Caroline Simpson Collection
Home and garden design, history and life
Museums of History New South Wales
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Annual Giving: engaging with history
This financial year, our Annual Giving program gives you the opportunity to enrich the lives of children across NSW and beyond through the power of education
Learning
Explore our curriculum-linked programs, excursions and resources for stages 1 to 6. Inquire or book now
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Place-based collections at our historic houses and museums
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The coolest room in the house
What practical techniques can we learn from historical building design to minimise heat and energy consumption in our homes today?
The Astor, 1923–2023
Upon completion in 1923, The Astor in Sydney's Macquarie Stree twas the largest reinforced concrete building in Australia, the tallest residential block, and this country’s first company title residences
First Nations
How to weave an opera house
Inspired by a stunning shellworked model of the Sydney Opera House by Bidjigal artist Esme Timbery, First Nations curator Tess Allas commissioned a woven model of the iconic building from master weavers Steven Russell and Phyllis Stewart
City of Gods, my early experience and toy boat
Inspired by a watercolour of the ruins of the temple of Vishnu, refugee curator in residence Jagath Dheerasekara writes about Devinuvara as a site of pilgrimage, colonisation and uprising
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Newly digitised archives – married women teachers' applications
The Married Women (Lecturers and Teachers) Act of 1932 restricted employment of married women in the Department of Public Instruction. We hold 693 declarations for exemption by married women teachers for the years 1932–35
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The Astor letter box on loan
Our latest Caroline Simpson Library display celebrates the centenary of The Astor, Australia’s first company title apartment block
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Life-changing encounters with the past
Visits from teachers who first visited our sites as children themselves have become increasingly common, revealing the lifelong impact of place-based learning
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Meroogal hosts the Shoalhaven Museums & Galleries Breakfast Series
A great opportunity to share ideas and insights to support cultural and heritage tourism
Dodgy, dangerous, disturbing
3D models: a fascinating exploration of some seemingly innocent objects modified for nefarious purposes from the Justice & Police Museum collection
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