Welcome
The Australian History Museum is unique in both its collection and its usage. We hold a vast collection numbering over 3,500 items reflecting Australia's history from pre-colonization to today.
The Australian History Museum offers the opportunity to engage with the range of objects and sources within the museum in a hands-on experience of Australia's social history.
Although the collection includes items that range from the everyday to the exquisite, material is acquired primarily for its value to teaching and research. Offering educational programs for students at primary, secondary and tertiary levels to enhance their understanding and insights into Australia's rich history and to create a meaningful educational experience for all students.
We invite you to visit the Australian History Museum and discover this fascinating and enlightening collection for yourself.
News & Events
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Annual History Lecture 2008
Posted: August, 2008
This lecture will look at Australian speech during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries when the practice of elocution - the art of speech and eloquence - was at its peak. It will examine this phenomenon when the idea of 'Australian speech' was evolving, and being debated.
Presented by Joy Damousi, Professor of History and Head of the School of Historical Studies at the University of Melbourne.
When: Friday 5 September 2008, 6 for 6.30pm
Where: Government House, Macquarie Street, Sydney
Cost: $50.00 general/ $45.00 HCNSW, HHT members & concession
Bookings essential: (phone) 02 92528715 (fax) 02 9252 8716 (email) office@historycouncilnsw.org.au -
Exhibit - 'Selarang to Sonkurai: In Their Own Words'
Posted: August, 2007
'Selarang to Sonkurai: In Their Own Words' gives voice to the objects and images that symbolize one of the most horrific series of events in Australia's military history. -
Australia's Greek Café
Posted: July, 2007
This display, undertaken as part of the In Their Own Image: Greek-Australians National Project, provides a stimulating insight into the development of the Greek café in Australia from the 1890's through to the present.