Museum of Sydney
Now showing
Featured exhibition
Symphony of the Dreaming
Symphony of the Dreaming is a live music and light experience on the forecourt of the Museum of Sydney that explores the Aboriginal concept of Country and its relationship to light, rhythm, sound, energy and place
Friday 23 May
Tour
Convict Sydney Walking Tour
Join one of our knowledgeable and expert Guides in a tour of Convict Sydney
Wednesday 13 August 10.30am–12.30pm
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
Talk
Understanding Sydney: A City on Country
Join artist and designer Alison Page and historian Dr Paul Irish for a thought-provoking in-conversation with MHNSW Curator Dr Penny Stannard
Thursday 12 June 7pm–8pm
Various dates
Tour
Seeing Sydney, Knowing Country Curator Tours
Join exhibition co-Curator, Dr Penny Stannard for a special tour of the exhibition Seeing Sydney, Knowing Country
Thursday 29 May 6pm–6.45pm
Featured display
Madjeri
Madjeri (pronounced mud-jer-ee) is the Dharawal word for canoe or small floating vessel
Saturday 3 August
Now showing
Featured display
Let’s party like it’s 1815
Let’s party like it’s 1815 by Joan Ross is an eight-minute digital artwork on display at the Museum of Sydney that colourfully critiques the legacy of the colonisation of Australia
Saturday 12 April
Permanent display
Yura Nura: People & Country
Yura Nura: People & Country presents contemporary Aboriginal reflections on the history of Sydney and colonisation
Saturday 1 April