What’s on

6–17 April

School holiday activities

Looking for fun activities over the autumn holidays? Come along to our properties and enjoy a range of free family-friendly experiences. Various dates

15 & 17 April

Spooky Mini-Zine Workshop

Celebrate all things spooky by making your own haunted house mini-zine with author Lucie Stevens

Firestick

A new six-part talk series featuring First Nations visionaries who are blazing a trail and lighting the way for future generations in diverse industries from video game design to global fashion

Macquarie Street Adventure

Join us in the April school holidays for a day of free drop-in activities proudly presented by Museums of History NSW, the Parliament of NSW and the State Library of NSW

Architect-led tours of the new Sydney Fish Market

Join us on a tour of the new Sydney Fish Market and hear from the designers and architects behind this major civic landmark, 3XN GXN in association with BVN Architecture and ASPECT Studios. Various times

White Bay Power Station Behind-the-Scenes Tours

As part of the 25th Biennale of Sydney, go behind the scenes at Sydney’s longest-serving power station, at White Bay. Various dates

Digging Up the Neighbourhood

This walking tour uncovers The Rocks and Millers Point archaeology, including rare access to the preserved Parbury Ruins

Dusk to Darkness at Elizabeth Bay House

Join us for an exclusive and intimate tour of this elegant property at night and see the ‘finest house in the colony’ in a whole new light

The Reinterment of Devonshire Street Cemetery

Join us for this webinar exploring records from the NSW State Archives Collection that reveal the history of one of Sydney’s oldest burial grounds

Members Hour: Susannah Place

Experience Members Hour at Susannah Place

On the Bench: Records of the Lower Courts of NSW

Join us for this webinar that will explore the bench books held in the NSW State Archives Collection

Contested Ground: Archaeology and Urban Development

What do we do with the artefacts? Caring for our archaeological heritage

Convict Sydney Walking Tour

Join one of our knowledgeable and expert guides for a tour of Convict Sydney

Members Hour: Museum of Sydney for Unearthed

Experience Members Hour at the Museum of Sydney

Searching Early Colonial Records 1788–1856 

Join us for a full-day seminar on Searching Early Colonial Records 1788-1856 featuring talks by renowned expert historians Adjunct Associate Professor Carol Liston AO, Gary Sturgess AM, Dr Terry Kass, Bonnie Wildie, and Michael Flynn

Dream Feast – Vivid Food

Activate your senses at Dream Feast, a communal dining experience where food, music, moving image and history come together in the historic and atmospheric surrounds of The Mint in Sydney for Vivid Food 2026

‘Confused heaps’ and ‘systemic order’: Keeping records in 19th-century NSW

Join us for a fascinating talk that uncovers how official records were created, kept and carefully (and sometimes not so carefully) stored in 19th–century NSW

Guided Tours of The Lands by Capella

Explore the newly opened The Lands by Capella in a one-hour guided tour that shares stories of the site’s unique heritage and showcases the transformed spaces within the historic Department of Lands building. Various times

Designing Your Local: Hotel Plans in the NSW State Archives Collection

Join us for this webinar which will explore the beautiful plans of historic NSW pubs held in the State Archives Collection

Members Hour: Justice & Police Museum

Experience Members Hour at the Justice & Police Museum

Catalogues of Lost Dreams

House contents have been sold by auction in Sydney for over 200 years. Discover the gossip behind these sales and view auction catalogues

Members: Convict Sydney Walking Tour

Experience a members-only Convict Sydney Walking Tour

‘Most came because their fare was paid for them’: NSW assisted immigration

Join us for this webinar led by Dr Richard Reid, to get a glimpse of the treasures in the NSW State Archives Collection that illuminate the assisted emigrant journey

Members Hour: Rose Seidler House

Experience Members Hour: Rose Seidler House

Members: Wentworth Mausoleum Tour

Enjoy a members-only walking tour of the rarely opened Wentworth Mausoleum and learn about William Charles Wentworth’s extravagant 1873 state funeral

Members Hour: Hyde Park Barracks

Experience Members Hour 2026 at the Hyde Park Barracks

Eora by Michael Riley

Eora, by the late Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi filmmaker and photographer Michael Riley (1960–2004), is a 20-minute digital film that tells the story of Sydney’s First Nations people – before and after colonisation

Madjeri

Madjeri (pronounced mud-jer-ee) is the Dharawal word for canoe or small floating vessel

A Century of Paint Colour Charts: 1880–1980

Contemporary interiors seem to reject colour in favour of ‘greige’, off-whites, and neutrals. Yet for many centuries the choice and concentration of colour for the decoration of interiors reflected wealth, status, and fashion

Alexander Riley, legendary Aboriginal police tracker

The remarkable talents of Aboriginal trackers who worked for NSW Police in the 20th century are featured in a display at the Justice & Police Museum

Healing land, remembering Country

A powerful work by Kuku Yalanji artist Tony Albert

Yura Nura: People & Country

Yura Nura: People & Country presents contemporary Aboriginal reflections on the history of Sydney and colonisation