# List of museums in Sydney

Sydney, Australia is home to a large number of cultural institutions, museums and historic sites, some of which are known worldwide.
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| Name | Type | Summary |
| Art Gallery of New South Wales | Art | Australian (from settlement to contemporary), European and Asian art |
| Artspace Sydney | Art | Contemporary art centre |
| Australian Army Artillery Museum | Military | Heritage and history of the Royal Australian Artillery |
| Australian Army Military Police Museum | Military | History of Royal Australian Corps of Military Police |
| Australian Army Museum of Military Engineering | Military | History of the Royal Australian Engineers |
| Australian Army Museum of New South Wales | Military | History of the Australian Army |
| Australian Aviation Museum | Aviation | History and future of aviation, space technology and the progress in world aviation |
| Australian Centre for Photography | Art | Former photography gallery, now owned by Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |
| Australian Museum | Natural history | Animals, dinosaurs, mummies, aboriginal peoples, geology, insects |
| Australian National Maritime Museum | Maritime | Australia's maritime history and the nation's ongoing involvement and dependence on the sea |
| Australian Scout Museum | History | website, located in Building 140, Newington Armory, Sydney Olympic Park |
| Australian Tennis Museum | Sport | website, located in Sydney Olympic Park |
| Chau Chak Wing Museum | History, Natural history, art | Part of the University of Sydney, contains the collections previously housed in the Nicholson Museum, Macleay Museum and Art Gallery |
| Elizabeth Bay House | Historic house | Mid 19th century mansion, managed by Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales |
| Fort Denison | Military | Mid 19th century fort and former penal site, located on an island |
| Government House | Historic house | Official residence of the governor of New South Wales, managed by Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales |
| Harry Daly Museum | Medical | Museum covering the history of anaesthesia |
| Hyde Park Barracks | History | Australia's convict system, daily lives of convicts and other occupants, managed by Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales |
| Justice and Police Museum | Law enforcement | website, managed by Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, former police and court building |
| Lindesay | Historic house | Mid 19th century period house, operated by the National Trust of Australia |
| Lucy Osburn – Nightingale Foundation Museum | Medical | website, life of Lucy Osburn and the founding of the Sydney Hospital |
| Madame Tussauds Sydney | Wax | |
| Museum of Australian Currency Notes | Numismatic | website, operated by the Reserve Bank of Australia, story of how Australia's currency notes have reflected the country's economic and political development |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Australia | Art | Contemporary art from across Australia and around the world |
| Museum of Human Disease | Medical | website, operated by the University of New South Wales |
| Museum of Sydney | History | City's history and culture, managed by Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales |
| Museum of Freemasonry, Sydney | Masonic | website |
| Museums and Collections of Macquarie University | History, art | Part of Macquarie University, various museums on history and art |
| NSW Schoolhouse Museum | Education | Located at North Ryde Public School, includes 1877 schoolroom |
| Object | Art | website, located in Surry Hills, centre for contemporary design |
| Powerhouse Museum | Science | Science and technology including computers, steam power, transportation |
| Pylon Lookout & Museum | Technology | History of the Sydney Harbour Bridge |
| Qtopia Sydney | History | website, LGBT history and the AIDS epidemic, located within former Darlinghurst police station |
| Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre | Maritime | History of the Royal Australian Navy |
| S. H. Ervin Gallery | Art | Australian art, both historical and contemporary, operated by the National Trust of Australia |
| Susannah Place Museum | Historic house | Block of four terrace houses that document the urban working class community in The Rocks |
| Sydney Bus Museum | Transport | Historic buses, located within Leichhardt Bus Depot |
| Sydney Jewish Museum | Jewish | The Holocaust and the history of the Jewish people in Australia |
| Sydney Heritage Fleet | Maritime | Historic sailing and steam vessels in active use. |
| Sydney Mint | Numismatic | Former mint |
| Sydney Observatory | Science | Astronomy and related science |
| Sydney Tramway Museum | Transport | Operating historic trams |
| White Rabbit Gallery | Art | Contemporary Chinese art |