Citiwalks: Walk around Sydney's museums
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[A] Sydney Observatory, [Observatory Hill, The Rocks]. The Observatory comprises a virtual reality 3-D space theatre, a shop, a lecture theatre, a historic 29cm lens telescope built in 1874, a 42cm computer controlled telescope and hydrogen-alpha solar telescope, beautiful gardens and the beanbag planetarium.
[B] The Rocks Discovery Museum [Kendall Lane, The Rocks], tells the story of The Rocks from pre-European days to the present. The exhibits are highly interactive; using touch screens, audio and visual elements to bring the history of the area alive.
[C] Museum of Contemporary Art [140 George Street, The Rocks]. Australia’s only museum dedicated to exhibiting, interpreting and collecting contemporary art from across Australia and around the world.
[D] Justice and Police Museum [corner of Albert and Phillip Streets, Circular Quay]. Showcases weird and wonderful relics from notorious crimes such as the Pyjama Girl Case and the Graeme Thorne Kidnapping, as well as many original objects associated with such legendary Australian bushrangers as Frank Gardiner, Ben Hall and Captain Moonlight.
[E] Museum of Sydney [corner of Phillip and Bridge Streets]. Exhibitions, films and state of the art technology spin stories of life in Sydney from 1788 and beyond, including European settlement, Aboriginal culture, environment, trade, and the law.
[F] Australian National Maritime Museum [2 Murray Street, Darling Harbour] is one of Australia's liveliest cultural attractions with entertaining exhibitions in its galleries and a fleet of historic vessels at its wharves.
[G] Museum of Australian Currency Notes [Reserve Bank of Australia, 65 Martin Place], displaying currency notes and telling the story of how Australia's currency notes have reflected the country's economic and political development.
[H] Hyde Park Barracks Museum [Queens Square, Macquarie Street]. Discover the daily lives of convicts and other occupants through exhibitions on Sydney’s male convict labour force and Australia’s convict system.
[I] Australian Museum [6 College Street], Australia's first museum, with extensive collections of natural science and cultural artifacts. Established in 1827, it has an international reputation in the fields of natural history and indigenous studies research, community programs and exhibitions.
[J] Powerhouse Museum [500 Harris Street, Ultimo]. The Museum's diverse collection of 385,000 objects spans history, science, technology, design, industry, decorative arts, music, transport and space exploration.
[K] Sydney Jewish Museum [148 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst]. The Museum provides visitors with experiences and understanding of the events of the Holocaust by allowing them to meet, in a dignified and moving environment, those who were involved.
[L] Australia's Macleay Museum [Gosper Lane off Science Road, University of Sydney] is a museum of natural history, ethnography and history.