Collections
The University of Sydney has one of the largest university collections in Australia, with more than 100,000 items. It holds antiquities, art, ethnography, historic photographs, scientific instruments and natural history items. In addition the insect collection is estimated at over 500,000 specimens.
We are progressively releasing collections online.
They can be searched through our Collections Search web page.
Currently available
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Collection description |
Museum |
|---|---|
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University Art Collection (excluding Power bequest) |
Sydney University Art Collection |
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Etruscan Impasto and Bucchero pottery |
Nicholson Museum |
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South Italian Apulian pottery |
Nicholson Museum |
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Museum items catalogued in new publication: Malouf, et al. 2010. Into the light: 150 years of cultural treasures at The University of Sydney. |
Sydney University Museums |
| Items on display in the Nicholson Museum | Nicholson Museum |
| Anthropology collection of Historic Photographs | Macleay Museum |
| Aboriginal Bark Painting collection | Macleay Museum |
| Attic pottery (including black and red figure and white ground) | Nicholson Museum |
| Kerry Collection of Historic Photographs (from the studio of Charles Kerry) |
Macleay Museum |