Collected: Sydney Living Museums acquisitions
Collected showcases a selection of over 40 collection items, from simple household objects to dynamic contemporary artworks, from Sydney Living Museums’ active acquisitions program. Each item has found its way into the collection along different and carefully considered pathways. Many have been generously funded or gifted by donors and benefactors – some of whom are descendants of those who lived in the places now under Sydney Living Museums’ care. Others have been purchased or specially commissioned to add new layers of meaning and understanding to our existing histories.
Reflecting the layered and sometimes contested histories of our sites, their legacies, and the countless stories of people connected to them, these items add to the rich tapestry that is the story of Sydney and NSW. Collected allows visitors to connect with and consider our shared and individual identities – in the present and into the future.
Entry
Adult | $15
Concession | $12
Child (5-15 years) | $12
Family* | $38
Members | Free of charge
Children under 5 years | Free of charge
Free entry Fridays 5pm-8pm & weekends
*1 adult & 2 children, 1 adult & 3 children, 2 adults & 1 child, 2 adults & 2 children

Textile length, design by George Korody for Artes Studio, Sydney, c1947.

Tamara Dean, First Prize for Transience.

Studio easy chair with blue wool upholstery and wooden frame, circa 1964.

Occasional table designed by Emery Reeves for Sir Warwick Fairfax, Harrington Park, 1957.

Pair of green glass tumblers provenanced to the Wentworth family of Vaucluse House, 1890s.

Ceramic salt shaker with chicken wishbones, owned by Ellen Marshall of Susannah Place.

Rose Seidler House: a portrait 2020
Christopher Zanko, 2020
acrylic on wood relief carving