What's on in Sydney

Display in the Under Southern Skies permanent gallery

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Australian National Maritime MuseumDarling Harbour

Under Southern Skies

Now showingPermanent collectionTicketed — see website

Over 500 objects on the history and science of navigation around Australia, from First Nations wayfinding to Dutch, Portuguese and British seafaring.

More in Sydney

On now All of October 2026

Also at Australian National Maritime Museum

On now nearby

Natasha Bieniek's winning 2026 Portia Geach portrait, The Folding

Portia Geach Memorial Award 2026

S.H. Ervin Gallery

Black Myth

White Rabbit Gallery

Ceramic works by Jordan Gower in Does the moon know the well? at UNSW Galleries

Jordan Gower: Does the moon know the well?

UNSW Galleries

All exhibitions in Sydney this month Coming up in November

Nearby

The sandstone exterior of the S.H. Ervin Gallery on Observatory Hill, Sydney

S.H. Ervin Gallery

Sydney Observatory building on Observatory Hill with its time ball

Sydney Observatory

ArchitectureFree14 min walk

Georgian sandstone-trimmed brick facade of Hyde Park Barracks on Macquarie Street, Sydney

Hyde Park Barracks

ArchitectureFree15 min walk

Exterior of the Museum of Sydney building on the corner of Phillip and Bridge Streets

Museum of Sydney

Local HistoryFree15 min walk

Image credits

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Under Southern SkiesCourtesy of Australian National Maritime Museum
Portia Geach Memorial Award 2026Courtesy of S.H. Ervin Gallery
Jordan Gower: Does the moon know the well?Photograph: Jacquie Manning
Australian National Maritime MuseumTony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0
S.H. Ervin GalleryCollywolly / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sydney ObservatoryDicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hyde Park BarracksJ Bar / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Museum of SydneyElekhh, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

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