Sydney Museum built on the ruins of the building in which the residence of the first Governor of the colony of New South Wales Arthur Phillip on the corner of Phillip street and bridge street. The building was built back in 1788, and its ruins discovered by archaeologists in 1983.

Sydney Museum was built as part of a larger complex of buildings in the business centre of Sydney, which also includes Tower Governor Phillip Tower, Governor Maqueira and the area of the First Government Buildings.

Today at the Museum of Sydney through a variety of exhibits, paintings and digital technologies to explore the history of the colonial past of the largest city of Australia and it's real. Panoramic views of Sydney from 1788 to the present day stretch along the walls of the building. The era of settlement of the city exiled convicts represented in the extensive display of various items and personal property discovered by archaeologists.

Here you can learn about the aboriginal history of Sydney – people tribe "gadigal" lived on the lands around Sydney Harbour for thousands of years before the arrival of the first Europeans. Aboriginal sculptures, unaccustomed to hearing the names, artifacts, primitive paintings – all immerses visitors in the mysterious past of this land.

Wandering around the yard of the Museum, definitely worth a look down to see the granite signs that mark the sites of archaeological excavations. Before becoming a Museum, this place served many functions – it housed the first Government Building, the scrap yard for cabs, Parking.

During the 1980s, archaeologists discovered a drainage and the Foundation of the first Government Buildings, as well as thousands of fragments that date back to 1788. To see many artifacts can be today one of the exhibit.

The final chord of visiting the Museum of Sydney can be a lift to the observation deck of one of the skyscrapers surrounding the Museum, which offers breathtaking views of Sydney Harbour.