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Presents significant Australian artists such as Brett Whiteley (see Brett Whiteley (1939–92)).

Deals in Aboriginal art, sourcing work from Australia’s far north.

In Francis Greenway’s historic building, this museum uses objects, soundscapes and testimonies to recreate the lives of convicts in early Sydney. Learn about their crimes, their difficult voyage from England and their rebuilding of the colony. Then have a look at the dormitory hammocks.

Sydney’s convict past was the start of a colourful history of crime and prosecution. Find out about the thugs of the past, the heroic cops who caught them, and Sydney’s current under-world. The museum has a vast collection of police and judicial evidence such as court records and mug shots.

This well-known gallery displays contemporary Australian art.

Also at the University of Sydney, Macleay Museum was built in 1887 to house the vast entomological collection of the Macleay family. Since then, the collection has been added to by various ethno-graphers, naturalists and anthro-pologists. The pieces exhibited, which were mostly collected in the 1870s, include the oldest Aboriginal bark paintings in existence. The collection now includes over 1,000 antique scientific instruments.

This 1950s mock Art Deco edifice housed the Maritime Services Board until it became a gallery in 1991. The MCA displays the best of international art.

The MOS is the site of the first interaction between Sydney’s Cadigal people and the British First Fleet. See what the city looked like 100 years ago and discover the history of its indigenous people.

Darling Harbour is the ideal spot for this museum dedicated to life at sea. From the water-craft of indigenous Australians to the history of the Royal Australian Navy, the Maritime Museum has it all covered. It’s also possible to tour some of the historic boats moored nearby.

In Sydney University’s Gothic sandstone Quadrangle, the Nicholson Museum building is worth visiting for its architecture alone. It’s a fitting venue for an impressive collection of antiquities, including a large range of Eastern Mediterranean artifacts.