Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney

Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney The new Chau Chak Wing Museum brings together the University of Sydney's art, science, history and cultural collections.
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Located opposite the University’s iconic Quadrangle buildings, the Chau Chak Wing Museum unites the University’s Nicholson, Macleay and University Art collections under one roof, with new research facilities, engaging programs for the public and learning opportunities for students.

20/05/2026

Happy National Archaeology Week! ⛏️

We caught up with University of Sydney alumni Madeline who is an archaeologist and education staff member at the Chau Chak Wing Museum, to tier-rank the tools she takes on every dig.

Do you agree with her choices? 👇

01/05/2026

We spoke with Warraba Weatherall about his work, 'Setting Sun', for the 25th Biennale of Sydney titled 'Rememory' at the Museum.

Open now, for more info: https://go.sydney.edu.au/NSBBlN

Artwork: Setting Sun, 2026, Commissioned by the Biennale of Sydney, Courtesy of the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane

18/04/2026

🍃 Sham el-Naseem 🍃

Today we celebrate Sham el-Naseem – “smelling the breeze” – an Egyptian festival that marks the arrival of Spring.

We are thrilled to take part in time-honoured ways of celebration through picnicking, authentic Egyptian food, and vibrant musical performances.



The Australian Egyptian Forum Council - AEFC Consulate General of Egypt - Sydney

First look.Sixteen artists, across three levels, open now.25th Biennale of Sydney, titled ‘Rememory’, open 14 March - 14...
13/03/2026

First look.

Sixteen artists, across three levels, open now.

25th Biennale of Sydney, titled ‘Rememory’, open 14 March - 14 June 2026.

More info: https://go.sydney.edu.au/visitrememory

📸 by David James
1: Ema Shin, Hearts of Absent Women (Tree of Family), 2026
2: Khalil Rabah, Common Threads, 2025
3: Benjamin Work, PĀPAAKI, 2025
4: Dorothy Cross, Red Road, 2021

Join us this week for a series of exclusive public talks with some of the artists featured at the Chau Chak Wing Museum ...
10/03/2026

Join us this week for a series of exclusive public talks with some of the artists featured at the Chau Chak Wing Museum for the 25th Biennale of Sydney, titled Rememory.

Connecting the delicate space between remembering and forgetting, artists will highlight marginalised narratives, share untold stories, and inspire audiences to rethink how memory shapes us.

🤍Richard Bell and Benjamin Work
Wednesday 11 March, 12-1pm

🤍Derek Ogbourne
Thursday 12 March, 12-1pm

🤍Warraba Weatherall
Thursday 12 March, 1-2pm

🤍DAAR
Friday 13 March, 12-1pm

25th Biennale of Sydney, titled 'Rememory', opens 14 March, 2026.

Register: https://go.sydney.edu.au/biennaleartistspotlighttalks

Image Credits:

Richard Bell, Photograph: Joe Ruckli. Courtesy of the artist and Milani Gallery, Meeanjin/ Brisbane
Benjamin Work, Photograph: Edmund Sumner. Courtesy of the artists © Alessandro Petti
Derek Ogbourne, Photograph: Derek Ogbourne. Courtesy of the artist.
Warraba Weatherall, Photograph: Mick Richards . Courtesy of the artist © Warraba Weatherall.
DAAR, Photograph: Auckland Museum, Tāmaki Paenga Hira. Courtesy of the artist. DAAR, Tree School in Cairo, 2024. Commissioned by Sharjah Architecture Triennal.

10/03/2026

Sneak peek before the opening of the 25th Biennale of Sydney, titled ‘Rememory’.

The intersection of memory and history, where recollection becomes an act of reassembling fragments of the past - whether personal, familial, or collective.

Exhibition opens 14 March, 2026.

More info at the link in bio.

03/03/2026

We spoke with internationally renowned head of New York’s unique Antiquities Trafficking Unit, Colonel Matthew Bogdanos, on the urgent issues of antiquities looting and the global effort to expose, recover and repatriate stolen cultural heritage.

Now’s your chance to hear from him in person.

Join us at the Seymour Centre this Thursday 5th March for an unmissable talk on the frontlines of the fight against antiquities trafficking.

Secure your seat now: https://go.sydney.edu.au/thetruthbehindantiquitiestrafficking

Presented in collaboration with the Egyptian Embassy in Canberra

Stillness, quiet and time-passing.'Undying: Abdul-Rahman Abdullah' takes inspiration from the Museum's natural history c...
26/02/2026

Stillness, quiet and time-passing.

'Undying: Abdul-Rahman Abdullah' takes inspiration from the Museum's natural history collections to explore our relationship with life, death and the afterlife.

'I came here to find stories about animals. We wake, sleep and wake again among the immeasurable sentience of the natural world, yet another species sharing a finite planet. We belong to it. Walk with me.'

Exhibition open now: https://go.sydney.edu.au/UndyingAbdul-RahmanAbdullah

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Chau Chak Wing Museum, University Of Sydney
Sydney, NSW
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Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 9pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 4pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

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