Media contact

For media inquiries and opportunities please contact Emma Heath, Media Manager.

Phone: 0413 768 588 | Email: emma.heath@mhnsw.au

MHNSW on Evenings (ABC Radio)

Museums of History NSW features regularly on the ABC Evenings program segment for interesting subjects relating to the history and heritage of our state. For your listening pleasure, please see links to previous interviews here.

Catch up

9 July 2024

40th anniversary of Elizabeth Farm

A restful homestead with a restless history, Elizabeth Farm today is an ‘access all areas’ museum. There are no barriers, locked doors or delicate furnishings. Hear Curator Dr Scott Hill talk about Australia’s oldest surviving homestead, set in a re-created 1830s garden.

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11 June 2024

Coomaditchie: The Art of Place

Coomaditchie: The Art of Place evokes life by the ocean through loving and lyrical works by First Nations artists. Hear Curator Tess Allas talk through this showcase of paintings, ceramics and screen-prints that speak to life in and around the settlement of Coomaditchie, in the city of Wollongong.

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28 May 2024

Crimes in colonial Australia

Hear Dr Penny Stannard talk about four repeat prisoners and what their personal stories tell us about the times they lived in.

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2 April 2024

Learning in museums

Our sites offer students the opportunity to learn about history in the places where it happened. We explore how children make meaning in museums and connect with the past, and consider approaches to learning design.

Learning Manager Dr Rebecca Kummerfeld and Learning Program Developer Tamsin Birch talk about our Learning program and how we share our knowledge with others.

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19 March 2023

The State Archives Collection and the 1828 Census

The State Archives Collection at MHNSW is vast, comprising over 14 million items related to the history of NSW, its environment and the lives of its people.

Listen to Martyn Killion, Director of Collections, introduce the State Archives Collection and the 1828 Census.

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5 March 2024

Food history

Hear Curator Dr Jacqui Newling talk about cookbooks and recipes in MHNSW’s collections.

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20 February 2024

The People’s House: Sydney Opera House at 50 exhibition

Curator Dr Scott Hill talks about this exhibition that celebrates five decades of extraordinary performances and unforgettable moments at the Sydney Opera House.

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In collaboration with experienced heritage consultants and tradespeople, MHNSW has now completed challenging and complex conservation works on the northern range buildings on the Hyde Park Barracks site

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Image of the front of the coloumns on the Rum Hospital verandah
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