‘Risky,unnecessary and expensive’:Countdown to Powerhouse Museum’s shutdown

‘Risky,unnecessary and expensive’:Countdown to Powerhouse Museum’s shutdown

After more than 100 years in Harris Street,Ultimo,the hoarding will go up on the Powerhouse Museum at Ultimo.

  • byLinda Morris

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Hospital wait lists throughout the country need to start minding their language.

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I’ve tried asking people to stop swearing. It doesn’t go well

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Parkland supporters reject plan for any Hollywood-style film hub
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Parkland supporters reject plan for any Hollywood-style film hub

Inner-city Callan Park is to become a permanent film production base as part of NSW’s new arts strategy,but some local residents are not convinced.

  • byLinda Morris
Is this Australia’s next Blue poles? National Gallery unveils its $6.6 million commission

Is this Australia’s next Blue poles? National Gallery unveils its $6.6 million commission

Fifty years after controversially purchasing Blue poles by Jackson Pollock,NGA hopes its acquisition of Jordan Wolfson’s animatronic work will also write art history.

  • byLinda Morris
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Goodbye,Powerhouse Museum:revised shutdown plans revealed
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Goodbye,Powerhouse Museum:revised shutdown plans revealed

After 35 years at Harris Street,and nine years of controversy,the Museum for Applied Arts and Sciences is closing for a three-year revamp.

  • byLinda Morris
Sydney Opera House boss in the frame to lead creative arts overhaul
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Sydney Opera House boss in the frame to lead creative arts overhaul

Sydney Opera House chief executive Louise Herron is expected to step down in 2024.

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Fewer opening hours,no more teaching:How the MCA might be forced to change

Fewer opening hours,no more teaching:How the MCA might be forced to change

MCA’s chair says the institution is also looking at cutting operating hours,on top of the one day a week it closes.

  • byLinda Morris
MCA weighs up end to free admission in face of budget crisis
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MCA weighs up end to free admission in face of budget crisis

Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art has appealed for a government funding boost as it contemplates bringing back public admission fees.

  • byLinda Morris
Meet the gargantuan spider about to take over Sydney

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  • byLinda Morris