Sydney Hotels near Australian Museum

The ensuing century-and-a-half has seen the Australian Museum transformed from a warehouse for scientific and cultural artifacts to a modern sandstone complex housing research, administrative, and educational facilities.

The collections are still there, of course; they are growing every year, and even better, are now accompanied by temporary exhibitions and educational programs.

The Australian Museum’s Displays

The permanent displays at the Museum include the Indigenous Australian exhibit, which preserves a record of the many native Australian tribes; the Birds exhibit, with its examples of Australian avians of every shape, size, and plumage colour; and the Skeletons: Framework for Survival exhibit, covering every life form from insects to mammals.

The self-explanatory Insect exhibit, is a great favorite with Sydney schoolboys, as is the More Than Dinosaurs collection of giant reptiles and “megafauna” including giant kangaroos, koalas, and Tasmanian Devils.

The Biodiversity: Life Supporting Life display shows the interconnectedness of the tremendous variety of Australian life forms.

The permanent exhibits take up three entire floosr of the Museum, and are expansive enough that the Highlights Self-Guided Tour Brochure is recommended. While you probably won’t have time to give each exhibit the attention it deserves, make sure you find a way to stop in at the Search and Discovery Room, where you’ll be able to put your hands on some CD-ROMs, magazines, and books, as well as live exhibits. There’s even something for the pre-school set at Kid’s Island, where youngsters up to five years of age are free to explore.

Hotels near the Australian Museum

For visitors to Sydney who want to take a fascinating look at the natural and cultural history of Australia, from prehistory to today, a visit to the Australian Museum is a must. And the Sydney Marriot, at 36 College Street, will provide them with five-star accommodations just a short walk away!