Museums of History New South Wales

Visit us

There’s plenty happening every day at our museums, historic houses and gardens, with entry free for all!

Learning

Explore our curriculum-linked programs, excursions and resources for stages 1 to 6. Inquire or book now

Annual Appeal: Interpreting our Past

For the first time in more than two decades, the Justice & Police Museum is embarking on a bold transformation that reimagines how stories of justice, crime and community are told

Strategy 2025-2030

Our first MHNSW five-year Strategy marks a new chapter of immense possibility

Sydney Open 2025 Members Competition winner

The winner of our Sydney Open 2025 Members Competition took home the ultimate Sydney Open prize package.

A working week at Museums of History NSW

In the last week of November 2025, three Year 10 students from across Sydney participated in a work experience program with the Learning team at Museums of History NSW

Museums of History NSW joins the Sunflower

As we celebrate International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) on 3 December 2025, Museums of History NSW proudly joins the Hidden Disability Sunflower Program

Make the home your muse: apply for the Caroline Simpson Library Creative Residency

Take rich inspiration from the home and unlock creative possibilities with the inaugural Caroline Simpson Library Creative Residency

From Water Police Office to museum

The complex that now houses the Justice & Police Museum was once one of the colony’s busiest legal hubs, with a daily parade of offenders – and the odd goat. Additions and improvements mark the evolution of the site’s function as courts and police station

Creatives selected for inaugural Caroline Simpson Library Creative Residency

Two creatives selected for the inaugural Caroline Simpson Library Creative Residency

Ringing the bell

Celebrating 150 years of Rouse Hill Public School

A glimpse behind the scaffold – conservation works at Rouse Hill Estate

Digital Content Coordinator Gabriella Florek took an enlightening tour of ongoing conservation works at Rouse Hill Estate to understand some of the finer details of caring for a complex heritage site