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Michael Lech with a selection from a massive collection of wallpaper

Wallpapering the past

The Sydney Morning Herald

A man standing in profile in front of a digital image of the Sydney Opera House

As the Sydney Opera House turns 50...

The Sydney Morning Herald

page from an 1836 bundle of correspondence

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

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

A large register sits open showing handwritten entries of wages paid to orphans

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

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

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

Cover label Small debts registers [Newcastle Court of Petty Sessions]

Archives for Everyone

The Archives for Everyone project has seen us partner with 14 groups who have nominated Small Debts registers from Courts of petty sessions throughout NSW

A student in costume for an immersive re-enactment of the trial of Bushranger John Vane during the program Bailed Up! at the Justice and Police Museum

Thank you to our donors

We thank all our donors who contributed to the 2024 Annual Appeal: Engaging with History. With your generous support, MHNSW raised over $210,000, which will help to fund accessible learning programs, transportation subsidies for schools from low socio-economic areas and free virtual learning events to help schoolchildren across NSW engage with history

Woman using a washboard and laundry bucket in a courtyard

Memorable learning experiences at Elizabeth Farm

At Museums of History NSW, we strive to create memorable and meaningful experiences for school students – bringing history to life in the places where it happened