# The best museums in Sydney

Free art galleries, convict history and tall ships on Darling Harbour.

- 479 votes · 11 items
- May 4, 2023 · Zoe King
- https://even.best/en/l/3356/the-best-museums-in-sydney

## Top 11

1. **Art Gallery of New South Wales** (52 · ▲56 ▼4) — Free, with the new Sydney Modern building.
2. **Australian Museum** (51 · ▲53 ▼2) — Australia's oldest museum, dinosaurs included.
3. **Museum of Contemporary Art Australia** (36 · ▲42 ▼6) — Free contemporary art at Circular Quay.
4. **Australian National Maritime Museum** (31 · ▲38 ▼7) — Tall ships and a submarine in Darling Harbour.
5. **Powerhouse Ultimo** (31 · ▲36 ▼5) — Science and design, from steam engines to robots.
6. **Hyde Park Barracks** (28 · ▲34 ▼6) — World Heritage convict barracks.
7. **The Rocks Discovery Museum** (28 · ▲34 ▼6) — The story of Sydney's oldest neighbourhood.
8. **Museum of Sydney** (24 · ▲34 ▼10) — On the site of the first Government House.
9. **The Mint** (24 · ▲30 ▼6) — Colonial building on Macquarie Street.
10. **Chau Chak Wing Museum** (18 · ▲26 ▼8) — Mummies and antiquities at the University of Sydney.
11. **White Rabbit Gallery** (14 · ▲25 ▼11) — Contemporary Chinese art in Chippendale.

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