Australian Museum is Australia’s oldest museum, right in the heart of Sydney’s CBD opposite Hyde Park. If you’re in Sydney with young kids, then it’s a must do – mainly because of the excellent new state-of-the-art learning and play space for young minds called ‘Burra‘.
Australian Museum is housed inside a 19th century sandstone and to that extent it provides an ‘old-fashioned’ museum experience, with lots of static displays in glass cases and explanation plaques, but it has recently been transformed and updated and offers something for everyone.
It’s a natural science museum so you’ll be able to get your fix of fossils, anthropological specimens and rocks but there has been a more recent focus on discovering more about the rich cultures of First Nations Peoples. The Museum plays host to a year-round schedule of fun exhibitions, education programs and school holiday activities all aimed at fostering the young, bright minds of tomorrow.
For the little ones, head to Burra, the Australian Museum’s new state-of-the-art learning and play space for young minds. Complete with sensory walls and interactive play zones, Burra is space where you and your children will learn about our environment, the Australian Museum’s science, and the importance of caring for Country and each other.
Just outside Burra, families can relax at Billabong Waterhole, located on Level 2, where easy, family-friendly light meals, snacks, cold drinks, tea and coffee are on offer – eat in or take away.
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HOT Tips:
- If you’re a Museum Victoria member then you get free admission to Australian Museum;
- General entry to the Australian Museum and Burra is free;
- pram parking available;
- change facilities available;
- Bags can be stored in coin operated lockers in the Atrium on Level G
- Free WiFi is available througout the Museum. Some exhibition labels contain extra online content which you can access from your own device.
