What’s on
Featured display | Exhibition
Madjeri
Madjeri (pronounced mud-jer-ee) is the Dharawal word for canoe or small floating vessel
Now on display
Museum of Sydney
Featured display | Exhibition
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
Now showing
Museum of Sydney
Featured exhibition | Exhibition
Dig It!
Head to our dig site, grab your tools and become an archaeologist at the Museum of Sydney
From 5 December 2025
Museum of Sydney
Featured exhibition | Exhibition
Unearthed
Even the most ordinary object has many stories to tell, depending on how you look at it
From 5 December 2025
Museum of Sydney
Private event | Event
Unearthing Careers in Museums and Archives
What are your career aspirations? What do you hope to do after completing your degree? If you’re studying archaeology, history, or even further afield, your career options may be wider than you think!
Museum of Sydney
Tour | Event
Members: Convict Sydney Walking Tour
Experience a members-only Convict Sydney Walking Tour
Museum of Sydney
Talk | Event
Contested Ground: What Do We Do Now?
As our cities continue to expand, the past is not left behind – it re-emerges. Beneath construction sites, roads and new developments, traces of earlier lives surface, raising urgent questions not just of discovery, but of responsibility
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
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
Past exhibition | Exhibition
Cast in cast out
An evocative artwork by Sydney-based Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay artist Dennis Golding
16 March – 17 November 2024
Museum of Sydney
Past 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 – 17 November 2024
Museum of Sydney
Past 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 2024 – 2 February 2025
Museum of Sydney
Past event | 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
Museum of Sydney
Past event | Event
Members Hour: Museum of Sydney
Welcome to Members Hour at the Museum of Sydney, providing members with exclusive access to our properties
Museum of Sydney
Past event | Event
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
Two sessions each day
at 11am & 1pm on:
1 Oct, 2 Oct, 3 Oct, 8 Oct, 9 Oct, 10 Oct
Museum of Sydney
Past exhibition | Exhibition
Beauty Rich and Rare
Immerse yourself in a 180-degree visual experience depicting Australia’s unique flora and fauna, collected by Sir Joseph Banks on HMB Endeavour in 1770
7 December 2024 – 30 March 2025
Museum of Sydney
Past event | Event
'My World' animation workshop with Studio Gilay
Discover the world of animation in this hands-on workshop for kids led by Studio Gilay
Museum of Sydney
Past event | Event
Through a Blak Lens: The work, influences and legacy of Michael Riley
Join us for a film program that explores the contributions and influence of the late Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi artist Michael Riley (1960-2004)
Museum of Sydney
Past exhibition | Exhibition
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
12 April – 2 November 2025
Museum of Sydney
Past exhibition | Exhibition
Seeing Sydney, Knowing Country
This exhibition depicts the development of the NSW colony through a selection of historical maps, plans, sketches, artworks and objects
17 April – 2 November 2025
Museum of Sydney
Past exhibition | 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
23 May – 14 June 2025
Nightly 6pm – 11pm
Museum of Sydney
Past event | Event
Seeing Sydney, Knowing Country Curator Tours
Join exhibition co-Curator, Dr Penny Stannard for a special tour of the exhibition Seeing Sydney, Knowing Country
Museum of Sydney
Past event | Event
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
Museum of Sydney
Past event | Event
Collage workshops for kids
Join the Sydney Collage Society for a hands-on workshop inspired by Joan Ross’s immersive digital artwork 'Let’s party like it’s 1815'
Museum of Sydney
Past event | Event
Truth-Telling Through Fiction: Anita Heiss in Conversation
Join award-winning writer Dr Anita Heiss in conversation with journalist Nicole Abadee to explore truth-telling in First Nations fiction
Museum of Sydney
Past event | Event
Members Hour: Museum of Sydney
This Members Hour featured a special tour of the exhibition 'Seeing Sydney, Knowing Country' led by exhibition co-curator Dr Penny Stannard
Museum of Sydney
Past event | Event
In conversation with Joan Ross and Coby Edgar
Join us for a conversation between artist Joan Ross and independent curator and writer Coby Edgar as they delve into Ross’s wide-ranging practice
Museum of Sydney
Past event | Event
Weaving the Colours of Country
Join us for a creative family-friendly workshop with Gumbaynggirr textile artist Sancia Ridgeway inspired by the exhibition Seeing Sydney, Knowing Country
Museum of Sydney
Past event | Event
Spinning Threads of Knowledge
Join us for a creative family-friendly workshop with Gumbaynggirr textile artist Sancia Ridgeway inspired by the exhibition Seeing Sydney, Knowing Country
Museum of Sydney
Past event | Event
New Year’s Eve at Bridge Street Social
Celebrate New Year’s Eve in the heart of the city at Bridge Street Social
From Wednesday 31 December 3pm until late
Museum of Sydney
Past event | Event
Archaeology on Film: Fact Versus Fiction
To coincide with our exhibition Unearthed at the Museum of Sydney, we’re presenting a film series that explores how archaeology is portrayed in cinema, from documentaries to family favourites
Sun 11 Jan 2pm
Sun 18 Jan 2pm
Sun 25 Jan 2pm
Sun 1 Feb 2pm
Sun 8 Feb 2pm
Museum of Sydney
Past event | Event
Breaking Ground: Women in Archaeology
This enlightening conversation will examine the significant role played by women in the development of archaeology as a field in Australia
Museum of Sydney
Past event | Event
Members Hour: Museum of Sydney for Unearthed
Experience Members Hour at the Museum of Sydney
Museum of Sydney
Past event | Event
Convict Sydney Walking Tour
Join one of our knowledgeable and expert guides for a tour of Convict Sydney
Museum of Sydney