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36  INTRODUCING SY DNEY

Sydney’s Best: Museums and Galleries

Sydney is well endowed with museums and galleries, and much
emphasis is placed on social history, examining the life styles of past
and present Sydneysiders. Most of the major collections are housed
in architecturally significant buildings – the Classical façade of the
Art Gallery of NSW makes it a city landmark, while the Museum of
Con temporary Art adds a modern twist to a 1950s Art Deco-style
building at Circular Quay. Small museums are also a feature of the
Sydney scene, with a number of historic houses recalling the Colonial
days. These are covered in greater depth on pages 38–9.
Museum of Sydney
The Edge of the Trees is an interactive
installation by the entrance.

THE ROCKS
AND CIRCULAR
QUAY

BOTANIC
GARDEN AND
THE DOMAIN

Museum of Contemporary Art
This waterfront space is Australia’s only museum CITY
dedicated to exhibiting national and international CENTRE
contemporary art.

The National KINGS CROSS AND
Maritime Museum DARLINGHURST
The museum is the
home port for HMS
Endeavour, a replica
of the vessel that
charted Australia’s
east coast in 1770,
with Cap tain Cook
in command. DARLING HARBOUR
AND SURRY HILLS

PADDINGTON
Powerhouse Museum
This museum, set in a
0 metres 500
former power station,
0 yards 500 uses both traditional
and interactive displays
to explore Australian
innovations in science
and technology.

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