New South Wales Museums and Art Galleries

Sydney's Art Gallery of New South Wales is a treasurehouse of various types of art on display in permanent and temporary exhibitions.

Established in 1827, the Australian Museum in Sydney is Australia's first museum with extensive collections of natural science and cultural artefacts.

The Australian National Maritime Museum at Sydney's Darling Harbour is a repository of Australian maritime history comprising documents, relics and maritime craft from various periods.

The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia is a showcase of recent art and of this time, primarily covering the period from the 1970s onwards.

The Museum of Sydney was built on the historic site of Australia's first Government House and tells the story of Sydney from pre-colonial times to the present.

Museums and art galleries provide an insight into a people and their culture, art, history and development. They are a treasure trove of cultural riches and Sydney is fortunate to have its museums and galleries in or close to the city centre.

Discover Sydney's many museums and find important aspects of history, archeology and culture.

Here's a treasure trove of what's at the Art Gallery with quick links to further information.

Museum of the history of science at the University of Sydney.

Savill Galleries are Australian dealers in important Australian paintings. The gallery regularly exhibits key Australian artists &mdsh; including Arthur Boyd, Charles Blackman, Ray Crooke, Donald Friend, Robert Dickerson, Fred Williams, Garry Shead, John Olsen — throughout the year.

Contemporary art gallery specialising in works by emerging Australian artists, including paintings, sculpture and photography. Located in Sydney's art precinct, Paddington.

This is Sydney's premier tehnological museum with exhibits and past and modern-day gadgetry to make visitors' eyes pop in wonder.

Australia's oldest tramway museum (founded in 1950). Located at Loftus in southern Sydney.