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History Week

3 – 11 September 2022

Our state’s annual festival of history

Themed 'Hands On History', this years innovative program features online talks and lectures, heritage trails, interactive workshops, and valuable learnings from Indigenous history.

Hear about our history

Talks

Hands-on history in the City Archives
Online
Talks, courses & workshops

Hands-on history in the City Archives

Discover over one million resources about the Sydney local government area, and the stories within them.
9 Sep 2022

Sydney culture walks app

Sydney​‌’​‌s history in your pocket

Learn little-known facts about Sydney's streets, suburbs and stories on your own private walking tour.

Learn something new about the past

Exhibitions

Hyde Park Barracks experience
Hyde Park Barracks
Tours & experiences

Hyde Park Barracks experience

More than 200 years old, the Hyde Park Barracks provides an extraordinary new way to experience history
2 Feb 2023
The Customs House Sydney
Customs House
Exhibitions

The Customs House Sydney

Historic photographs, artworks and moving footage illustrate the history and evolution of Sydney’s Customs House
Tomorrow
The Centenary Exhibition
Anzac Memorial
Exhibitions

The Centenary Exhibition

The evolution of Australian military service, focusing on the personal stories of NSW service.
Tomorrow
Remembering Australia’s War in Vietnam, 1962–72
Anzac Memorial
Exhibitions

Remembering Australia’s War in Vietnam, 1962–72

Discover the lived experiences of veterans of Australia's war in Vietnam through the stories of four Australians
Tomorrow
Get hands on this History Week

Workshops

Hands-on history in the City Archives
Online
Talks, courses & workshops

Hands-on history in the City Archives

Discover over one million resources about the Sydney local government area, and the stories within them.
9 Sep 2022

Explore early photographs of Sydney

Developing Sydney

This interactive map based on the exhibition highlights photographs commissioned by Sydney Municipal Council between 1900 and 1920 known as the ‘Demolition Books’.

Go out and about

Tours and Experiences

Hyde Park Barracks: Chinese language (Mandarin) tours
Hyde Park Barracks
Tours & experiences

Hyde Park Barracks: Chinese language (Mandarin) tours

Discover the stories of the Hyde Park Barracks through a self-guided Mandarin-language tour
2 Feb 2023
Hidden Sydney walking tour (Pyrmont, Ultimo and Glebe)
Sydney
Tours & experiences

Hidden Sydney walking tour (Pyrmont, Ultimo and Glebe)

Get off the beaten track to see a different side of Sydney!
4 Feb 2023

Image Credit: Archival records at the City of Sydney, 1996 (City Archives A-00028312)