Sydney, Australia is home a large amount of cultural institutions, museums and historic sites, some of which are known worldwide. This list contains the most famous:
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| Name | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Art Gallery of New South Wales | Art | Australian (from settlement to contemporary), European and Asian art |
| Artspace Sydney | Art | Contemporary art centre |
| Australian Army Artillery Museum | Military | Currently closed, heritage and history of the Royal Australian Artillery |
| Australian History Museum | History | website, part of Macquarie University, Australia's history from pre-colonization to today |
| Australian Museum | Natural history | Animals, dinosaurs, mummies, aboriginal peoples, geology, insects |
| Australian National Maritime Museum | Maritime | Australia's maritime history and the nation's ongoing involvement and dependence on the sea |
| Australian Tennis Museum | Sport | website, located in Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales |
| Elizabeth Bay House | Historic house | Mid 19th century mansion, managed by Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales |
| Fort Denison | Military | Mid 19th century fort and former penal site, located on an island |
| Government House | Historic house | Official residence of the Governor of New South Wales, managed by Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales |
| Hyde Park Barracks | History | Australia's convict system, daily lives of convicts and other occupants, managed by Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales |
| Justice and Police Museum | law enforcement | website, managed by Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, former police and court building |
| Lindesay | Historic house | Mid 19th century period house, operated by the National Trust of Australia |
| Lucy Osburn – Nightingale Foundation Museum | Medical | website, life of Lucy Osburn and the founding of the Sydney Hospital |
| Macleay Museum | Natural history | Operated by the University of Sydney, includes animals, insects, scientific instruments, ethnographic artifacts |
| Museum of Australian Currency Notes | Numismatic | website, operated by the Reserve Bank of Australia, story of how Australia's currency notes have reflected the country's economic and political development |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Art | Contemporary art from across Australia and around the world |
| Museum of Sydney | History | City's history and culture, managed by Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales |
| Museum of Freemasonry, Sydney | Masonic | website |
| Nicholson Museum | Archaeology | Operated by the University of Sydney, includes antiquities from the Mediterranean, the Near and Middle East and Europe |
| Object (Australia) | Art | website, located in Surry Hills, centre for contemporary design |
| Powerhouse Museum | Science | Science and technology including computers, steam power, transportation |
| Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre | Maritime | History of the Royal Australian Navy |
| S. H. Ervin Gallery | Art | Australian art, both historical and contemporary, operated by the National Trust of Australia |
| Susannah Place Museum | Historic house | Block of four terrace houses that document the urban working class community in The Rocks |
| Sydney Bus Museum | Transport | Historic buses |
| Sydney Harbour Bridge Visitor Centre | Technology | website, history of the Sydney Harbour Bridge |
| Sydney Jewish Museum | Jewish | The Holocaust and the history of the Jewish people in Australia |
| Sydney Heritage Fleet | Maritime | Historic working sailing vessels |
| Sydney Mint | Numismatic | Former mint |
| Sydney Observatory | Science | Astronomy and related science |
| Sydney Tramway Museum | Transport | Operating trams |
| University of Sydney Art Gallery | Art | website, operated by the University of Sydney, includes European, Australian, Aboriginal and East Asian art |
| White Rabbit Gallery | Art | Contemporary Chinese art |
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