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      Stories from the Museum of Sydney

      Computer generated image of bust in situ in Museum of Sydney courtyard.

      Governor Phillip Memorial at first Government House

      In 2014 a sixty-year-old memorial to Governor Arthur Phillip was installed at the Museum of Sydney on the site of Australia’s first Government House.
      Detail of copper plate engraved with the words "His Excellency Arthur Phillip Esq. Governor in Chief and Captain General"

      First Government House foundation plate

      The piece of copper plate that telegraph line worker Robert McCann uncovered in 1899 had been placed between the two sandstone blocks 111 years earlier by Governor Arthur Phillip.

      Exhibition view featuring objects in showcases and colourful Shanghai lanterns overhead

      The Designer's Task

      Ever wondered how an exhibition is put together? Come behind-the-scenes and meet SLM designer Matt Guzowski, as he shares his experiences, influences and tells it like it is in the world of exhibition design.
      A photo taken looking up at a 45 degree angle at the edge of the tres sculpture. The poles that are a part of it appear to stand along side the buildings

      On firm foundations

      The Museum of Sydney is built on and around a site that links us to the very beginnings of modern Australia. Here in 1788 on the ancient land of the Gadigal people, Governor Arthur Phillip built Government House. In this house and its later additions, the first nine governors of NSW lived and worked.