5 and 7 December, 2024
WRITE TO CITY OF SYDNEY’S HERITAGE & TRANSPORT COMMITTEE
and LOVELL CHEN REPORT CONFIRMS PHM’s GLOBAL HERITAGE VALUE
Powerhouse Museum Alliance joined Save the Powerhouse in circulating information about the opportunity to contribute to a public meeting at 1.00 pm on 9 December, held by Sydney City Council to consider a Planning Proposal – Powerhouse Museum Heritage Amendment. the meeting is public and the real-time webcast is available on https://webcast.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/   The public can write to the Committee at secretariat@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au or speak in person for a maximum of 3mn during the meeting. Speakers must register before 10am on Monday 9  by calling 02 9265 9333 or emailing secretariat@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
 The attached document includes a brief introduction from PMA, and two detailed messages from Save the Powerhouse, all of which were circulated to very wide audiences supportive of REALLY saving the Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo. Some links are offered to important documents, including: A Heritage Assessment by Lovell Chen Architects (August 2024) commissioned by the City of Sydney (Attachment C1) .  A summary of this document is provided here: A “Draft Inventory Sheet – Powerhouse Museum and Interiors.’ ( Attachment C2 )“The combination of Lovell- Chen’s precise, authoritative (especially in terms of NSW Heritage Assessment Criteria) and clear exposition, supported by the outstanding work of Alan Croker (Design 5) and the solid assessment by Robertson and Hindmarsh, proves that the proposed demolition of most of Lionel Glendenning’s architectural interventions, is obviously ignorant and destructive, and contrary to internationally accepted heritage and cultural norms in museological, heritage and architectural terms” commented Dr Lindsay Sharp, the Founding Director of the Powerhouse Museum. “The removal thus far of the collections and exhibits is an inexcusable, costly and wasteful act of conscious desecration and cultural barbarism.”
READ ALL HERE: Write to Council for 9 Dec