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The Mint

Large 2 storey building with deep verandahs, steps leading to lower verandah and bushes and driveway in the foreground.
Museum

A rum deal

When Lachlan Macquarie began his term as governor of NSW in 1810, Sydney was in desperate need of a new hospital

A group portrait of 6 women standing in front of a stone wall with shrubs growing over it. The women have linked arms and are all smiling at the camera.

After the Royal Mint

Between 1926 and 1997 almost 20 different government departments and law courts came and went from the Mint buildings

Closeup of man in uniform.
WW1

Arthur McPhail Kilgour

1896–1941

Exterior of white-painted two storey building with verandahs.
Conservation

Conservation in action: Rum Hospital's verandah and columns

Framed portrait (detail) photograph of Daniel Alfred Charles Clifford, watchman at Sydney from 1915-1923
WW1

Daniel Alfred Charles Clifford

1888–1955

Southern view of the Mint forecourt and the Macquarie Balcony
Throughout March, 5pm-8pm
Event

Friday Nights at The Mint

The Mint throws open its doors on Friday evenings for this special after-hours series in March

Cropped version of photo portrait of bearded man, mounted on card.

Moonlite at the Sydney Mint

If you’ve ever visited The Mint on Sydney’s Macquarie Street, chances are you have walked in the footsteps of an infamous Australian bushranger, ‘Captain Moonlite’

Black and white portrait photo of young man in suit.
WW1

Oliver Richard Whiting

1897–1917

Elevated grassy area with tree in front of sandstone buildings.
22 April, 10am-4pm
Event

Open Day: The Mint

Explore the treasures of Museums of History NSW at our upcoming open day at The Mint