November 6, 2026 — 7:30pm

After travelling more than 1000 kilometres to the Parramatta Powerhouse, visiting students from Menindee Central School have accommodation very close by. In fact, it’s only an elevator ride away.

The students will become the first to stay at the museum’s dorm facilities overnight, in rooms and bunk beds built for a special kind of sleepover.

Students from Menindee Central School arrive for a sleepover at Powerhouse Parramatta on Friday. They will be the first to stay overnight at the new museum. Wolter Peeters

Menindee Central School students are the first to spend a night in the museum. Wolter Peeters

“I reckon it’ll be good,” says a beaming Israel Halls, a year 10 student at the school. “I’ve seen a bit of the Powerhouse on the news, but I hadn’t heard much before we rocked up. And it’s massive.…