Powerhouse Castle Hill

03/04/2025

JoJo Zhou is the Head of Narrative at Melbourne-based games studio . A writer and dramaturg, Zhou is passionate about the mechanics of storytelling, and how can they be transformed across the mediums of games, performance, prose, and more.

Join Zhou as part of ALT: GAMES as they lead a game writing workshop, exploring the role storytelling in game creation.

ALT: Sessions
Sunday 13 April, 10.30–11.30am
PHIVE, Parramatta Square

Book now: https://pulse.ly/yjtcpvdfhu

21/12/2021

Museums Discovery Centre will be closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, reopening on Saturday 1st January 2022, 10am – 4pm.
Happy holidays to all from everyone at Museums Discovery Centre.

03/12/2021

The Museums Discovery Centre is home to the Mars Rover; a replica of NASA’s 2011 invention. Experience the Rovers in action every weekend throughout December and January and learn more around NASA’s current Mars missions. https://ma.as/rover

08/11/2021

At the Museums Discovery Centre you can participate in one of our Storage Glimpse sessions at 10:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm and 2:30pm every Saturday and Sunday. During November we will dive into the social history collection. The collection includes objects of importance to Australian society and culture, including items from the Sydney 2000 Olympics. The tour is free and no bookings are required.

25/10/2021

The Museums Discovery Centre is open as normal on weekends from 10am - 4pm.
Discover hundreds of collection items on display across six galleries including Architecture, Transport and Social History.
Free entry with no bookings required.

The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences is Australia's contemporary museum for excellence and innovation in applied arts and sciences.

14/10/2021

The Museums Discovery Centre is pleased to welcome back visitors on weekends from this Saturday, 16 October.

Discover hundreds of collection items on display across six galleries including Architecture, Transport and Social History.

Free entry, no bookings required.

The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences is Australia's contemporary museum for excellence and innovation in applied arts and sciences.

25/06/2021

The Museums Discovery Centre is temporarily closed to the public and will re-open Monday 11 October 2021 in line with NSW Health orders.

Thank you for your understanding at this time as we continue to put in place measures to protect the health of our visitors and staff and minimise the spread of COVID-19 in our community.

More information here: https://www.maas.museum/visitor-safety-information/

20/06/2021

All visitors to Museums Discovery Centre from today must wear a face mask while inside. We will continue to monitor NSW Health advice and share updates as the situation changes. Thank you for your understanding at this time.
For more info: https://www.maas.museum/visitor-safety-information/

Image: 'Eight treasures mask' by Tianli Zu