Children & family

Candle light tour, Elizabeth Farm
Tour

A Night at the Macarthurs’ at Elizabeth Farm

Join our expert staff for an intimate look at life in Australia’s oldest surviving homestead, built by John and Elizabeth Macarthur

Saturday 3 May 6pm–8pm
Coomaditchie: The Art of Place marketing photoshoot
Museums

Museum of Sydney

Explore the character, cultures and soul of the city

Nevra Winter prepares to lay bricks at Convict Escapades
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Macquarie Street Adventure

The Macquarie Street Adventure is a full day of activities held along Macquarie Street, bringing together the NSW Parliament, Museums of History NSW and the State Library of NSW

MHNSW Christmas garland
Activities

Make a Christmas garland

Get crafty this Christmas and make some homemade garlands

Boy playing with LEGO.
Permanent display

Rouse Hill Estate in LEGO® Bricks

Featuring amazing models of the iconic Rouse Hill House, outbuildings, stable and barns constructed from LEGO® bricks

Sunday 1 January
Education programme at Hyde Park Barracks.

Kids trails

Looking for activities during the school holidays? We have family-friendly events across our properties! Enjoy free entry to all our museums and historic houses, with extended opening hours at select sites

Woman using a washboard and laundry bucket in a courtyard
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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

Oak tree courtyard, Elizabeth Farm
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Life-changing encounters with the past

Visits from teachers who first visited our sites as children themselves have become increasingly common, revealing the lifelong impact of place-based learning

Campaign photos for Cutter and Coota, featuring a performer dressed in a possum skin cloak posing within the grounds of the Hyde Park Barracks.

Cutter and Coota: a children’s play by Bruce Pascoe

Meet author and historian Bruce Pascoe and the main characters from his play Cutter and Coota as they reflect on the play’s themes and the experience of performing at the Hyde Park Barracks