Archaeology
Featured exhibition
Dig It!
Head to our dig site, grab your tools and become an archaeologist at the Museum of Sydney
Friday 5 December
Featured exhibition
Unearthed
Even the most ordinary object has many stories to tell, depending on how you look at it
Friday 5 December
Unearthed – Exhibition film
What was it like to work on the first Government House excavations? In this film, some of the archaeologists who worked on the site reflect on their experiences and the impact the work had on their lives and careers
Onsite
Unearthed: Digging Up the Past
Do you want to take your Stage 4 students to the site of a significant archaeological dig? Engage them in the process of excavation? And get them thinking about the value of archaeology?
A closer look at bricks
A high-tech research collaboration is giving us new insights into some very familiar objects from our vast archaeological collection
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Exploring the archaeology of the first Government House
Donors joined Dr Aaron De Souza, Research Manager at Museums of History NSW, for a fascinating bespoke talk and behind-the-scenes viewing of a selection of the more than 140,000 archaeological finds from the site of Australia’s first Government House
Museum stories
Excavating Australia’s first Government House
Did you know that when you walk into the Museum of Sydney, you’re walking over the remains of one of the most significant buildings in Australia’s history?
Museum stories
Hyde Park Barracks: a keeper of lost things
Uncover and explore some of the items found inside the barracks
Convict Sydney
Objects
These convict-era objects and archaeological artefacts found at the Hyde Park Barracks and The Mint (Rum Hospital) are among the rarest and most personal artefacts to have survived from Australia’s early convict period