Moreau Kusunoki & Genton complete Powerhouse Precinct in Sydney behind lattice facade

Powerhouse Parramatta has announced that it will open to the public on November 7, 2026, completing a major new cultural development on the banks of the Parramatta River in Western Sydney. Designed by Moreau Kusunoki as lead designer, with Australian practice Genton as local architect and engineering by Arup, the 300,000-square-foot museum cost over USD 640 million.

The scheme represents the first state cultural institution established in Western Sydney and forms part of a wider almost USD 1 billion renewal program for the Powerhouse museum group. The new building will contain seven exhibition spaces alongside retail and dining areas, a rooftop observatory, an Indigenous garden, educational facilities, and residential accommodation for visiting researchers and collaborators.

More than 3,000 objects will feature across the museum’s opening program, including 1,600 works from th...