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Two visitors look at the interpretation panels and objects within the cells of the museum.
30 September, 9am
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Members Hour: Justice & Police Museum

Experience Members Hour at the Justice & Police Museum. Bookings essential.

30 September 2023 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Justice & Police Museum
The People's House: Up Late at the Museum of Sydney
12 October 5pm
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The People’s House: Up Late

As the sun sets, join us for a celebratory series of late-night activations at the Museum of Sydney in association with the exhibition 'The People’s House: Sydney Opera House at 50'

12 October 2023 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Museum of Sydney
Harold Blair and Ida Scott circa 1940s/50s at the piano
18 October, 6pm
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First Stories of the House: The Life, Contribution & Legacy of Opera Singer Harold Blair AM

Join us for an evening celebrating the life of Harold Blair with a panel discussion moderated by Bundjalung and Kullilli journalist and broadcaster Daniel Browning

18 October 2023 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Elizabeth Bay House - Back stairs
22 October, 9am
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Members Hour: Elizabeth Bay House

Members will have the unique opportunity to visit two areas of the house that are rarely open to the public: the back stairs and the attics

22 October 2023 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Elizabeth Bay House
Visitors look up, their faces illuminated by the light of the projected film. They are seated at round tables with candles and cocktails.
27 October, 5pm-9pm
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After Dark: Dis(order)

Join us for this year’s final After Dark, an evening of live music, discussion and dis(order) as we delve into Sydney’s nightlife and cultural history

27 October 2023 6:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Justice & Police Museum