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Rum Hospital Verandah Conservation
This important heritage work will include the structural remediation to columns, subfloor structure and balustrade and the painting of the columns using a traditional sand paint finish
18 Sep 2023

Save the date! Sydney Open 2023 program launch
The Sydney Open City Pass program is returning on 5 November 2023 and is your key to the city, unlocking buildings and spaces throughout Sydney’s CBD
15 Sep 2023

Volunteer at Sydney Open 2023
Applications are now open to volunteer at Australia’s premier open building event
8 Sep 2023

Digitising the Rose Seidler House Collection
Over the past week, our Collection Digitisation Team has been facilitating an in-situ photoshoot at Rose Seidler House
23 Aug 2023

More immigration records online
We are delighted to announce that our partner Ancestry has digitised, indexed and published an important set of 19th century NSW immigration records held in the NSW State Archives Collection
18 Aug 2023

Renewed splendour for the Wentworth Mausoleum
The conservation works to the perimeter fence of the historic Wentworth Mausoleum have been successfully completed
31 Jul 2023

Meroogal's exterior: A labour of love
After eight weeks of expert knowledge and care, painting works to the exterior of Meroogal have now been completed
28 Jul 2023

MHNSW announces new CEO
We are very happy to announce Mary Darwell as the new CEO of Museums of History NSW for a 12-month period.
5 Jun 2023

Conservation in action: Meroogal exterior painting
We're working with specialist painters to restore damage and prevent further deterioration to the building
18 May 2023