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Hyde Park history and art tour
Celebrate History Week 2025 with a hands-on walk and art tour through Hyde Park.
Create your own a site-specific relief print artist book as you explore the park, capturing textures, stories, and impressions from the journey.
In line with this year’s theme, Water Stories, the tour will visit some locations featured in Walk on water: A guide to Sydney’s water features— part of the City of Sydney’s self-guided historical walking tour series. At each stop, you’ll uncover the narratives behind the fountains and sculptures in the park, where art and storytelling meet.
Please note: this event is weather dependent.
Guided by professional artists from Pine Street Creative Arts Centre and one of the City’s historians, you’ll use kneadable putty to collect imprints from natural and built surfaces. These impressions will be transformed into block prints, forming the pages of your evolving artist book as the walk progresses.
What to Bring:
All materials provided — just bring your creativity!
Wear enclosed shoes and comfy clothes
A water bottle and hat are recommended
Cost: $20
Where: Hyde Park North, Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW 2000. Meet at Busby's Bore Fountain, nearest to Elizabeth Street and St James Road
Organised by: City of Sydney
Link: https://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/events/history-week-hyde-park-history-and-art-tour
Image credits: Archibald Fountain. City of Sydney Images. Chris Southwood
The History Council of NSW is supported by a grant from the NSW Government through Create NSW.
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