Caroline Simpson Collection
Home and garden design, history and life
There’s plenty happening every day at our museums, historic houses and gardens, with entry free for all!
Explore our curriculum-linked programs, excursions and resources for stages 1 to 6. Inquire or book now
This financial year, our Annual Giving program gives you the opportunity to enrich the lives of children across NSW and beyond through the power of education
Find out how you can access diverse experiences through a unique calendar of events
Home and garden design, history and life
Making history every day
Place-based collections at our historic houses and museums
The ‘Sydney Opera House’, the ‘Opera House’, or simply ‘the House’ – we know it by many names. But why is this Australian icon also called ‘the people’s house’? Exhibition curator Dr Scott Hill explores the story behind a name
Remarkably, the site of the first Government House remained largely undeveloped for more than 140 years before the Museum of Sydney was built, despite numerous schemes for this valuable piece of CBD land
The Vaucluse House kitchen garden recently underwent a significant rejuvenation project to preserve the site and allow it to continue to be used as a valuable educational resource
A space and place to celebrate and engage with First Nations cultures, knowledge and perspectives
WelcomeThe First Nations Community Access to the Archives team welcomes three First Nations staff to the Collections space
Tintypes are photographs printed on thin sheets of metal, rather than card. MHNSW doesn’t hold many in our collections, so this discovery is an exciting one
We welcome your input in this year's survey to help evaluate our services
Gain valuable collection management experience including object handling, cataloguing, stocktaking procedures, and use of collection databases