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
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 display | Exhibition
Rustic Adornment
Design imitating nature
3 November 2025 – 27 February 2026
Caroline Simpson Library
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
Film | 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
Workshop | Event
Natural Dyeing Workshop
Harness nature’s beautiful colour palette to create your own unique tie-dyed item, using natural dye, food waste and foraged materials, in this hands-on workshop with artist Alacoque Dash
Elizabeth Farm
Tour | Event
Members Hour: Elizabeth Farm
Be treated to a special tour of the property, led by our expert museum staff
Elizabeth Farm
Sydney Open Series
Tour | Event
Heritage and Architecture Tours of Kincoppal Rose Bay School
This guided tour offers the opportunity to discover the remarkable history of this beautiful harbourside campus
Workshop | Event
Cyanotypes Workshop
Photography and installation artist Izabela Pluta will lead this hands-on workshop where participants will explore the early photographic process of cyanotype
Vaucluse House
Workshop | Event
Bee Magic
Explore the world of bees in this hands-on workshop that’s buzzing with creativity and fun
Vaucluse House
Sydney Open Series
Tour | Event
Caring for Rose Seidler House as a Museum of Mid-Century Design
Discover the challenges and rewards of caring for a mid-century modern building in this unique and informative tour of Rose Seidler House
Rose Seidler House
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
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