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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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Annual Appeal 2019Monday 6 May 2019

Our museums are held ‘in trust’ for future generations and we must preserve them to ensure a future as valuable as their past. We can do this with your support through our Annual Appeal 2019.

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Become part of Sydney Open 2019: EOI now openWednesday 27 March 2019

Our exciting program for Sydney Open 2019 will open even more buildings and spaces that are usually off-limits to the public, alongside new talks and tour experiences. To be part of it all, we invite you to submit an expression of interest by 30 April.

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Museum Volunteer opportunity: Vaucluse HouseThursday 4 July 2019

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Museum Volunteer opportunity: Susannah Place MuseumThursday 4 July 2019

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Museum Volunteer opportunity: Justice & Police MuseumThursday 4 July 2019

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Eat Your History
Stories & Recipes from Australian Kitchens
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Deep Time Dreaming
Uncovering Ancient Australia
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Underworld
Mugshots from the Roaring Twenties
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How Cities Work
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Houses & Museums

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Museum of Sydney

On the site of first Government House
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Hyde Park Barracks Museum

Closed for renewal project

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Justice & Police Museum

Law and order
NEXT OPEN Saturday
20 July 2019
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Vaucluse House

A country house by the harbour
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10AM-4PM
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The Mint

Modern architecture in a historic place
OPEN TODAY
9.30AM-5PM
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Elizabeth Farm

John Macarthur's domain
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10AM-4PM
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Meroogal

Home to four generations of women
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Susannah Place Museum

Sydney's working-class heritage
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2PM-5PM
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Rose Seidler House

Iconic mid 20th-century design
NEXT OPEN Sunday
21 July 2019
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Rouse Hill House & Farm

Untouched history
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Elizabeth Bay House

Australia's finest interior
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Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection

A specialised research resource
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Ornate fountain in garden setting in front of house with stylised battlement facade and verandah.

Museum Volunteer opportunity: Vaucluse House

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Interior of small green-painted bedroom with four poster metal framed bed and fireplace.

Museum Volunteer opportunity: Susannah Place Museum

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Woman and girl doing an activity in the charge room.

Museum Volunteer opportunity: Justice & Police Museum

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Museum Volunteer opportunity: Museum of Sydney

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Museum Volunteer opportunity: Rose Seidler House

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