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Cast in cast out, Denis Golding, 2020, epoxy resin, iron oxides, concrete, acrylic, edition etching rag
Now showing
Featured display | Exhibition

Cast in cast out

An evocative artwork by Sydney-based Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay artist Dennis Golding

16 March – 17 November 2024
Museum of Sydney
Ngaya (I am)
Now showing
Featured exhibition | Exhibition

Ngaya (I am)

‘A cut-and-paste, punked-up look at my Country’ is how Peter Waples-Crowe describes his video installation, a self-portrait of the artist as a queer Ngarigo person from the Snowy Mountains region of south-eastern NSW

16 March – 25 August 2024
Museum of Sydney
The first three decades (decade 3), Coomaditchie artists and community members, 2022, acrylic on unstretched canvas, 302cm x 213.5 cm. 
Coomaditchie United Aboriginal Corporation
Now showing
Featured exhibition | Exhibition

Coomaditchie: The Art of Place

Experience community life by the ocean through the works of First Nations artists in Coomaditchie: The Art of Place at the Museum of Sydney. These loving and lyrical artworks, which include paintings, ceramics and screen-prints, speak of life in and around the settlement of Coomaditchie, its history, ecology and local Dreaming stories

30 March – 25 August 2024
Museum of Sydney
The first three decades (decade 3), Coomaditchie artists and community members, 2022, acrylic on unstretched canvas, 302cm x 213.5 cm. 
Coomaditchie United Aboriginal Corporation
25 May, 11.30am
Tour | Event

Coomaditchie: The Art Of Place Curator Talk

Join First Nations Curator Tess Allas for a tour of the thought-provoking exhibition Coomaditchie: The Art of Place

25 May 2024 12:30 AM - 1:15 AM
Museum of Sydney
Coomaditchie: The Art of Place marketing photoshoot
2 June, 10.30am & 1pm
Workshop | Event

Sketching memory with Dennis Golding

Join Golding and artist Cameron Stead for a special drawing workshop in which participants will explore their own memories of place drawn from the built environment

02 June 2024 12:30 AM - 2:00 AM
Museum of Sydney
Untitled, Allison Day, 2006. Photo © Bernie Fisher, 2022. Artwork © the artist
9–10 July, 11am & 2pm
Workshop | Event

Art of Place: Poetry Workshop with Lucy Norton

You are invited to write about your 'Art of Place' at a Poetry Workshop with Lucy Norton

09 July 2024 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM
Museum of Sydney
Donor event
16 October, 10.30am
Tour | Event

Convict Sydney Walking Tour

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

16 October 2024 12:30 AM - 2:30 AM
Museum of Sydney
Permanent display | Exhibition

Yura Nura: People & Country

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

Display
Museum of Sydney
Edge of the Trees installation, Museum of Sydney forecourt
Permanent display | Exhibition

Edge of Trees

This site-specific piece commissioned for the forecourt of the Museum of Sydney at its opening in 1995 was created by artists Fiona Foley and Janet Laurence

Display
Museum of Sydney
First Fleet ship models, Museum of Sydney
Permanent display | Exhibition

First Fleet Ships

This display explores the journey, arrival and first contacts of this fleet’s largely unwilling human cargo

Display
Museum of Sydney
Ngaya (I am)
Past event | Event

In conversation with Peter Waples-Crowe and Rhian Hinkley

In conversation with Peter Waples-Crowe and Rhian Hinkley, led by MHNSW First Nations Curator Tess Allas

13 April 2024 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM
Museum of Sydney
Between the mountains and the sea, Lorraine Brown and Narelle Thomas, 2008. Photo © Bernie Fisher, 2022. Artworks © the artists
Past event | Event

Coomaditchie Artists in Conversation

Hear from senior Coomaditchie artists in conversation with First Nations Curator Tess Allas

02 May 2024 1:30 AM - 2:30 AM
Museum of Sydney