Two months after rallying to save it from shut down, Sydneysiders have been invited to contribute ideas for the Powerhouse Museum's renewal at Ultimo | LindaMorrissmh
The museum's chief executive Lisa Havilah is asking for the public's perspective on a reimagined museum experience, including their thoughts on what might turn the museum into a lively cultural hub, drawing workers, tourists and students to the museum day and night.Nothing is off the table, she said.
Inside the museum, Ms Havilah is looking at ways to refresh the display of the much-loved Boulton and Watt rotative steam engine and Locomotive No 1. One idea being explored was to showcase these icons of the industrial age next to modern innovations like the electric car or lithium battery technology and in the context of climate change.
"If the museum was consistently open to 9 o'clock every night, I would be interested to know if people would come to engage with that. What's the opportunity in building and renewing the museum within a broader cultural precinct? And what that might look like?" Those consultations will run concurrently with a government business case that is costing options for the Harris Street museum and its collection storage building, known as the Harwood Building. The museum has suffered for its years in limbo, needing significant capital and operational investment for it to resume the mantle as a world-class destination, and to ensure the collection is properly managed.
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