What's on
Events

9 October
Talk
Stitchers at work
Needles fly when Museums of History NSW Soft Furnishings volunteers converge twice a month at Elizabeth Bay House

11 October, 6.30pm
Talk
Experiencing a Technical Difficulty
Join Dr Catriona Quinn on a journey through Australia’s rich interior design heritage and a deep dive into the studios of design educators in Sydney in the 1940s, 50s and 60

12 October 5pm
Special event
The People’s House: Up Late
As the sun sets, join us for a celebratory series of late-night activations at the Museum of Sydney in association with the exhibition 'The People’s House: Sydney Opera House at 50'

15 October, 10am & 1pm
Workshop
Natural dyeing workshop with Leah Giblin
This spring, join us for a bespoke fabric-dyeing workshop with renowned textile designer and environmental advocate Leah Giblin

18 October, 6pm
Special event
First Stories of the House: The Life, Contribution & Legacy of Opera Singer Harold Blair AM
Join us for an evening celebrating the life of Harold Blair with a panel discussion moderated by Bundjalung and Kullilli journalist and broadcaster Daniel Browning

22 October, 9am
Special event
Members Hour: Elizabeth Bay House
Members will have the unique opportunity to visit two areas of the house that are rarely open to the public: the back stairs and the attics

25 October, 2pm
Tour
A matter of taste
Explore 250 years of discussion about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ taste in the home in this tour of rare book treasures

27 October, 10.30am
Online talk
Webinar: Divorce records revisited
This webinar is an update of one of our favourites, providing tips and techniques for researching Divorce Case Papers in our Collection

27 October, 5pm-9pm
Special event
After Dark: Dis(order)
Join us for this year’s final After Dark, an evening of live music, discussion and dis(order) as we delve into Sydney’s nightlife and cultural history

7 November, 5pm
Talk
Members Curator Up Close: The People’s House: Sydney Opera House at 50
Come backstage at The People’s House: Sydney Opera House at 50, with Museums of History NSW curator Dr Scott Hill

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

10 November, 10.30am
Online talk
Webinar: Deceased estate files revisited
This webinar examines deceased estate files in the State Archives Collection and the techniques you can use to find them

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

19 November, 10am & 11.30am
Tour
Seidler Office & Penthouse tour
Harry Seidler's award winning office building and later adjoining penthouse

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

8 December, 10.30am
Online talk
Webinar: Public Works photographs: an unsung treasure
The amazing quality and variety of the photographs taken by the Public Works Department is a testament to the photographers. This webinar will explore these images in depth
On display

Permanent display
Alexander Riley, legendary Aboriginal police tracker
The remarkable talents of Aboriginal trackers who worked for NSW Police in the 20th century are featured in a display at the Justice & Police Museum

Featured display
Home in the Hunter
A look at the changing fortunes of pastoral estates of the Hunter Region

Permanent display
Healing land, remembering Country
A powerful work by Kuku Yalanji artist Tony Albert