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3 Best Free Museums in Sydney - Australia

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Sydney is known for its stunning landscapes, which encourages everyone to enjoy infinite outdoor activities that Sydney can offer. But if you have time to spare and you enjoy visiting museums, these options will make your day:

1 - Powerhouse Museum - Ultimo




 
 
Located in Ultimo, this free museum has a gigantic collection of technology from yesterday and today.

The main exhibition is definitive but the museum also displays temporary exhibitions that change from time to time. Give it a check on the website to keep yourself updated:


The Powerhouse Museum is pretty large, which will entertain you for quite some time with more than 1001 objects that will take you on a trip through time and memory. 
 
If you would like to learn more about the Powerhouse Museum creation and history, take a look at our much more complete post about the Powerhouse.

How to get there: it's pretty close to Central Station (12 minutes walk from there to be more exact). It is very easy to walk towards it if you find yourself in Pyrmont or Haymarket as well.
 
Address: 500 Harris St, Ultimo NSW 2007

It's open daily from 10 am to 5pm. 
And exceptionally on Thursday it is open till 9pm (it's a great experience to visit it at night by the way). 
 
 

2 - Australian Museum - Darlinghurst





Listed as heritage, the Australian Museum was established in 1827 being the first museum ever built in Australia. It is a treasure for those who love zoology and taxidermy, also being a reference in taxonomic and systematic research. 

Learn more details and also the history of the Australian Museum here.

The Australian Museum collection is unique and displays over 400 different animals/skeletons from all over the world. Most of the levels are free to visit, but from time to time there are few paid exhibitions talking about specific subjects such as dinosaurs, sharks and etc. There are also some temporary exhibitions, so stay tuned and give it a check on the website:

 https://australian.museum/

How to get there: Named after the museum, the Museum Station stands 6 min. walk away from the Australian Museum itself. That means that it is just on the side of the Hyde Park, in another words, it is a great idea to plan a visit to the museum and enjoy a perfect sunny day at the park where people love sitting/laying on the grass and having a picnic.

Address: 1 William St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010

It's open daily from 10 am to 5pm.

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3 - ANZAC Memorial - CBD (Hyde Park)





Just in the middle of the way between Museum Station and the Australian Museum you can see a huge monument standing in the middle of Hyde Park. Being more a memorial than a museum itself, the ANZAC Memorial is dedicated to the Australian and New Zealanders war heroes who deceased during World War I. Built in the early 1930s, the monument is a piece of art based in Art Déco which is worth it to be visited by its own. But it took me a while to figure out that actually there is an entrance that gives you access underneath the water fountain where a gallery displays some army uniforms and records telling stories about those who fought in the name of the country. 

How to get there: It is a 2 min. walk from Museum Station. As mentioned, there is a accessible walkway which is provided via the Cascade entrance, facing Liverpool Street. 

Learn much more in our more recent post: History of the Anzac Memorial.

Plan your visit: https://www.awm.gov.au/visit

Address: Hyde Park South, Elizabeth and Liverpool Streets, Sydney NSW 2000

 It's open daily from 10 am to 4 pm.

 

 

Location: Sydney NSW, Australia

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