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photography, nature

8am, Customs House

The Green Desert
by Peter Elfes

Library & Exhibition Lounge, Level 1
2 February to...   Read moreThe Green Desert
by Peter Elfes

Library & Exhibition Lounge, Level 1
2 February to 27 May 2012

A collection of aerial landscape images from the northwest of New South Wales and Lake Eyre, South Australia.

Meet the Artist - Talk followed by Q&A
Free entry, no booking required
Friday 24 February at 1pm - Level 2, Customs House Library, Circular Quay, Sydney
Saturday 25 February at 1pm - The Palm House, Botanic Gardens, Sydney

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costumes and textile, film artefacts

9.30am, Powerhouse museum

Step inside the famous wizard’s magical world with Harry Potter™: The Exhibition...   Read moreStep inside the famous wizard’s magical world with Harry Potter™: The Exhibition. Visitors can get up-close and personal look at the artistry and craftsmanship that went into creating the iconic props and costumes that have appeared throughout the Harry Potter film series.

See hundreds of authentic film artefacts displayed in settings inspired by locations from Hogwarts™ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, including the Gryffindor™ common room, Hagrid’s hut, the Great Hall and many more. New original props and costumes from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ – Part 1 and the highly anticipated finale, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ – Part 2, will also be on exhibit.

The Powerhouse Museum is the exclusive Australian venue for Harry Potter: The Exhibition, opening 19 November 2011 until 18 March 2012. Collapse

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culture, chinese

9.30am, Hurstville City Library

Did you know there are eight distinct regional styles of Chinese cooking? Explore...   Read moreDid you know there are eight distinct regional styles of Chinese cooking? Explore Hurstville City Museum & Gallery’s exhibition to learn about the unique cooking techniques and characteristics of Chinese cuisine.

Official opening: Saturday 28 January 2012, 1.00pm
All welcome
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historical

9.30am-5pm, Hyde Park Barracks

All kinds of crimes could get you a job on Macquarie Street…
Explore Australia’s...   Read moreAll kinds of crimes could get you a job on Macquarie Street…
Explore Australia’s convict history at the World Heritage Listed Hyde Park Barracks. Learn about the forced transportation of convicts, their daily lives and how they built the colony. Wander the streets of 1820s Sydney on our giant map, try on a set of leg- irons, lie in a convict hammock, look for your relatives on the convict database, and discover the intriguing stories of some of the 50,000 convicts who passed through the barracks doors between 1819 and 1848.

This new exhibition explores the convict experience, from transportation to forging a new life in the colony of New South Wales.
It reveals the extraordinary contribution convict workers made to the building of early Sydney.
2010 marks the 200th anniversary of Lachlan Macquarie's first year as governor of New South Wales
Macquarie aspired to improve the fledgling penal colony and transform it into a thriving new society through a program of civic reform and ambitious public building.
Walk across a giant map of Sydney in the early 1820s or lose yourself in a panoramic view of the bustling town at the close of Macquarie's era.

Bring your kids for dress-ups and our convicts Kids Trail.

Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day
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surfing, historical

9.30am-5pm, Museum of Sydney

From the arrival of Californian ‘malibu’ surfboards in the 1950s through to the...   Read moreFrom the arrival of Californian ‘malibu’ surfboards in the 1950s through to the unleashing of the triple-finned ‘thruster’ in 1980, Sydney was Australia’s surfing capital, its ‘surf city’.
It started with a young, restless generation – with their ‘finned’ fibreglass boards, rock ’n’ roll, cars and bad attitudes – hitting the surf and clashing with an outraged alliance of surf-club officials, councillors, police, disapproving parents, a spellbound media and a wide-eyed public. Before long, surfing was ‘king’ and as its fashions and new-found freedoms were ignited, Sydney produced a line-up of top riders and cutting-edge board designers. The evolution of surfing in the 60s and 70s saw Sydney surf writers, publishers, film-makers, bands and businesses gain international attention as innovators and stirrers.
Surf city at the Museum of Sydney will return to the beaches of the 50s, 60s and 70s and show how Sydney’s love affair with surfing has left an indelible, salt-stained mark on this beach-crazed city.

Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day
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photography

9.30am-5pm, Australian Museum

The world’s most prestigious wildlife photography exhibition is coming soon.

See 108...   Read moreThe world’s most prestigious wildlife photography exhibition is coming soon.

See 108 of the world’s best wildlife images in Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011.

The international competition attracted almost 41,000 entries from 95 countries this year.

Revealing nature photography in its purest form, the competition combines the work of talented young photographers and gifted amateurs with leading lights of the profession from around the globe.

The resulting photographic collection celebrates the beauty and magnificence of the world in which we live, as well as acting as a stark reminder of the fragility of nature.

