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The house ruins of Governor Phillip, the first governor-general of Australia is where the Museum of Sydney is built on. The original house, built in 1788 was the first Government House of Australia and was finally exposed in the 1980s by some archaeologists.
Pictures, objects and new techniques in the digital media have made exploring the contemporary and colonial Sydney possible through the...  Read moreThe house ruins of Governor Phillip, the first governor-general of Australia is where the Museum of Sydney is built on. The original house, built in 1788 was the first Government House of Australia and was finally exposed in the 1980s by some archaeologists.
Pictures, objects and new techniques in the digital media have made exploring the contemporary and colonial Sydney possible through the Museum of Sydney. Sydney’s panoramic views of present day and those from are being stretched across video screens and walls. A huge showcase of Convict Sydney is available and on display as more than 25 archaeology digs have recovered many chattels and goods.
A showcase of the Gadigal, the first people in Australia’s land, and the ways of how they sustained life, before they were in contact with other settlers, some 40,000 years ago, can be seen in the museum. The Gadigal’s ancestors have lived in and all over Sydney Cove, Warrane some thousand years even before the First Fleet arrived in Port Jackson.
Also present in the museum is the Edge of the Trees, an award-winning sculpture which interprets the site where the Aborigines and the people from the First fleet first made contact. Paintings, artifacts, soundscapes and film evoking present-day Aboriginal point of view on the past is also on display as one goes through the museum.
The AGL theatre of the Museum of Sydney has just upgraded with new furnishings, seating and AV facilities. The museum is also equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, making it an environment of style and innovation.   Collapse

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