Children & family

Coomaditchie: The Art of Place marketing photoshoot
Museums

Museum of Sydney

Explore the character, cultures and soul of the city

Elizabeth Farm school holidays shoot
Workshop

Accessible History Kids

Join us for a tactile and sensory workshop where kids will discover what life was like at Elizabeth Farm 200 years ago.

Monday 13 January 9am–10.30am
Vaucluse House School Holidays offer
Various dates & times
Workshop

History Kids – Explore Vaucluse House

Explore Vaucluse House these summer holidays

Thursday 9 January 10.30am–11.30am
Elizabeth Farm school holidays shoot
Various dates & times
Workshop

History Kids – Explore the House at Elizabeth Farm

Explore the house at Elizabeth Farm these summer holidays

Wednesday 8 January 10.30am–11.30am
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