Caroline Simpson Collection
Home and garden design, history and life
Help us preserve the past - the 2023 Annual Appeal will assist to digitise significant historical items in our care
Preserving our Past
Help us preserve our past. All funds raised will allow us to accelerate our work to digitise the significant collections in our care.
Find out moreHome and garden design, history and life
Making history every day
Place-based collections at our historic houses and museums
In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries watches were designed to carried on the person, attached to a waist hook, looped over a belt or as part of a chatelaine in the case of women
Trade catalogues, published to illustrate the products for sale from a manufacturer, wholesaler or retailer, reveal the surprising wealth of choice available to Australian consumers in the 19th century
Once word spread about the newly built Rose Seidler House in 1950, it was the ‘most talked about house in Sydney’. Seventy years on, it's impossible to deny the strength and daring of Seidler's vision
Meroogal became home to four generations of resilient and resourceful women, whose house was their livelihood as well as their home
In 1835 colonial secretary Alexander Macleay set about building the ultimate trophy house, a shimmering, classical styled jewel box, perched in rugged bushland on the northern side of present day Potts Point, high above Elizabeth Bay with majestic views across Sydney harbour and beyond
3D models: a fascinating exploration of some seemingly innocent objects modified for nefarious purposes from the Justice & Police Museum collection
ExploreMuseums of History NSW is undertaking external joinery conservation works to the front facade thanks to the funds generously donated by our supporters during the 2022 Annual Appeal
Sydney Open unlocks the doors of the city’s most important and architecturally inspiring buildings and spaces
We're working with specialist painters to restore damage and prevent further deterioration to the building