Main door of Museum of Sydney

The Museum of Sydney is built on the ruins of the house of Australia's first governor-general, Governor Phillip on the present-day corner of Phillip and Bridge Streets, Sydney. Admiral Arthur Phillip RN (11 October 1738 &ndash 31 August 1814 was a British naval Admiraland colonial administrator Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 The original house, which was Australia's first Government House, was built in 1788 and exposed by archaeologists in 1983. Government House is located in Sydney just south of the Sydney Opera House, and overlooks Sydney Harbour. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) [1] The museum was built as part of the Governor Phillip Tower development. History With construction starting only months after the arrival of the British First Fleet in 1788 First Government House dates from the very start of Australian

The Museum of Sydney explores colonial and contemporary Sydney through objects, pictures and new digital media techniques. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Panoramic views of Sydney - from 1788 until today - stretch across walls and video screens. Sydney's convict era is explored in a giant showcase of goods and chattels recovered from more than 25 archaeological digs. During the late 18th and 19th centuries large numbers of Convicts were transported to the various Australian penal colonies by the British government

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• Museum of Sydney is at coordinates 33°51′49″S 151°12′41″E / -33.863629, 151.211362 (Museum of Sydney)Coordinates: 33°51′49″S 151°12′41″E / -33.863629, 151.211362 (Museum of Sydney)