Autumn School Holiday Program

8 April 2023 – 23 April 2023

The seasonal program for April School Holidays program offers a variety of educational experiences for children and young people from ages 5–15 and their families across Powerhouse Ultimo, Powerhouse Castle Hill and in Parramatta.

This program provides opportunities to work with Powerhouse residents and creatives with music and merch workshops inspired by current exhibition Unpopular.

We accept Creative Kids vouchers, please call our bookings team on 02 9217 0222 to redeem this against one of our programs. More information on Creative Kids here.

Powerhouse Ultimo

Design a Record (All Ages)

Daily 8–23 April 2023

Be inspired by music memorabilia in Unpopular and create a bespoke record sleeve.

Making Merch with Cricut™ (Ages 9+)

11–14 and 17–21 April 2023

Design, create and make your own merchandise inspired by artists in Unpopular.

UNPRODUCTIVE, Music Posters with Ben Brown (Ages 10–15)

14 April 2023

Learn illustration techniques to design and create a music poster for your favourite band.

UNPRODUCTIVE, Poster Design with Paul Curtis (Ages 12–17)

21 April 2023

Create a music poster for your favourite band.

the Beatles walking across a pedestrian crossing but in minecraft

Minecraft Music (Ages 7–12)

11, 14, 17, 21 April 2023

Learn, create and play in a Minecraft world specially constructed by Powerhouse.  

Minecraft Coding (Ages 7–9)

13 and 20 April 2023

Be introduced to the basics of coding in a Minecraft world specially constructed by Powerhouse.  

Minecraft Coding (Ages 10–12)

13 and 20 April 2023

Code, create and play in a Minecraft world specially constructed by Powerhouse.  

Family Minecraft Workshop (Ages 7+)

15 and 22 April 2023

Intergenerational groups will be guided through Minecraft activities and games constructed by Powerhouse.  

sound making devices drawn on a yellow background

Scratch Music Coding (Ages 7–9)

12 April 2023

In this introductory coding workshop, young participants will be setting the stage to create their own stories using Scratch.

mounds of fake playdough in outdoor shapes

Unity Coding (Ages 10–13)

18–19 April 2023

In this two-day workshop introduces the basics of game design using Unity Game Engine.

Ableton Song Writing (Ages 12 - 15)

18 -19 April

With workshop partners TAFE NSW, participants in this two-day workshop will experiment with sound and compose their own music using Ableton Live.

Powerhouse Castle Hill

Screen Printing Workshop with Hayley Sophia Coghlan (Ages 5+)

15, 16, 22 and 23 April 2023

Create iconic poster designs using the distinctive technique of screen printing with Hayley Sophia Coghlan.

minecraft stretching out of the screen of a laptop

Minecraft Mini Challenge (Ages 7–12)

15 and 22 April 2023

Learn, create and play in a Minecraft world constructed by Powerhouse Castle Hill. 

Family Minecraft Challenge (Ages 7+)

16 and 23 April 2023

Learn, create and play as a family in a Minecraft world constructed by Powerhouse Castle Hill. 

Family Lego Coding (Ages 7+)

15 and 23 April 2023

In this short workshop for families, participants will learn to code and control Lego WeDo robots.

Lego Robots (Ages 7–12)

16 and 22 April 2023

Learn, code and play with Lego WeDo in this introductory coding workshop. 

Parramatta

Illustration by Essa with woman's head duplicated

Creative Studio: ESSA

12–14 April 2023, 10am – 2pm

Collage and animate in this workshop with Sydney based mixed media artist, Essa, and bring your art to life with GIF creations.

Image of woman sitting at a desk on her phone

Creative Studio: Ableton Note

20–21 April 2023, 10am – 4pm

Experiment with sounds in this creative Ableton Note workshop facilitated by Ableton Certified Trainers, Eric Chapus and Luke Warren.

For Families

There’s always something happening at Powerhouse to delight the whole family. See, think, wonder, and get involved in hands-on activities that fire up your creativity and curiosity! With free entry, Powerhouse is the perfect family destination for exploring the interactive side of arts and science.

Full visiting details, including parking and public transport options, are available for each of our venue’s below:

Powerhouse Ultimo & Powerhouse Castle Hill

Exhibitions

Our world-class exhibitions bring you and your family face-to-face with a wide range of exciting ideas, objects and activities. Find out what’s on.

Getting Around

On arrival you will be provided with a printed Map and Guide to assist you in finding your way through the museum during your visit.

We aim to provide venues, exhibitions, programs and services which can be enjoyed by all visitors, including those with disabilities and prams. You can access all the main levels of the Powerhouse museum via ramps and an elevator. For visitors using manual wheelchairs, the elevator is recommended.