Australian Museum

The Australian Museum, originally known as the Colonial Museum and Sydney Museum, is a state public museum in , New South Wales, Australia. It is operated and funded as a cultural institution by the state government of .
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Sydney, Australia
  • Also known as: “Colonial Museum”, “Sydney Museum”, “The Australian Museum”, “המוזאון האוסטרלי”, “המוזיאון של אוסטרליה”, and “מוזיאון אוסטרליה”
  • Address: 6-8

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Darling Harbour and Sydney Tower.

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is a leisure and entertainment precinct, in central .

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, also known as the Eye… is situated 580 metres northwest of Australian Museum.

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The is a heritage-listed … is situated 260 metres southwest of Australian Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woolloomooloo and Thai Town.

Suburb
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is a harbourside, inner-city …

Neighborhood
is a neighbourhood…

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Immediately to the east of the City Centre and also…

Australian Museum

Latitude
-33.87435° or 33° 52′ 28″ south
Longitude
151.21326° or 151° 12′ 48″ east
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Levels
3
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
4RRH46G7+78
Open­Street­Map ID
way 16748926
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
6695211
Wiki­data ID
Q769416
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Australian Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف الأسترالي”
  • Aragonese: “Museu Australiano”
  • Armenian: “Ավստրալիական թանգարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Avstraliya muzeyi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Avstraliya Muzeyi”
  • Catalan: “Museu Australià”
  • Chinese: “澳大利亚博物馆”
  • Chinese: “澳洲博物館”
  • Chinese: “澳洲博物馆”
  • Danish: “Australian Museum”
  • Dutch: “Australian Museum”
  • Esperanto: “Aŭstralia Muzeo”
  • French: “Australian Museum”
  • Galician: “Museo Australiano”
  • German: “Australian Museum”
  • Hausa: “Australian Museum”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון האוסטרלי”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Australia”
  • Japanese: “オーストラリア博物館”
  • Javanese: “Australian Museum”
  • Javanese: “Museum Australia”
  • Latin: “Museum Australiense”
  • Mongolian: “Австралийн музей”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Australian Museum”
  • Norwegian: “Australian Museum”
  • Persian: “موزه استرالیا”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Australijskie”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Australiano”
  • Russian: “Австралийский музей”
  • Slovenian: “Avstralski muzej”
  • Spanish: “Museo Australiano”
  • Turkish: “Avustralya Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Австралійський музей”
  • Urdu: “آسٹریلین میوزیم”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Koreatown and Darlinghurst.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Billabong Waterhole and Bistro Gadi.

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