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Wallpapering the past

The Sydney Morning Herald

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As the Sydney Opera House turns 50...

The Sydney Morning Herald

Employment opportunity

Organisational Development Coordinator

This role will manage the recruitment, learning and development and workforce planning outcomes to achieve optimisation of Museums of History NSW strategies and resources ensuring compliance with required legislation, direction on parameters and maximisation of workforce capability

Employment opportunity

Project Officer – Capital Delivery Team

Utilise your project management skills in a unique heritage environment to keep our works on track

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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

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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

Employment opportunity

Archivist

Take part in providing and promoting access to the NSW State Archives Collection, which provides valuable evidence of events and decisions which have shaped our history, communities and lives

Employment opportunity

Collection Officer - Barcoding

Be a part of barcoding our diverse collections. As a Collection Officer – Barcoding, you'll use your expertise in object handling and attention to detail to improve the management and care of our objects

North range of the Hyde Park Barracks

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

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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

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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