Kids & family
Workshop
Spooky Zines with Lucie Stevens
Celebrate all things spooky by making your own haunted house mini-zine with author Lucie Stevens
Wednesday 30 September 10.30am–11.30am
Workshop
Family Kitchen: Saaj Flatbread–Making Workshop
Join Dayaa School & Kitchen for a hands-on saaj flatbread–making workshop rooted in reviving ancestral recipes that have been lost through displacement
Thursday 8 October 11am–1pm
Workshop
Shadow Play Workshop with Jumaadi
Craft your own shadow figures with artist Jumaadi. This hands-on family workshop is inspired by the traditional Indonesian art of shadow puppetry
Friday 9 October 10.30am–12pm
Kids trails
Looking for activities during the school holidays? We have family-friendly events across our properties! Enjoy free entry to all our museums and historic houses, with extended opening hours at select sites
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Memorable learning experiences at Elizabeth Farm
At Museums of History NSW, we strive to create memorable and meaningful experiences for school students – bringing history to life in the places where it happened
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Life-changing encounters with the past
Visits from teachers who first visited our sites as children themselves have become increasingly common, revealing the lifelong impact of place-based learning
First Nations
Cutter and Coota: a children’s play by Bruce Pascoe
Meet author and historian Bruce Pascoe and the main characters from his play Cutter and Coota as they reflect on the play’s themes and the experience of performing at the Hyde Park Barracks
An icon wearing an icon: Sydney Opera House Barbie
Stepping away from her signature pink, Barbie honours the Sydney Opera House with more subtle tones in her gown, that reflect the Opera House and its Harbourside location