The competition is owned by the Natural History Museum, London and BBC Wildlife Magazine. Collapse

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social, creative, contemporary art

9.30am-5pm, Museum of Sydney

Contemporary social protest takes many forms, using new media technologies and...   Read moreContemporary social protest takes many forms, using new media technologies and sometimes engaging in risky activities. Culture jamming is a form of activism that involves subversively altering media or advertising messages to cast a critical spotlight on the activities of governments, corporations or individuals. It can take place in physical spaces or virtual realms: some activists amend billboards, others hijack websites.
Photographer Dean Sewell captured the activities of a small group of culture jammers in Sydney between 2003 and 2007. The group of three to six members, calling themselves ‘The Lonely Station’ after a line from a Midnight Oil song, were perhaps the city's most audacious culture jammers. They scaled silos, highway billboards and buildings to rework images and draw public attention to social-justice and environmental issues, from the Iraq war to woodchipping and the plight of refugees. Collapse

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culture, art

10am-5pm, Art Gallery of New South Wales

Evolved from a pre-historic totemic animal, the dragon has become a symbol of China...   Read moreEvolved from a pre-historic totemic animal, the dragon has become a symbol of China to the world. Chinese people everywhere take pride in considering themselves descendants of this mythical creature.

Celebrating 2012 as the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, this exhibition showcases artworks that carry the dragon motif, either from the Gallery’s collection or on loan.

Encompassing bronzes, porcelains, textiles, paintings and calligraphy, it examines the creature’s diverse meanings and manifestations in Chinese art, ritual and politics, while pieces from Japan and Chinese exportware demonstrate how the dragon has been adopted by cultures outside China. Collapse

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art, picasso exhibition, sculpture

10am-5pm, Art Gallery of New South Wales

Picasso: masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris will be the most...   Read morePicasso: masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris will be the most significant Picasso exhibition to come to Australia and, for the Art Gallery of NSW, the most ambitious.

Over 150 important paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings created by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) have come from the artist’s personal collection and are drawn from the permanent collection of the Musée National Picasso, Paris, the largest and most renowned repository of the artist’s works in the world. The exhibition will capture every phase of his extraordinary career, including masterpieces from his Blue, Rose, Expressionist, Cubist, Neoclassical and Surrealist periods.

Part of a world tour, the exhibition is co-organised by the Musée National Picasso, Paris, the Art Gallery of NSW and Art Exhibitions Australia. The Art Gallery of NSW is the only Australian venue. Collapse

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photography, nature

8am, Customs House

The Green Desert
by Peter Elfes

Library & Exhibition Lounge, Level 1
2 February to...   Read moreThe Green Desert
by Peter Elfes

Library & Exhibition Lounge, Level 1
2 February to 27 May 2012

A collection of aerial landscape images from the northwest of New South Wales and Lake Eyre, South Australia.

Meet the Artist - Talk followed by Q&A
Free entry, no booking required
Friday 24 February at 1pm - Level 2, Customs House Library, Circular Quay, Sydney
Saturday 25 February at 1pm - The Palm House, Botanic Gardens, Sydney

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museum, history, technology, tour

02 6353 1513, State Mine Gully Road (Cnr Atkinson Street) | Map

The City of Greater Lithgow Mining Museum Inc was incorporated in October 1990 to...   Read moreThe City of Greater Lithgow Mining Museum Inc was incorporated in October 1990 to develop a mining museum at the site of the former Lithgow State Mine. Initial plans included the use of former mine buildings to house visitor facilities & mining exhibits with outdoor areas being adapted for railway, industrial and cultural displays.
The vision for the project included the establishment of a tourist railway on the former State Mine Colliery Branch Line.

Since its inception the vision for the organisation has expanded beyond the confines of the traditional museum concept to become part of a "living museum", linking a number of cultural heritage sites of state and national significance.

The organisation's mission statement defines the project as:

A showcase for the industrial history of the Western Coalfields
A tourist precinct to foster an understanding of Lithgow's heritage
An educational resource for the people of New South Wales
The City of Greater Lithgow Mining Museum Inc is a non-profit body registered in NSW. It has approximately 100 ordinary members and ten corporate members.

The society owns the Lithgow State Mine site and a significant collection of mining, railway and industrial memorabilia. It also leases the Lithgow State Mine branchline, and a corridor of land extending from the Eskbank Locomotive Depot to Eskbank Goods Shed.

The society has been active in pursuing the development of the heritage park, thereby articulating a vision for presenting Lithgow's industrial heritage as an asset to the city.

