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White Bay Power Station Behind the Scenes Tours

Decommissioned in 1984, Sydney’s longest serving power station, at White Bay, will once again energise the city as part of the 2024 Power Up festival

Tracing NSW Gaol Inmates: Researching criminal offenders in the State Archives Collection

This webinar will show you how to use the State Archives collection to trace your ancestors through the NSW prison system, uncovering their crimes and incarcerations

Members Hour: Rose Seidler House

Experience Members Hour at Rose Seidler House, providing members with exclusive access to our properties

Various times

Story Time at the Museum – Coomaditchie Dreaming

Join us for a relaxed and fun story time session followed by a craft activity inspired by First Nations Dreaming stories

2 & 9 October

History Kids in the Garden at Elizabeth Farm

Get hands-on in the garden and learn about how gardens were used in the past!

History Kids - Accessible Program

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

An Evening Visit to Vaucluse House

Experience the Wentworths’ picturesque estate and harbourside retreat on an exclusive and intimate tour after dark

4 & 11 October

History Kids in the Garden at Vaucluse House

Get hands-on in the garden and learn about how gardens were used in the past!

Family Fun Day

Join us for a range of free drop-in activities at the Hyde Park Barracks and The Mint

Wendy Whiteley’s Secret Garden Tours

Join us for a tour of Wendy Whiteley’s Secret Garden and learn how a disused railway dump was transformed into a public garden oasis

14 October, various times

Sources of the Past

See the Soft Furnishings volunteers at work in the wonderful surrounds of Elizabeth Bay House

Convict Sydney Walking Tour

Join one of our knowledgeable and expert Guides in a tour of Convict Sydney

A designer’s inspiration: 19th century ornament source books

Lavishly illustrated Ornament Source Books provided creative inspiration to 19th century designers. A wide variety will be on view for this Rare Book Week event

Lord Carrington’s illuminated addresses

Join us for a special Rare Book Week event showcasing the Carrington Albums, a jewel in the State Archives Collection

Raising the Farmer: Glass negatives taken for the Agricultural Gazette of NSW, 1890-1914

Explore with us some of the 6,000 unique and beautiful glass negatives taken to illustrate articles in the Agricultural Gazette of NSW - now digitally available on our website as a unique slice of rural life

26 October, 10.30am & 1pm

The art of blending tea with T Totaler

Join Museums of History NSW Curator Dr Scott Hill and T Totaler for a tour followed by a tea blending workshop

Wentworth Mausoleum walking tour

Join us for a walking tour to the rarely opened Wentworth Mausoleum and learn about William Charles Wentworth’s extravagant 1873 state funeral

The records of Liverpool Asylum

This webinar will explore the records of the Liverpool Asylum for the Infirm and Destitute (1862-1933) and was later known as the Liverpool State Hospital and Home (1933-1961)

27 November, 6pm

First Nations Speaker Series: Partnering with dignity with Jason Ardler

When our value is recognised and our dignity is honoured, we flourish. On the other hand, when our value is denied and our dignity is violated, we suffer. Join Yuin man Jason Ardler as he explores this subject in our First Nations Speaker Series

Assisted immigrant records

This webinar will provide an overview of our assisted immigrant indexes and the digitised passenger lists

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