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New insights from an old photograph
A recent acquisition for the Caroline Simpson Library captures a rare view of the long-demolished southern range of the Hyde Park Barracks
11 Dec 2024
Sydney Open Adaptive Reuse 2024 Members Competition winner
On the day of Sydney Open, the winner of our members competition, H K of Redfern, and a guest enjoyed a very special personal tour of the Sirius building
22 Nov 2024
Saying goodbye to spring: the jacarandas at Vaucluse House
For those who visit Vaucluse House, the annually blossoming jacarandas are a friendly and gentle reminder that spring is coming to a close for another year
19 Nov 2024
Envisioning the ‘Sydney National Opera House’: A different ‘Red Book’
A variant version of the ‘Red Book’ – with additional plans dated May 1958 – has recently been generously donated to Museums of History NSW by Mr Mark Matheson
7 Nov 2024
Languages alive 2024
In the second annual NSW Aboriginal Languages Week, held on 20–27 October, we celebrate the determination and courage of First Nations peoples to maintain and revitalise languages
14 Oct 2024
Conservation works at Rouse Hill Estate
After detailed condition inspections of the state heritage–listed Rouse Hill Estate, MHNSW’s Capital Works and Heritage teams have begun a large-scale conservation project that will sensitively address a range of identified issues
14 Oct 2024
Hyde Park Barracks conservation works complete
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
24 Sep 2024
Wages Paid to Orphans – a regional tour
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our recent Collections on Tour program on Wages paid to orphans, 1849-1851
23 Sep 2024
Major conservation works completed on the Rum Hospital verandah
In the 2023–24 financial year the MHNSW Capital Works team completed detailed conservation works on the ‘Rum Hospital’ building at The Mint
16 Sep 2024