Museum of Sydney
Opens 19 May
Exhibition
Symphony of the Dreaming
Dharawal Dreaming is a deep dive into the time in the ancestral past when the earth was liquid, and the world was occupied by Ancestral Beings
Monday 19 May
Workshop
Spinning Threads of Knowledge
Inspired by the exhibition Seeing Sydney, Knowing Country, Gumbaynggirr textile artist Sancia Ridgeway will teach you how to spin yarn
Tuesday 22 April 11am–12pm
Workshop
Weaving the Colours of Country
Join us for a creative, hands-on workshop with Gumbaynggirr textile artist Sancia Ridgeway inspired by the exhibition Seeing Sydney, Knowing Country
Thursday 17 April 11am–12pm
Opening April
Featured exhibition
Seeing Sydney, Knowing Country
This exhibition depicts the development of the NSW colony through a selection of historical maps, plans, sketches, artworks and objects
Thursday 17 April
Permanent display
First Fleet Ships
This display explores the journey, arrival and first contacts of this fleet’s largely unwilling human cargo
Sunday 1 January
Latest News
Exploring the archaeology of the first Government House
Donors joined Dr Aaron De Souza, Research Manager at Museums of History NSW, for a fascinating bespoke talk and behind-the-scenes viewing of a selection of the more than 140,000 archaeological finds from the site of Australia’s first Government House
First Nations
Do touch
We all know we can’t touch collection objects or artworks displayed in museums. However, the new display Cast in cast out by First Nations artist Dennis Golding at the Museum of Sydney includes a ‘do touch’ element
Excavating Australia’s first Government House
Did you know that when you walk into the Museum of Sydney, you’re walking over the remains of one of the most significant buildings in Australia’s history?