Museums of History New South Wales

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There’s plenty happening every day at our museums, historic houses and gardens, with entry free for all!

Learning

Explore our curriculum-linked programs, excursions and resources for stages 1 to 6. Inquire or book now

Support us

Your support will help us to preserve and share the stories of NSW through our places, collections, archives and programs

Heritage

We manage, maintain and interpret buildings and places of historic importance for the education and enjoyment of the public

Student research fellowship

Museums of History NSW is delighted to announce that applications for the inaugural Museums of History NSW Dr Zeny Edwards OAM Student Research Fellowship are now open

Sydney Open 2025: expressions of interest for building partners

Expressions of interest are now open to join Sydney Open 2025 as a building partner

Rouse Hill Estate – what’s been going on?

The conservation works are up and running at Rouse Hill Estate! The scaffolds are up, allowing the team to look closely at windows and roofs

Bullion Bar and Dining launches at The Mint

The 200-year-old Mint building has welcomed a new dining era with the launch of Bullion Bar and Dining, 10 Macquarie Street, Sydney opening on the first floor

An immersive solution to preserving the past

An important part of Collections Care work at the Western Sydney Records Centre is to conserve records that have been requested by readers and assessed as requiring repair

A closer look at bricks

A high-tech research collaboration is giving us new insights into some very familiar objects from our vast archaeological collection

Finding hope: Q&A with artist Hiromi Tango

Hope is a digital projection artwork by Japanese-Australian artist Hiromi Tango that uses the facade of the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Hyde Park Barracks as its canvas

Women police in NSW: a history of firsts

A collection of photographs at the Justice & Police Museum document the hard-won firsts, beginning in 1915, that led to women attaining equal status within the NSW Police Force