The Lithgow State Mine Museum is is interpreting the history of coalmining in the NSW Western Coalfield. The museum holds the Australia's most comprehensive collections of coalmining artefacts and equipment within the buildings of the former Lithgow State Coal Mine. Collapse

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library

(02) 9330 6111, Cnr Queens Road and Dora Streets | Map

Hurstville City Library, Museum & Gallery is a centre of cultural excellence which...   Read moreHurstville City Library, Museum & Gallery is a centre of cultural excellence which educates, inspires, and engages Hurstville diverse community through innovative programs and services that foster creativity, celebrate local identity and support life long learning. Collapse

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souvenirs, park, historical, tea room, garden

02 4784 1938, 37 Everglades Avenue | Map

Australia's garden for all seasons.
Everglades is one of Australia’s foremost...   Read moreAustralia's garden for all seasons.
Everglades is one of Australia’s foremost heritage gardens. This treasure from the 1930s sits in twelve and a half acres of European-style gardens and native Australian bush with breathtaking views over the Jamison Valley in the World Heritage listed Blue Mountains.

Make a day of it: relax in the gardens, visit the gift shop and latest exhibition in the house, and the Society of Mountain Artists’ Gallery in the old Squash Court, bring a picnic or indulge in our tea rooms delicious fare.

Everglades Tea Rooms - Freshly made old fashioned teas & lunches with veg from the garden.

Entry: $8, $6 conc., $3 child, $4 customers of Explorer Bus, Trolley Tours & participating hotels Collapse

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palaeontology, jurassic lounge, museum, gifts, anthropology

02 9320 6000, 6 College Street | Map

Australia’s oldest museum , the Australian Museum found in Sydney showcases the best...   Read moreAustralia’s oldest museum , the Australian Museum found in Sydney showcases the best of Australian natural history. The Australian Museum is known internationally in the fields of anthropology and natural history. It features a wide variety of collections in zoology, of vertebrates and invertebrates; as well as those in mineralogy, anthropology and paleontology. The museum also does other works like research, indigenous studies and community programs.
The former Secretary of State for the Colonies, Earl Bathurst, established the Australian Museum on March 30, 1827. The Colonial Museum or Sydney Museum was the museum’s original name but was later on changed when a meeting by a sub-committee decided for it to be named the Australian Museum in June 1836.
The Australian Museum used to be situated in a room at the offices of the colonial secretary and has been moved from one place to another during its first 30 years. In 1849 it finally moved to its present location in a building designed by the New South Wales colonial architect, James Barnet. In May 1857 the Australian Museum finally opened to the public. The museum was made of sandstone with a marble staircase facing Hyde Park.
The colonial government directly took charge of the Australian Museum until June 1836 during which a Committee of Superintendence of the Australian Museum and Botanical Garden was created. The first curator of the Australian Museum was George Bennett, a well-known naturalist. He was appointed in 1835 and was the first person to catalog the collection in the museum. In 1918, they renamed the position of curator to Director and Curator, which was later on changed to Director in 1921. The Australian Museum is presently directed by Frank Howarth. Collapse

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museum, science, interactive, education

(02) 9217 0111, 500 Harris Street | Map

The Powerhouse Museum, part of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, presents...   Read moreThe Powerhouse Museum, part of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, presents exhibitions and programs based on the ideas and technologies that have changed our world, and the stories of the people who inspire and create them. Our purpose is to enable visitors to discover and be inspired by human ingenuity.

The Powerhouse Museum is located in Darling Harbour, Sydney. Its diverse collection, built up over more than 125 years, spans history, science, technology, design, industry, decorative arts, music, transport and space exploration. The Museum has an extensive range of education services, operates a members organisation and a volunteer program.
The origins of the Museum lie in the Sydney International Exhibition held at the Garden Palace in the Domain in 1879.

In 1988 the Museum was greatly expanded when it moved to this site. As the building was previously the Ultimo Power House the Museum was renamed the Powerhouse Museum.

In addition to the Powerhouse, the Museum is responsible for Sydney Observatory, The Powerhouse Discovery Centre: collection stores at Castle Hill and the NSW Migration Heritage Centre.

The Museum is a statutory authority of, and principally funded by, the NSW State Government.
Statement of purpose
To discover and be inspired by human ingenuity

We conceive exhibitions and programs around the primary theme of ‘human ingenuity’.

We base our exhibitions and programs on the ideas and technologies that have changed our world, and the stories of the people who create and inspire them. The Museum’s unique collection informs these experiences.

Vision
From its foundation in 1879, the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences exhibited and interpreted the wonders of the Industrial Age.

As a twenty first century museum we will reinterpret the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences to engage with contemporary technologies to showcase Australian innovation in the creative industries, developments in science and ecologically sustainable technologies. These will be interpreted alongside the Museum’s rich collection, which contains the diverse narratives of our moveable heritage.

