The Mayor of Sydney will head a rally to protest the proposed closure of the design and technology museum.

In February the NSW Government announced its intention to sell the current Powerhouse Museum building in Pyrmont to relocate the museum to Parramatta in the western suburbs. It is estimated that the sale will raise around $200 million, with the site earmarked for redevelopment as apartment buildings.

While advocates of the proposed move have trumpeted the cultural and economical benefits of moving the museum to Parramatta, where nearly a third of the entire state’s residents live, a protest movement has been gaining momentum in recent months in its efforts to prevent the sale of the design and technology museum, spearheaded by Mayor of Sydney Clover Moore. Moore will address members of the protests movement at a rally taking place tomorrow in Sydney’s Ultimo. In a statement on the Mayor’s website Moore said, “The Powerhouse Museum is a vital part of Sydney’s heritage, history and culture. To sell it off is nothing more than a cash-grab and a gift to developers.”

Mayor of Sydney Clover Moore

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