Sydney Museums

Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales (NSW) and the largest city in Australia. Located on Australia’s east coast, the metropolis surrounds the world’s largest natural harbour and sprawls towards the Blue Mountains to the west.

Sydney has some great museums which provide a unique sample of Western, Asian and Pacific masterpieces as well as a significant focus on the Australian Aboriginal culture.

Museums in Sydney, Australia

• Art Gallery of New South Wales
• Australian Museum
• Australian National Maritime Museum
• Museum of Sydney
• Powerhouse Museum
• Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney
• Nicholson Museum
• Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum
• Museum of Fire

Sydney Museums

• City:                           Sydney
• Population:                ~ 5 million
• Established:               1788
• Location
  – 877 km (545 mi) NE of Melbourne
  – 923 km (574 mi) S of Brisbane
  – 287 km (178 mi) NE of Canberra
  – 3,936 km (2,446 mi) E of Perth
  – 1,404 km (872 mi) E of Adelaide

Map of Sydney Museums

Explore Museums  in Australia

• Museums in Sydney
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales
  • Australian Museum
  • Australian National Maritime Museum
  • Museum of Sydney
  • Powerhouse Museum
  • Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney
  • Nicholson Museum
  • Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum
  • Museum of Fire

• Museums in Melbourne
  • National Gallery of Victoria
  • Melbourne Museum
  • Shrine of Remembrance
  • Hellenic Museum, Melbourne
  • State Library of Victoria
  • National Sports Museum
  • Old Treasury Building, Melbourne
  • Old Melbourne Gaol
  • Chinese Museum, Melbourne
  • Jewish Museum of Australia

• Museums in Canberra
  • National Museum of Australia
  • National Gallery of Australia
  • Australian War Memorial
  • National Portrait Gallery

• Museums in Brisbane
  • Queensland Art Gallery
  • Queensland Museum & Science Centre
  • MacArthur Museum Brisbane
  • RD Milns Antiquities Museum
  • Queensland Maritime Museum
  • Commissariat Store, Brisbane
  • Queensland Police Museum

• Museums in Perth
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia
  • WA Shipwrecks Museum
  • Perth Mint
  • WA Maritime Museum
  • Fremantle Prison

• Museums in Adelaide
  • Art Gallery of South Australia
  • South Australian Museum
  • Migration Museum, Adelaide

• Museums in Hobart
  • Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

• Museums in Darwin
  • Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
  • Darwin Military Museum
  • Australian Aviation Heritage Centre

Australian Proverbs and Quotes

• Australian Proverbs and Quotes
• Australian Aboriginal Sayings and Quotes

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” A Platypus is a duck designed by a committee.”
– Anon

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Photo Credit: By Pavel from Sydney, AU [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons