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The People’s House: Sydney Opera House at 50
Celebrating five decades of extraordinary performances and unforgettable moments at the Sydney Opera House
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The People’s House: Sydney Opera House at 50
Celebrating five decades of extraordinary performances and unforgettable moments at the Sydney Opera House
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Conserving the archives
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Discover past lives, events and stories in the places where they actually unfolded
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Harold Blair, trailblazer
Wulli Wulli tenor Harold Blair AM was Australia’s first professionally trained Aboriginal opera singer. An honour he had to fight for.
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Harold Blair, trailblazer
Wulli Wulli tenor Harold Blair AM was Australia’s first professionally trained Aboriginal opera singer. An honour he had to fight for.
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Stitching for our house museums
For almost 15 years, a dedicated group of volunteers has gathered to sew, crochet, knit, embroider and stuff historically authentic soft furnishings for our houses
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Stitching for our house museums
For almost 15 years, a dedicated group of volunteers has gathered to sew, crochet, knit, embroider and stuff historically authentic soft furnishings for our houses
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A new way of living
Once word spread about the newly built Rose Seidler House in 1950, it was the ‘most talked about house in Sydney’
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A new way of living
Once word spread about the newly built Rose Seidler House in 1950, it was the ‘most talked about house in Sydney’
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Be inspired
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Sydney Open

The vaulted roof shells take shape, July 1965. Sydney Opera House construction.

7 December 6pm

Talk

Sails, Octopuses, and Telescopic Cranes

An evening celebrating the construction of the Sydney Opera House through a talk, panel discussion and virtual reality experience

Save the date! Sydney Open 2023 program launch

The Sydney Open City Pass program is returning on 5 November 2023 and is your key to the city, unlocking buildings and spaces throughout Sydney’s CBD

Seidler Office and Seidler Penthouse, 2 Glen St, Misons Point, Sydney Open 2022

19 November, 10am & 11.30am

Tour

Seidler Office & Penthouse tour

Harry Seidler's award winning office building and later adjoining penthouse

Sydney Opera House sails with a crane in front and the Sydney Open graphic over the top

Sydney Open Series

A continuation of the Sydney Open annual program throughout the calendar year and will present talks, workshops, and tours

Sydney Open

11 November, 9.15am & 11.15am

Tour

Sydney Opera House Heritage Tour

Join a tour of the Sydney Opera House with architect and author Alan Croker

7 & 9 November, 9.30am

Tour

Sydney Opera House Sustainability Tour

Join us on this special sustainability tour and discover what makes the Sydney Opera House a 6-star Green Star–rated building

The Droga Apartment

Muscling into a tough urban streetscape, the Droga Apartment sits atop a 19th-century brick warehouse that acts as a plinth to its remarkable curved zinc-clad form

Sydney Open 6/11/2022. Picture James Horan for Sydney Living Museums

Volunteer at Sydney Open 2023

Applications are now open to volunteer at Australia’s premier open building event