The People’s House: Sydney Opera House at 50 exhibition at the Museum of Sydney

Start
2 Sep 2023
End
10 Sep 2023
Schedule
9 sessions
#1.
2 Sep 2023, 10:00 17:00 (AEST)
#2.
3 Sep 2023, 10:00 17:00 (AEST)
#3.
4 Sep 2023, 10:00 17:00 (AEST)
#4.
5 Sep 2023, 10:00 17:00 (AEST)
#5.
6 Sep 2023, 10:00 17:00 (AEST)
#6.
7 Sep 2023, 10:00 17:00 (AEST)
#7.
8 Sep 2023, 10:00 17:00 (AEST)
#8.
9 Sep 2023, 10:00 17:00 (AEST)
#9.
10 Sep 2023, 10:00 17:00 (AEST)
Location
Museum of Sydney. Corner Phillip and Bridge streets, Sydney NSW 2000

In person exhibition

The People’s House: Sydney Opera House at 50 celebrates five decades of extraordinary performances and unforgettable moments at the Sydney Opera House. This unique exhibition celebrates 50 incredible years of this architectural marvel that has become ‘the people’s house’.

The exhibition features diverse voices from the past, including Harold Blair, world-renowned tenor and political campaigner who sought social justice and human rights for Australia’s First Nations people.

Audiences can relive the magic of past performances and events and go behind the scenes to discover the remarkable stories that have shaped the Opera House from its very first year to now. View extraordinary costumes, posters and programs, rare archival records, architectural drawings, photographs and more.

Event Cost: Free

Event Organiser: Museums of History NSW

Booking: https://my.mhnsw.au/mos24

Website: https://mhnsw.au/whats-on/exhibitions/the-peoples-house-sydney-opera-house-at-50/

Event Contact: janson.hews@mhnsw.au

Image credits: Image 1: Curtain of the sun, artist John Coburn, 1969–70. © The Coburn Estate; Jørn Utzon Sydney Opera House photograph. Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW: PXA 590 (v13), npA25J41; Photo by Max Dupain, c1965–72. Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW: FL601561. Image 2: Photographs of the Sydney Opera House Official Opening, 20 October 1973 Fireworks at the House State Archives Collection, Museums of History NSW NRS-21503-2-8-[17-7350]. Supplied.

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University of New South Wales

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