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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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Meroogal

Meroogal Women’s Art Prize 2018 – finalists announcedWednesday 22 August 2018

We are delighted to announce the finalists for the 17th Meroogal Women’s Art Prize.

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School holidays

Spring School Holidays 2018: opening hoursMonday 17 September 2018

To make the most of these holidays we’ve extended our trading hours, with many of our properties now opening for the entire school holiday period.

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Wallpaper recreated for 'The Harp of the South'Friday 14 September 2018

For anyone attending the new Sydney Theatre Company (STC) play, The Harp in the South, adapted from Ruth Park’s well-known novels, you might spy wallpapers running up the back wall of the set.

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Library Display

New Library DisplaysFriday 14 September 2018

Two new displays in the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection showcase the Rouse Hill magic lantern, and the work of textile designer Ronaele Jones

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Mourning foodWednesday 12 September 2018

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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

 

Houses & Museums

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Elizabeth Bay House

Australia's finest interior
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10AM-4PM
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Elizabeth Farm

John Macarthur's domain
OPEN TODAY
10AM-4PM
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Hyde Park Barracks Museum

A World Heritage Australian convict site
OPEN TODAY
10AM-5PM
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Justice & Police Museum

Law and order
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10AM-5PM
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Meroogal

Home to four generations of women
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10AM-4PM
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The Mint

Modern architecture in a historic place
NEXT OPEN Monday
24 September 2018
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Museum of Sydney

On the site of first Government House
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10AM-5PM
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Rose Seidler House

Iconic mid 20th-century design
NEXT OPEN Sunday
23 September 2018
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Rouse Hill House & Farm

Untouched history
OPEN TODAY
10AM-4PM
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Susannah Place Museum

Sydney's working-class heritage
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2PM-5PM
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Vaucluse House

A country house by the harbour
OPEN TODAY
10AM-4PM
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Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection

A specialised research resource
NEXT OPEN Tuesday
25 September 2018
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Find out about our restaurants, cafes and tearooms.
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Visit one of our shops while you're visiting some of our houses and museums or shop online.
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Boy flying kite in field.

Spring School Holidays 2018: opening hours

School holidays
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Wallpaper Neeves cottage

Wallpaper recreated for 'The Harp of the South'

Collections
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Set of four photos from different angles of metal box with lens and chimney.

New Library Displays

Library Display
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Mourning food

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Artwork by Peter Kingston

Bohemian Harbour on ABC Radio

Bohemian Harbour exhibition
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