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Museum of Sydney

Bridge Street, Corner of Phillip Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Australia

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“A modern museum built on the historic site of the first Government House, built for Governor Phillip in 1788. The Museum of Sydney takes you”

A modern museum built over and around the remains of Australia’s first Government House, the Museum of Sydney celebrates the people and events that have shaped the character and soul of this city. In 1788 Governor Phillip chose this site for his official residence. It quickly became the centre of the colony’s administrative and social life, and an important focus of first contact between the Gadigal people and the colonisers. The physical remains of the colony’s first government house and archaeological relics from the colony’s first year of existence can be glimpsed through glass openings in the museum forecourt and foyer. This is the oldest evidence of its kind in Australia. On the Museum forecourt there is also Edge of the Trees, a site-specific installation created by artists Fiona Foley and Janet Laurence. This award-winning public art installation evokes the cultural and physical history of the site, before and after 1788: a pivotal turning point in our history, when contact and invasion / colonisation took place. Today, through a diverse and changing program of exhibitions and events, the Museum of Sydney interprets the history of this symbolic place and tells the city’s story. Entry included with the Sydney Museums Pass.

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Museum of Sydney

Bridge Street
Corner of Phillip Street
Sydney, New South Wales
2000 Australia
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