Nicholson Museum

• Address: Manning Rd, Camperdown NSW, Australia
• Phone: +61 2 9351 2812
• Foundation date: 1860
• Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10: 00-16: 30
• Cost of visit: free of charge

The Nicholson Museum is one of three small museums that are open in the building of the University of Sydney. Here is a large collection of exhibits telling about the era of antiquity and the Middle Ages.

History of the museum

The Museum of Antiquity was opened in 1860 by Sir Charles Nicholson. This famous scientist and researcher once visited excavations in Greece, Italy and Egypt. Most of the exhibits presented in the museum were found and brought with his participation. From the very first day, the Nicholson Museum existed at the expense of private donations, curatorial acquisitions and sponsorship archaeological projects. This is what helped to increase the collection, as well as to strengthen its high material value.

Exhibits of the museum

The collection of the Nicholson Museum covers the period from the Neolithic period to the Middle Ages. All exhibits of the museum are divided into the following sections:

• Cyprus collection, which contains exhibits found at the burial grounds of Vounous-Bellapais, Karmi Palealona, ​​Nicosia Ayia Paraskevi and others;
• Greek collection consisting of Hellenistic ceramics, terracotta figurines and photographs from expeditions in Greece;
• Egyptian collection, which consists of ancient artifacts, three mummies and some of their fragments;
• Italian collection, which includes Etruscan funeral urns, bronzes, South Italian vases, statuettes and ceramics;
• The collection of the Middle East, which consists of the exhibits found on the remains of the great cities and civilizations of the Levant, Mesopotamia, Pakistan and India;
• collection LEGO Pompeii - a department in which professional architect Ryan McNaught recreates ancient cities and monuments with the help of figures from the designer LEGO.

How to get there?

The Nicholson Museum is located in the building of Sydney University between the streets of Science and Manning. Next to the university is one of the largest thoroughfares of Sydney - Parramatta.

The Nicholson Museum can be reached by taxi or public transport . The nearest bus stops are Parramatta Rd Near Footbridge and City Rd Near Butlin Av. They can be reached by public transport № 352, 412, 422, M10 and many others. Only before this, please note that in Sydney the fare is paid using OPAL CARD cards. The card itself is free, but you need to constantly replenish its balance.