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Liz Hobday

Controversy shadows countdown to Powerhouse opening

Powerhouse Parramatta is Australia's largest cultural investment since the Sydney Opera House. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

It's billed as one of the world's great new museums and Sydney's biggest cultural project since the Opera House, but its detractors have dubbed it the Milk Crate - a billion-dollar folly built in a flood zone.

Powerhouse Parramatta finally opens in November with five exhibitions and a sold-out program for 20,000 visitors across its launch weekend.

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