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Collections & Galleries

Museums

TODO — what museums in Sydney are actually worth the time.

5 places
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydneymust see
The Domain

Art Gallery of New South Wales

Free, doubled in size in 2022, and holding the best collection of Aboriginal art in any state gallery.

Australian Museum, Sydneymust see
Hyde Park

Australian Museum

The oldest museum in Australia, with a First Nations gallery that has been substantially rethought.

Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydneymust see
Circular Quay

Museum of Contemporary Art

An Art Deco maritime services building on the quay, full of contemporary art, free, with a rooftop café.

Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydneymust see
Darling Harbour

Australian National Maritime Museum

A submarine, a destroyer, a replica of the Endeavour, and a serious attempt at telling the story from both sides of the shore.

Chau Chak Wing Museum, Sydneymust see
University of Sydney

Chau Chak Wing Museum

Three university collections — antiquities, natural history and art — in one 2020 building, free, and almost unvisited.