Painting the Rocks: The Loss of Old Sydney

Painting the Rocks: The Loss of Old Sydney

What did the Rocks area look like more than 100 years ago? Find out in a new show at the Museum of Sydney.

7 Aug-28 Nov
Sin City

Sin City

A new exhibition brings to light the sordid heyday of Sydney's criminal underworld.

Until 22 May 2011
Skint! Making Do in the Great Depression

Skint! Making Do in the Great Depression

The Museum of Sydney explores how we made it through the hardest of times.

Until 25 Jul
The 80s Are Back

The 80s Are Back

Break out your shoulder pads and legwarmers - a 1980s revival is on at the Powerhouse Museum.

From 12 Dec
Show me the money

Show me the money

Find a bank of knowledge in Martin Place at the Museum of Australian Currency Notes.

Museum of Human Disease

Museum of Human Disease

If you need a push towards healthier living then look no further than the Museum of Human Disease.

Free museums in Sydney

Free museums in Sydney

The best Sydney Museums without entry fees.

Dugongs at the Sydney Aquarium

Dugongs at the Sydney Aquarium

Aquarist Andrew Barnes gives Time Out ten good reasons to go see Sydney Aquarium's two new star dugongs, Pig and Wuru.

Get stuffed!

Get stuffed!

Time Out enters the workspace of Professor Tim Ralph, a taxidermist at the Australian Museum.

Interview
Arte-facts: The Museum of Australian Currency

Arte-facts: The Museum of Australian Currency

Do you know Sydney has a whole museum devoted to moolah?

Permanent Collection
Customs House Library

Customs House Library

Make the library your new lounge room, writes Rhiannon Elston

Peter Watts - Historic Houses Trust

Peter Watts - Historic Houses Trust

To mark his retirement, the first and only director of the 28-year-old Historic Houses Trust says Sydney is more than just 'tits, buns, beaches and barbies'

The Rocks Discovery Museum

The Rocks Discovery Museum

The Rocks Discovery Museum unearths the torrid stories behind Sydney's quaintest district. Shannon Langan takes you on an interactive joyride

Dawn Casey - Interview - Powerhouse Museum

Dawn Casey - Interview - Powerhouse Museum

Strident and controversial, the one-woman powerhouse behind the Powerhouse Museum is not afraid to make a political exhibition of herself.

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