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Hyde Park Barracks Museum

#181 of 963 things to do in Sydney

#1156 of 10585 things to do in Pacific

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  • Address
    • Macquarie St Queens Sq
  • Transport
    • St James
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 02 8239 2311
  • Price
    • adult/child $10/5, introductory room free
  • Hours
    • 9.30am-5pm

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Lonely Planet review for Hyde Park Barracks Museum

Francis Greenway designed this squarish, decorously Georgian structure (1819) as convict quarters. It later became an immigration depot, a women’s asylum and a law court. These days it’s a fascinating (if not entirely cheerful) museum, focusing on the barracks’ history and the archaeological efforts that helped uncover it. You can read about the offences for which convicts were transported to Australia, some of which are astoundingly petty. There’s a ritzy cafe, too.

 

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