What’s on
This Week
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
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
Nightly 6pm – 11pm
Museum of Sydney
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
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
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