Macquarie Street Adventure
Join us in the April school holidays for the Macquarie Street Adventure, a day of free drop-in activities proudly presented by Museums of History NSW, the Parliament of NSW and the State Library of NSW.
Enjoy drop-in activities held in the courtyard of the Hyde Park Barracks, once home to thousands of convicts. Learn the historical art of knot-tying with macramé artist Carol Taylor from May and Myrtle, make and take home a decorative key chain featuring a crown knot. Make yourself a convict love token, build a paper replica of the Hyde Park Barracks designed by artist James Gulliver Hancock and try your hand at a bricklaying activity.
Book here for the Hyde Park Barracks museum experience. Registration is not required for drop-in workshops held in the courtyard but is highly recommended.
Afterwards, head to the State Library of NSW and the Festival of Democracy at the Parliament of NSW for more hands-on activities, exhibitions and shows.
Continue your Macquarie Street Adventure at
Parliament of NSW
Australia’s oldest parliament is opening its doors for a fun-filled Festival of Democracy – a jam-packed day of discovery, learning, and hands-on activities for young citizens across the state
State Library NSW
Drop in to the State Library of NSW for hands-on activities, exhibitions, and book tickets to join R.A. Spratt as her smash-hit podcast 'Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt' is recorded live in the auditorium at 2pm
Hyde Park Barracks
Queens Square, Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000- Wheelchair accessible
- Friday 17 April 10am–3pm
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