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Art Gallery of Nsw
The Art Gallery of New South Wales
is the leading museum of art in New South Wales and
Sydney
Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney
NSW 2000
tel
: (+612) 9225 1744
open :
every day: 10am -
5pm
close : every Wednesday:
9pm ( except Good Friday and Christmas Day)
travel
: Nearest train stations
are St James and Martin Place. Both are 10 minutes walk.
fee :
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Australian Museum
The Museum was established in
1827 and is Australia's first museum, with unique and
extensive collections of natural science and cultural
artefacts.
6 College Street Sydney (opposite Hyde
Park) NSW 2010
tel
: (+612) 9320 6000
open :
30am to 5.00pm every day
close : 25
December
travel
: to
two train stations, Museum Station and St James Station,
and the main bus routes into the city. For George Street
bus services, get off at Town Hall and walk up Park
Street.
fee : Family
(2 adults, 2 children) $25 Family (1 adult, 2 children)
$17.50 Extra child (each) $2.50 Adult $10 Child (5 -
15 years) $5 Under 5s FREE |
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| Australian
National Maritime Museum |
Australian National Maritime Museum
Step aboard the magnificent
Australian-built replica of Captain Cookfs Endeavour
or enter the awesome world of underwater warfare on
board a navy submarine.
2 Murray Street Darling
Harbour Sydney NSW 2000
tel
: 61
(0)2 9298 3777
open
:
9.30
am to 5.00 pm daily seven days a week.
close
: Christmas Day only. During
January we remain open until 6.00 pm.
travel
: Train to Town Hall station
and walk across Pyrmont Bridge from the city
fee : FREE |
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| Hyde
Park Barracks & Museum |
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Hyde Park Barracks & Museum
The Hyde Park Barracks housed
15,000 male convicts in government employment between
1819 and 1848. Later it became a female immigration
depot and a government asylum for infirm, destitute
women.
Queens Square, Macquarie
Street Sydney, NSW 2000
tel
: 61
02 8239 2311
open
:
Daily 9.30am - 5.00pm
close
:
Christmas Day and Good Friday
travel
: nearest carpark is at
the Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital, with
a lift access to Macquarie Street which is level access
to the museum
fee
:
Adult $30 Child/Concession
$15 Family $60 All prices are GST exempt.
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Ken Done Gallery
In many parts of the world, Ken Done
has come to symbolise Australia and Australians: creative,
optimistic and bold.
1
Hickson Rd, The Rocks Sydney, NSW 2000
tel
: 61
(02)
9247 2740
open
: 10am - 5.30pm, Everyday
travel
:
Circular quay sta. then to
hickson rd about 10 mins walk
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Justice & Police Museum
The Justice & Police Museum features
a magistrates court, a recreated police charge room
and remand cells, a gallery of mug shots of Sydney's
early criminals and an array of spine chilling weapons.
Cnr Albert and Phillip
Streets, Circular Quay, Sydney, NSW 2000
tel
: 61
02
9252 1144
open
:
Weekends
10am - 5pm Monday to Friday for booked groups only Daily
in January & school holidays
close
:
Christmas Day and Good Friday
travel
: 4
minutes walk from Circular Quay ferry and train station.
fee
: Adult
$8 Child/Concession $4 Family $17
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Museum of Sydney
Museum of Sydney is an imaginative
museum offering the visitor a journey of discovery and
wonder through Sydney 1788 and beyond
Cnr Phillip and Bridge
Streets, Sydney NSW 2000
tel
:
61
02 9251 5988
open
:
daily
9.30am - 5pm
close
:
Christmas Day and Good Friday
travel
:
5
minutes walk from Circular Quay and Circular Quay train
station.
fee
: Adult
$10 Child/Concession $5 Family $20 Members free
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| Museum
of Contemporary Art |
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art is Australia's
only museum dedicated to exhibiting, interpreting and
collecting contemporary art from across Australia and
around the world.
140 George Street
The Rocks NSW 2000
tel
: (+612) 9245 2400
open
:
10AM
- 5PM Daily
close
:
Christmas Day
travel
:
from
circular quay sta. about 3 mins walk
fee
: free
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The Mint Museum
The Mint operated until 1926 when the
new Commonwealth Mint was established in Canberra. The
buildings then accommodated numerous government departments
and various law courts
10 Macquarie Street
Sydney NSW 2000
tel
:
(+612)
02
8239 2288
open
:
Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
close
:
Christmas Day
travel
:
St.
james sta. by city rail 5mins walk
fee
: free
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| Parliament
House & Museum |
Parliament House & Museum
Some
domestic international exhibitions
Macquarie
Street Sydney NSW 2000
tel
:
(+612)
02
9230 2111
open
:
9am-5pm
close
: mon
(mon
bank holiday tue)
and end year, new
year.
travel
: from
martin place sta. about 3 mins walk
fee
: free
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Powerhouse Museum
Its unique and diverse collection of
385,000 objects spans history, science, technology,
design, industry, decorative arts, music, transport
and space exploration.
500 Harris Street
Ultimo, PO Box K346 Haymarket, Sydney NSW 1238
tel
: (+612)
9217 0111
open
: 10:00am - 5:00pm every day
close
:
Christmas Day.
travel
: Central Station is the
closest railway station to the Powerhouse Museum.
fee
: Adult
$10.00Child (5 - 15 years) $5.00 Children under five,
NSW Seniors Card holders and pensioners free Family
(1 adult and up to 5 children; or 2 adults and up to
3 children) $25.00 Concessions (students, Social Security
and Veterans Affairs cardholders, Australian pensioners
and seniors) $6.00 Schools (per student) $5.00 Powerhouse
Members free Members of International Council of Museums
(ICOM) free Members of Museums Australia Inc free
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Rocks Discovery Museum
Home
to a unique collection of images and archaeological
artefacts found in The Rocks, the exhibits are highly
interactive; using touch screens, audio and visual elements
to bring the history of the area alive.
Kendall Lane, the
rocks
tel
: 1800
067 676
open
:
10am - 5pm daily
close
: Good Friday and Christmas
Day
travel
: Circular Quay and Wynyard
are the two closest CityRail train stations
fee
: free
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Sydney Jewish Museum
a museum about a people. Created as
a living memorial to the Shoah, it honours the six million
who perished, the courage and the suffering of all those
who were caught up and those who attempted to resist
evil for the sake of what was right. We celebrate their
lives, cherish the civilization that they built, their
achievements and faith, their joys and hopes, together
with the story of the Australian Jewish community and
its culture
148 Darlinghurst Road
Darlinghurst, NSW 2010
tel
: 61-2-9360-7999
open
:
Sunday - Thursday 10am - 4pm Friday 10am - 2pm
close
: Saturdays and Jewish Holy
Days.
travel
: The
Museum is located minutes from Kings Cross and Oxford
Street
fee
: Adult
$10 Student concession $7 Seniors concession $7 Child
$6 Family (2 adults and children under 16) $22 Adult
group (12 or more) $8 Concession group (12 or more)
$6 Adult group Package (lunch included) $16 Concession
Group Package (lunch included) $14
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