Rose Seidler
House
Rose Seidler House was ‘the most talked about house in Sydney’ in 1950. Surrounded by bushland with panoramic views of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, the house is still one of the finest examples of mid 20th-century modern domestic architecture in Australia.
View of the kitchen, Rose Seidler House. Photo © Nicolas Watt for Sydney Living Museums RSH13_0018
Rose Seidler House will be closed for maintenance until further notice.
Entry
Adult | $15
Concession | $12
Family | $38
Members | Free of charge
Children under 5 years | Free of charge
*2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children
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Sun deck and mural, Rose Seidler House.
When completed in 1950, Rose Seidler House was ‘the most talked about house in Sydney’. Designed by the young Harry Seidler for his parents Rose and Max, the house overturned almost every convention of suburban home design. It was in fact the promise of designing a house for his mother that brought Harry to Australia, and its success helped launch his Australian and soon after international career. The radical design both inside and out integrated architecture, art and technology in a bold and optimistic vision for a new way of living. Today, still surrounded by bushland with panoramic views of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, the house is one of the finest examples of mid 20th-century modern domestic architecture in Australia, and its furniture and fittings form one of the most complete and intact post World War II design collections in public ownership.
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The latest at Rose Seidler House
School holidays
Autumn School Holidays: opening hoursTuesday 9 March 2021
Museum of Sydney
An acquisitions renaissanceTuesday 23 February 2021
Media release
Reflections on IdentityThursday 4 February 2021
New online
Year in review: 2020Wednesday 3 February 2021
School holidays
Summer 2021: opening hoursMonday 7 December 2020
Rose Seidler House is part of the international ICONIC HOUSES network which connects architecturally significant houses from the 20th century that are open to the public as house museum. The network also focuses on conservation, management, policy and cooperation.