What's on
This Month
Touring exhibition | Exhibition
Captured: Portraits of Crime, 1870 – 1930
Now on tour
1 April - 31 October 2023
Now showing
Featured exhibition | Exhibition
The People’s House: Sydney Opera House at 50
Celebrating five decades of extraordinary performances and unforgettable moments from the Sydney Opera House
1 July – 12 November 2023
Museum of Sydney
Featured display | Exhibition
Home in the Hunter
A look at the changing fortunes of pastoral estates of the Hunter Region
1 August - 20 October 2023
Caroline Simpson Library
9 October
Talk | Event
Stitchers at work
Needles fly when Museums of History NSW Soft Furnishings volunteers converge twice a month at Elizabeth Bay House
09 October 2023 12:30 AM - 1:30 AM
Elizabeth Bay House
11 October, 6.30pm
Talk | Event
Experiencing a Technical Difficulty
Join Dr Catriona Quinn on a journey through Australia’s rich interior design heritage and a deep dive into the studios of design educators in Sydney in the 1940s, 50s and 60
11 October 2023 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
The Mint
12 October 5pm
Special event | Event
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
15 October, 10am & 1pm
Workshop | Event
Natural dyeing workshop with Leah Giblin
This spring, join us for a bespoke fabric-dyeing workshop with renowned textile designer and environmental advocate Leah Giblin
15 October 2023 12:00 AM - 2:00 AM
Vaucluse House
18 October, 6pm
Special event | Event
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
22 October, 9am
Special event | Event
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
25 October, 2pm
Tour | Event
A matter of taste
Explore 250 years of discussion about ‘good’ and bad ‘taste’ in the home in this tour of rare book treasures
25 October 2023 4:00 AM - 5:00 AM
Caroline Simpson Library
26 October, 1pm
Tour | Event
Behind the scenes tour - State Archives Collection
Rare Book Week 2023
26 October 2023 3:00 AM - 5:00 AM
State Archives Reading Room
26 October, 6pm
Talk | Event
First Nations Speaker Series
Aboriginal Languages Trust Panel Discussion
26 October 2023 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Museum of Sydney
27 October, 5pm-9pm
Special event | Event
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
27 October, 10.30am
Online talk | Event
Webinar: Divorce records revisited
This webinar is an update of one of our favourites, providing tips and techniques for researching Divorce Case Papers in our Collection
27 October 2023 11:30 PM - 12:30 AM
Permanent display | Exhibition
Australian monument to the Great Irish Famine
The Australian monument to the Great Irish Famine is located on the southern wall of the Hyde Park Barracks
Display
Hyde Park Barracks
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
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
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
Healing land, remembering Country
A powerful work by Kuku Yalanji artist Tony Albert
Display
Elizabeth Farm
Permanent display | Exhibition
Rouse Hill Estate in LEGO® Bricks
Featuring amazing models of the iconic Rouse Hill House, outbuildings, stable and barns constructed from LEGO® bricks
Display
Rouse Hill Estate
Permanent display | Exhibition
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
Display
Justice & Police Museum