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Cataloguing Museum Collections
Gain hands-on museum collections management experience through assisting with the cataloguing of items from a recent donation to the Rouse Hill Estate collection
29 Jul 2026
State Archives - Copies of Documents (CODs): listing and resource mapping
List and map the Reading Room's Copies of Documents (CODs) — high-use records held in a legacy system in need of review.
29 Jul 2026
First Nations Community Access to Archives
Enhance First Nations access to important archival records that could unlock information about their histories and Languages.
29 Jul 2026
Spoken Memory: oral history collection
Work with Museums of History NSW’s rich oral history collection, which records the reflections of diverse individuals connected to our historic places.
29 Jul 2026
Volunteer for Sydney Open 2026
The premier open-building event in NSW, Sydney Open takes visitors into buildings and spaces that are rarely open to the public. Every year, Sydney Open is made possible by our incredible team of volunteers
27 Jul 2026
Useful and beautiful – new Caroline Simpson Library niche display
The new display in the niche just outside the Caroline Simpson Library gives visitors a chance to see an original Morris & Co chair with an Australian provenance
24 Jul 2026
‘All In’ at the On Country experience
Learning team member Lucy Melville reflects on the lasting impact of an experience on Country in the lead-up to Reconciliation Week 2026.
28 May 2026
Donors attend a special studio experience with Signature Handprints
In late May, a group of Museums of History NSW donors attended a special behind-the-scenes experience at Signature Handprints, a boutique design and print business in St Peters in Sydney’s inner west.
28 May 2026
Uncovering the past at Rouse Hill Estate
In the lead-up to conservation work on the overseer’s cottage at Rouse Hill Estate, an unexpected discovery prompted the need for an archaeological excavation
7 May 2026