Museum of Sydney
Featured exhibition
Dig It!
Head to our dig site, grab your tools and become an archaeologist at the Museum of Sydney
Friday 5 December
Film
Archaeology on Film: Fact Versus Fiction
To coincide with our exhibition Unearthed at the Museum of Sydney, we’re presenting a film series that explores how archaeology is portrayed in cinema, from documentaries to family favourites
Sunday 18 January 2pm–3pm
Featured exhibition
Unearthed
Even the most ordinary object has many stories to tell, depending on how you look at it
Friday 5 December
Unearthed – Exhibition film
What was it like to work on the first Government House excavations? In this film, some of the archaeologists who worked on the site reflect on their experiences and the impact the work had on their lives and careers
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Bridge Street Social with Heineken at the Museum of Sydney
The Museum of Sydney forecourt comes alive this spring and summer with the arrival of Bridge Street Social, a vibrant new pop-up in the heart of the city featuring the Heineken Silver Airstream Bar
Onsite
Unearthed: Digging Up the Past
Do you want to take your Stage 4 students to the site of a significant archaeological dig? Engage them in the process of excavation? And get them thinking about the value of archaeology?
Featured display
Eora by Michael Riley
Eora, by the late Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi filmmaker and photographer Michael Riley (1960–2004), is a 20-minute digital film that tells the story of Sydney’s First Nations people – before and after colonisation
Saturday 7 December
Featured display
Madjeri
Madjeri (pronounced mud-jer-ee) is the Dharawal word for canoe or small floating vessel
Saturday 3 August
