A new public museum at the University of Sydney

Expect the unexpected.

The University of Sydney's museum of art, science, history and ancient cultures. Free entry, open 7 days.

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We acknowledge that we work on Aboriginal land, traditionally the home of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation.

Opening hours

Weekdays 10am – 5pm
Weekends 12pm – 4pm

Connect with us

Chau Chak Wing Museum

Phone

+61 2 9351 2812

ccwm.info@sydney.edu.au

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08 November 2021

From Downton Abbey to Down Under

An ancient funerary figurine whose well-travelled history includes links to Tutankhamun and the set of Downton Abbey has been donated to the University's Chau Chak Wing Museum.

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06 October 2021

Museum as classroom

The chance to handle museum objects is bringing study to life for students from across the disciplines, with object-based learning preparing for a second semester.

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09 September 2021

Artist interview: Sarah Goffman

Curator Katrina Liberiou chats with Sarah on her new exhibition in the Penelope Gallery, an installation of museum replicas handcrafted from waste materials.

Featured images (top of the page), clockwise from top: Axe head; Tiwi Islands (Bathurst & Melville), Northern Territory, Australia, South Sea Beauty; Nicholas Chevalier, 1881, Ornithoptera priamus; Aru Islands, Maluku Province, Indonesia, Gold dinar of Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, Umayyad Caliphate; AD 741-742; Syria.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the country on which the University of Sydney campuses stand and our responsibility to respect and care for country, people and spirit.

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