin report, the Public Service Association of NSW updated its summaries of ongoing consultation with the Powerhouse Museum over the current Change Management Plan (CMP). For their Bulletin:  Read Here. For the Powerhouse Museum’s … Continue reading Powerhouse Museum Change Management Plan: PSA is in dispute

23 December, 2022 NSW Government response to Final Report of Select Committee on the Government’s Management of the Powerhouse and other museums and cultural projects in NSW, 2022 On 23 December, the Select Committee wrote to contributors to the Inquiry, saying: ‘I refer to the report of the NSW Legislative Council’s Select Committee on the … Continue reading NSW Government response to Final Report, 2022

An eight-year review: summarised from published Bulletins  Tom Lockley: 3 January 2022 On November 24, 2014 Premier Baird announced that THE Powerhouse MUSEUM would be moved from Ultimo to Parramatta. This would be financed by the demolition of the Ultimo museum, and the sale of the site for ‘urban renewal’ with all leftover proceeds being … Continue reading ‘Past and present notes: an eight-year review’: Tom Lockley 2023