Caroline Simpson Collection
Home and garden design, history and life
Home and garden design, history and life
Making history every day
Place-based collections at our historic houses and museums

We spoke to weavers Amy and Lorrelle, co-founders of Yinarr Maramali and weavers-in-residence at The Weaving Room in the Museum of Sydney

Supervising conservator Dominique Moussou talks through her work and some of the projects underway in the MHNSW conservation lab

Awaiting execution at Darlinghurst Gaol in 1880, bushranger Captain Moonlite wrote moving letters describing his feelings for fellow gang member Jim Nesbitt

In 1848 the Hyde Park Barracks became an immigration depot and hiring office for unaccompanied women newly arrived in Sydney

A behind-the-scenes look at some of the complex work that goes into conserving and preserving the fascinating Susannah Place Museum

Located in the heart of The Rocks, Susannah Place is a terrace of four houses that has been home to more than 100 families
3D models: a fascinating exploration of some seemingly innocent objects modified for nefarious purposes from the Justice & Police Museum collection
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