What’s on
This Month
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
Now showing
Featured exhibition | Exhibition
Meroogal Women’s Art Prize 2024
The biennial Meroogal Women’s Art Prize is now in its 20th year. Artworks selected for the 2024 exhibition are now on display
9 November 2024 to 24 May 2025
Meroogal
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
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Featured display | Exhibition
Repurposed: Creative reuse in the library collection
Our current library display explores the unique and sometimes surprising ways in which items from the library collection have been repurposed
11 March – 27 June 2025
Caroline Simpson Library
Now showing
Featured exhibition | Exhibition
Hope by Hiromi Tango
Museums of History NSW is delighted to announce a dramatic new art installation by renowned multidisciplinary artist Hiromi Tango, on display at the Hyde Park Barracks from 12 April 2025
12 April – 15 June 2025
Hyde Park Barracks
Now showing
Featured display | 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
12 April – 15 June
Special event | Event
Self-guided walking meditation
A bustling, city location might not seem like an obvious place to meditate, but did you know you can practice mindfulness anywhere?
12 April – 15 June 2025
10am – 6pm, last entry at 4.30pm
Hyde Park Barracks
Saturdays, 19 April – 24 May
Workshop | Event
Mobile making at Meroogal
This creative mobile-making activity takes inspiration from the Meroogal collection
Every Saturday, 19 April – 24 May
Meroogal
Tour | Event
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
17 May 2025 11:30 PM - 1:00 AM
Vaucluse House
Tour | Event
Convict Sydney Walking Tour
Join one of our knowledgeable and expert Guides in a tour of Convict Sydney
21 May 2025 12:30 AM - 2:30 AM
Museum of Sydney
Various dates, 8 May – 5 June
Workshop | Event
Meditation in the Hammock Room with Rachael Coopes
Meditation is a practice that involves focusing the mind to achieve a state of calm and clarity
22 May 2025 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Hyde Park Barracks
Opening 23 May
Featured 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
Museum of Sydney
Workshop | Event
Terrarium Workshop with Tammy Huynh
Join us for an exploration of the Wardian case, with Gardening Australia presenter Tammy Huynh and Museums of History NSW Curator Dr Scott Hill
24 May 2025 2:00 AM - 3:30 AM
Elizabeth Farm
25 May & 1 June
Workshop | Event
Yoga with Rachael Coopes
Looking for a way to integrate stretching, movement and mindfulness into your busy daily life?
25 May 2025 11:30 PM - 12:30 AM
Hyde Park Barracks
Various dates
Tour | 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
29 May 2025 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Museum of Sydney
Various dates, 1 May – 12 June
Workshop | Event
Sound Bath with Peta Morris
Sound bathing is a practice that harnesses the power of sound vibrations to promote wellbeing and relaxation
29 May 2025 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Hyde Park Barracks
Online talk | Event
First Nations Community Access to Archives: Bridging Now to Next
The First Nations Community Access to Archives team at Museums of History NSW will be discussing how improving access to archival material can support the revitalisation and reclamation of First Nations Languages and Cultures
30 May 2025 12:30 AM - 1:30 AM
Tour | Event
Members Hour: Justice & Police Museum
Welcome to Members Hour: Justice & Police Museum
31 May 2025 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Justice & Police Museum
Tour | Event
An Evening at Vaucluse House
Experience the Wentworths’ picturesque estate and harbourside retreat on an exclusive and intimate tour after dark
05 June 2025 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Vaucluse House
Talk | 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
12 June 2025 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Museum of Sydney
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Sydney Open Series
Tour | Event
Queering Macquarie Street
Dr Tuan Nguyen will lead a history walk down Macquarie Street, exploring stories of queer people who walked along the same path
14 June 2025 12:00 AM - 1:30 AM
Hyde Park Barracks
Tour | Event
Sin City: Sydney Crime Stories
Visit real crime scenes from the past and hear the stories behind the crimes
15 June 2025 11:30 PM - 1:30 AM
Justice & Police Museum
Workshop | Event
The Welcome Choir
The Welcome Choir is a friendly, all-ages, all-abilities choir focused on the uplifting experience of singing together
15 June 2025 11:30 PM - 1:30 AM
Hyde Park Barracks
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
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
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
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
Healing land, remembering Country
A powerful work by Kuku Yalanji artist Tony Albert
Display
Elizabeth Farm