Sydney Living Museums is the trading name of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT), a

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entrusted with the care and maintenance of historic sites throughout New South Wales, Australia, including various gardens, parklands and urban spaces. In 2011 its sites attracted over two million visitors each year. The chief executive of the Trust, called Executive Director, is responsible to the Office of Environment and Heritage in the

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cluster. The Trust reports to the Minister for Heritage, who also serves as the

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. Ultimately the minister is responsible to the

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History

The Historic Houses Trust was established under the ''Historic Houses Trust Act'' 1980Historic Houses Trust Act 1980 No 94: Accessed 15 May 2021
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Elizabeth Bay House Elizabeth Bay House is a heritage-listed Colonial Regency style house and now a museum and grotto, located at 7 Onslow Avenue in the inner eastern Sydney suburb of Elizabeth Bay in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, ...

and

Vaucluse House Vaucluse House is a heritage-listed residence, colonial farm and country estate and now tourist attraction, house museum and public park located at 69a Wentworth Road, Vaucluse in the Municipality of Woollahra local government area of New South ...

. Since then, the Trust has expanded to care for 12 houses, gardens and museums in New South Wales. The Trust also looks after over 48,000 catalogued objects across all of the sites. In 2013 the Historic Houses Trust launched its new identity as Sydney Living Museums to refresh and unify its diverse range of properties and highlight its role and relevance for current and future generations.

Sites

Sydney Living Museums manages the following sites:

References

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