VIRTUAL TOURS FOR OUR YOUNGER AUDIENCES

Experience the Museum in a whole new way! Scan the QR code at entry to hear stories from the past and discover hidden histories. Learn about life in early Sydney, all from your own device.

This school holidays, kids can step into the past and discover the magic of Sydney’s old windmills and create their very own to take home. To set the scene, we have a “Windmills on the Skyline” exhibition in the attic. Learn the story, build the craft, and let your imagination spin!

A fantastic article by Carly Hilts for the World Archeology Magazine, featuring the Rocks Discovery Museum and the Big Dig. Visiting The Rocks, Carly Hilts set out to explore some of the surviving traces of its earliest years.

This new display takes a look at Cora Gooseberry’s life from a different angle. Celebrating her triumph in the face of adversity and providing political and historical context to her day-to-day life. Cora Gooseberry Breast Plate and Rum Mug on display - Courtesy Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales 

Watch a video presentation which aims to provide a broader picture of what was happening globally and what led to the modern world as we know it.

An educational activity aimed for Primary School aged children 5-12 years. Play rat hunting on a guided museum tour, followed by Story Time and Origami Rat making at the museum attic.

Take a journey through the rights and freedoms of First Nations Australians.

Messages of Reconciliation – Sea of Hands. Participants will design their own hand of reconciliation including a message under the theme: Be Brave. Make Change.