Values
We will –

- Be an "open" Museum – open to rich engagement, to new conversations about the collection and transparent in how we work and make decisions
- Offer visitors diverse ways to interact with the museum
- Present programs and exhibitions that reflect the spirit of the times and explore new ways to engage with audiences that may challenge, involve experimentation or generate controversy
- Support new kinds of learning and knowledge creation inside and outside the Museum
- Develop a comprehensive customer service ethos throughout the Museum
- Promote an internal culture of dialogue, experimentation, transparency and individual accountability Collapse

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restaurants, souvenirs, drama, icon, australian

02 9250 7111, Sydney Opera House | Map

Of all the buildings in Australia, one would be expected to know the Sydney Opera...   Read moreOf all the buildings in Australia, one would be expected to know the Sydney Opera House; one of the Australia’s most popular and most photographed structure equivalent to that of the Eiffel Tower or the Empire State Building. It is the main structure which represents the country like the pyramids of Egypt or the Colosseum in Rome though it has been open on 1973.

The Sydney Opera House has a dramatic, majestic, and unforgettable view either seen on air or through a ferry. The Sydney Opera House has views of the harbour’s blue waters and the Sydney Harbour Bridge on its horizon.

This well-known icon was designed by Jorn Utzon, a popular Danish architect. The Sydney Opera House’s roof design is reminiscent of a ship at full sail. The NSW Government started an appeal fund in the late 1950s to support the Sydney Opera House construction so they had a contest for people to send designs. The design made by Utzon was chosen but during that era, engineering wasn’t as good as it is now. It was just beyond their capabilities that time that it took two years for Utzon to rework the design.

The problem on the unique design of the sails on the roof was finally solved in 1961. The project however went through cost blow-outs that the NSW Government almost stopped the construction. In 1966, Utzon resigned from the project due to some controversies, criticism and a change of government. The Opera House was then completed by Peter Hall, Lionel Todd, David Littlemore and Ted Farmer, an NSW Government Architect and was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1973.

In June 2007, the Sydney Opera House was included in the World Heritage List. UNESCO said, “Sydney Opera House is a great architectural work of the 20th century. It represents multiple strands of creativity, both in architectural form and structural design, a great urban sculpture carefully set in a remarkable waterscape and a world famous iconic building.” Collapse

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library, photography, architecture, history

02 9242 8551, 31 Alfred Street, Circular Quay | Map

Visit Customs House: a gateway to information, ideas and inspiration in the heart of...   Read moreVisit Customs House: a gateway to information, ideas and inspiration in the heart of the city.

Relax, meet up, eat and drink, see exhibitions, enjoy events, read a newspaper, browse the internet, access information, and be inspired by this vibrant, free and accessible 21st Century public space - a perfect escape from the daily grind or a great place to start exploring Sydney from. Collapse

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international, exhibition, outside area, licensed, art

02 9282 5000, Darling Drive | Map

Australia’s leading business events venue, the Sydney Convention and Exhibition...   Read moreAustralia’s leading business events venue, the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, is superbly located on the Darling Harbour waterfront, adjacent to the bustling Sydney central business district.

The Centre comprises three major buildings: Convention Centre Bayside, Convention Centre Parkside and the Exhibition Centre.

The perfect venue for meetings, conferences, exhibitions and special events, the Centre offers over 30 flexible meeting rooms, ranging from smaller spaces suitable for events for up to 50 people, to an auditorium accommodating 3,500. It also features six exhibition halls and offers a total exhibition space of 30,000 square metres.

The following pages provide key information on the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, its operations and its outstanding location.

The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre boasts a wide range of rooms to suit any event. Whether you want to exhibit, entertain, enlighten or educate our purpose-built venue offers endless possibilities.

All of our spaces, including conference rooms, function rooms and seminar rooms, provide superb facilities for hosting your event, and the inspiring setting of Darling Harbour will allow your guests to think, absorb, connect and reflect. Collapse

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art, gallery, arts centre, workshops

09 2451 503, 64 Pine Street | Map

The City of Sydney's Pine Street Creative Arts Centre is a unique inner-city arts...   Read moreThe City of Sydney's Pine Street Creative Arts Centre is a unique inner-city arts centre situated in Chippendale. We offer a dynamic program of high quality, innovative and progressive arts workshops, forums, events and exhibitions aimed at all sections of the community. Our studio workshop program offers courses to adults, youth and children in a range of mediums Collapse

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art, gallery

02 9550 4595, 263 Enmore Road | Map

Hardware Gallery is a hybrid of a traditional commercial gallery and a progressive...   Read moreHardware Gallery is a hybrid of a traditional commercial gallery and a progressive project space. In 2009 the Gallery celebrated 10 years of exhibiting and promoting Australian art. Established in 1999 and originally based in St Leonards Sydney, Hardware Gallery moved to Enmore in Sydney’s Inner West in early 2006 and re-launched itself in 2008 as a multi-level exhibition and performance space. Two exhibition spaces feature new shows every three weeks with a combination of solo exhibitions, collaborative group shows and large group exhibitions. All exhibitions are part of a fully curated program of events that aims to recognise the emerging and established artistic talent in Australia today. Collapse

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