| 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 |
Heritage and history of the Royal Australian Artillery
|
| Australian Army Military Police Museum |
Military |
History of Royal Australian Corps of Military Police
|
| Australian Army Museum of Military Engineering |
Military |
History of the Royal Australian Engineers
|
| Australian Army Museum of New South Wales |
Military |
History of the Australian Army
|
| Australian Aviation Museum |
Aviation |
History and future of aviation, space technology and the progress in world aviation
|
| Australian Centre for Photography |
Art |
Former photography gallery, now owned by Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences
|
| 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 Scout Museum |
History |
website, located in Building 140, Newington Armory, Sydney Olympic Park
|
| Australian Tennis Museum |
Sport |
website, located in Sydney Olympic Park
|
| Chau Chak Wing Museum
|
History, Natural history, art
|
Part of the University of Sydney, contains the collections previously housed in the Nicholson Museum, Macleay Museum and Art Gallery
|
| 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
|
| Harry Daly Museum |
Medical |
Museum covering the history of anaesthesia
|
| 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
|
| Madame Tussauds Sydney |
Wax |
|
| 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 Australia |
Art |
Contemporary art from across Australia and around the world
|
| Museum of Human Disease
|
Medical
|
website, operated by the University of New South Wales
|
| Museum of Sydney |
History |
City's history and culture, managed by Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales
|
| Museum of Freemasonry, Sydney |
Masonic |
website
|
| Museums and Collections of Macquarie University |
History, art |
Part of Macquarie University, various museums on history and art
|
| NSW Schoolhouse Museum
|
Education
|
Located at North Ryde Public School, includes 1877 schoolroom[1]
|
| Object |
Art |
website, located in Surry Hills, centre for contemporary design
|
| Powerhouse Museum |
Science |
Science and technology including computers, steam power, transportation
|
| Pylon Lookout & Museum |
Technology |
History of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
|
| Qtopia Sydney |
History |
website, LGBT history and the AIDS epidemic, located within former Darlinghurst police station
|
| 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, located within Leichhardt Bus Depot
|
| Sydney Jewish Museum |
Jewish |
The Holocaust and the history of the Jewish people in Australia
|
| Sydney Heritage Fleet |
Maritime |
Historic sailing and steam vessels in active use.
|
| Sydney Mint |
Numismatic |
Former mint
|
| Sydney Observatory |
Science |
Astronomy and related science
|
| Sydney Tramway Museum |
Transport |
Operating historic trams
|
| White Rabbit Gallery |
Art |
Contemporary Chinese art
|
