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Beauty Rich and Rare

Beauty Rich and Rare

Immerse yourself in a 180-degree visual experience depicting Australia’s unique flora and fauna
Today 10am to 5pm
Eora by Michael Riley

Eora by Michael Riley

Eora, is a 20-minute digital film that tells the story of Sydney’s First Nations people – before and after colonisation.
Today 10am to 5pm
XSWL: xiào sǐ wǒle”

XSWL: xiào sǐ wǒle”

The artists in XSWL warn us that it’s all fun and games…until someone loses an eye.
Today 10am to 5pm
Magritte

Magritte

Australia’s first retrospective of the celebrated surrealist
Today 10am to 5pm
Angelica Mesiti: The Rites of When

Angelica Mesiti: The Rites of When

A major new commission in the Tank by one of Australia’s most acclaimed contemporary artists
Today 10am to 5pm
Cao Fei: My City is Yours

Cao Fei: My City is Yours

Experience the surreal humour and cyber futurism of Cao Fei’s art
Today 10am to 5pm
Consuelo Cavaniglia: seeing through you

Consuelo Cavaniglia: seeing through you

Consuelo Cavaniglia develops a contemporary art project to engage with the Chau Chak Wing Museum’s collections.
Today 12pm to 4pm
Dunera: Stories of Internment

Dunera: Stories of Internment

See the extraordinary story of the Dunera told through moving artworks and objects
Today 10am to 5pm
Instrumental: Collections from Science

Instrumental: Collections from Science

This is the 4th display in our ongoing series showcasing a range of tools used by physiologists and university students.
Today 12pm to 4pm
Kerameikos the potters' quarter

Kerameikos the potters' quarter

This exhibition offers new ways of understanding Australia's oldest collections, pushing the boundaries of ceramics.
Today 12pm to 4pm
Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru: an immersive exhibit
Today 10am to 5pm
Micro:Macro – models of insight and inspiration

Micro:Macro – models of insight and inspiration

Micro:Macro explores the role of models in understanding and exploring our world.
Today 12pm to 4pm
Ocean Photographer of the Year

Ocean Photographer of the Year

Celebrating the beauty of our blue planet by showcasing the wonders of our oceans and the urgent need to protect them
Today 10am to 4pm
The trace is not a presence ...

The trace is not a presence ...

5 Australian artists from Chinese diasporic communities embrace their histories to celebrate the process of becoming.
Today 12pm to 4pm
Union Made: Art from the University of Sydney Union 

Union Made: Art from the University of Sydney Union 

This dazzling exhibition showcases rare European works, contemporary Indigenous art and Australian modernism.
Today 12pm to 4pm
Transformation: Mardi Gras to the cosmos with Powerhouse

Transformation: Mardi Gras to the cosmos with Powerhouse

Discover how LGBTIQA+ celebration and cultural milestones reflect transformation, identity, and creative expression.
14 Feb 2025
Hidden Gems & Stories: Show & Tell

Hidden Gems & Stories: Show & Tell

Bring your historical documents, objects, heritage memorabilia and photographs relating to Haymarket for appraisal
15 Feb 2025
Symbols of change: Lunar New Year and beyond with Powerhouse

Symbols of change: Lunar New Year and beyond with Powerhouse

Celebrate the Year of the Snake and explore themes of transformation with stories from the museum’s collection.
20 Feb 2025
Sonic Spaces at Hyde Park Barracks

Sonic Spaces at Hyde Park Barracks

Join us for an intimate series of music performances in one of the city’s most unique spaces
7 Mar 2025