Media
Media contact
For media inquiries and opportunities please contact the Media Manager.
Emma Heath, Media Manager
Phone: 0413 768 588 | Email: emma.heath@mhnsw.au
Media releases
First Nations exhibits at Museum of Sydney
26 February 2024
MHNSW on Evenings (ABC Radio)
Coming up
16 April
Amy Keighran, Head of Heritage talks about Hyde park Barracks and why preserving heritage is so important.
Catch up
2 April 2024
Learning in Museums
Our sites offer students the opportunity to learn about history in the places it happened. We explore how children make meaning in museums and connect with the past. And consider what approaches we take to Learning design.
Rebecca Kummerfeld, Learning Manager and Tamsin Birch, Learning Program Developer talk about our program and how we share our knowledge with others.
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19 March 2023
The State Archives Collection and the 1828 Census
The State Archives Collection at MHNSW is vast, comprising over 14 million items related to the history of NSW, its environment and the lives of its people.
Listen to Martyn Killion, Director of Collections introduce the State Archives Collection and the 1828 Census.
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5 March 2024
Food history
Hear Dr Jacqui Newling, Curator talk about cookbooks and recipes in the MHNSW Collections.
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20 February 2024
The People's House: Sydney Opera House at 50 exhibition
Dr Scott Hill, Curator talks about this exhibition that celebrates five decades of extraordinary performances and unforgettable moments at the Sydney Opera House.
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2023 media releases
- The People's House exhibition extends to 2024 - media release October 2023
- Sydney Open 2023 - media release October 2023
- Announcing a series of exciting cultural events accompanying The People’s House: Sydney Opera House at 50 exhibition - media release June 2023
- The Life, Contribution & Legacy of Opera Singer Harold Blair AM - media release September 2023
- The People’s House: Sydney Opera House at 50 - media release June 2023
- After Dark series at Justice & Police Museum - media release June 2023
- Celebrating migration and coming together at Hyde Park Barracks - media release May 2023
- After Dark series at Justice & Police Museum - media release April 2023
- Just Not Australian - media release March 2023
- Murmurations - the fourth annual Hyde Park Barracks Art Commission - media release March 2023
- What's On Friday Nights at The Mint - media release March 2023
- Queer in Warrane - media release February 2023
- The state’s newest cultural institution, Museums of History NSW, launches an unforgettable 2023 program - media release
- Inaugural Museums of History NSW board appointed - media release January 2023
Latest news
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Storage on a Shoestring: collections care videos launched
Our Collections Care and Digital teams have been hard at work making make a suite of vocational videos for volunteers and staff working in museums across the state
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National Close the Gap Day 2024
Today is National Close the Gap Day 2024. Closing the gap refers to the meaningful action that is required by governments, organisations, communities and individuals to address inequity experienced by First Nations peoples in Australia
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Conserving the archives: a bespoke donor experience
On Thursday 14 March, MHNSW donors enjoyed a fascinating behind-the-scenes tour of the NSW State Archives Collection at the Western Sydney Records Centre
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Welcome new members of the First Nations Community Access to Archives team
The First Nations Community Access to the Archives team welcomes three First Nations staff to the Collections space