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Welcome to Sydney Living Museums, a group of 12 museums, houses and gardens that will take you on a remarkable journey through time and place to experience a whole other life.

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Hyde Park Barracks

Hyde Park Barracks Museum renewalThursday 10 January 2019

The Hyde Park Barracks Museum will close on 29 January 2019 for a major renewal project that will transform the UNESCO World Heritage-listed site into a world-leading heritage destination.

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School holidays

Summer 2019: school holiday opening hoursTuesday 27 November 2018

 

The ‘good oil’ on olive oil in early SydneyThursday 17 January 2019

 

When Dickens comes to dinnerMonday 7 January 2019

Hyde Park Barracks

Time stands still at Hyde Park BarracksSunday 23 December 2018

Time is standing still for a while at Hyde Park Barracks, as we’ve allowed the turret clock to wind down for a much needed rest.

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Eat Your History
Stories & Recipes from Australian Kitchens
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Hidden in Plain View
The Aboriginal People of Coastal Sydney
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Underworld: Mugshots from the Roaring Twenties
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An Edwardian Summer
Sydney & beyond through the lens of Arthur Wigram Allen

 

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Elizabeth Bay House

Australia's finest interior
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Elizabeth Farm

John Macarthur's domain
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Hyde Park Barracks Museum

A World Heritage Australian convict site
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Justice & Police Museum

Law and order
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Meroogal

Home to four generations of women
NEXT OPEN Thursday
24 January 2019
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The Mint

Modern architecture in a historic place
NEXT OPEN Monday
21 January 2019
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Museum of Sydney

On the site of first Government House
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Rose Seidler House

Iconic mid 20th-century design
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Rouse Hill House & Farm

Untouched history
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Susannah Place Museum

Sydney's working-class heritage
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Vaucluse House

A country house by the harbour
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Curators show

Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection

A specialised research resource
NEXT OPEN Tuesday
22 January 2019
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The ‘good oil’ on olive oil in early Sydney

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Hyde Park Barracks Museum renewal

Hyde Park Barracks
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When Dickens comes to dinner

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Time stands still at Hyde Park Barracks

Hyde Park Barracks
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ABC: street photography exhibit celebrates everyday style

Museum of Sydney
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