Sydney Living Museums is the trading name of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT), a
statutory corporation entrusted with the care and maintenance of historic sites throughout
New South Wales
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, 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
Department of Planning and Environment cluster.
[ The Trust reports to the Minister for Heritage, who also serves as the Minister for the Environment. Ultimately the minister is responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.
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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 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:
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1980 establishments in Australia
Government agencies established in 1980
Museums in New South Wales
Culture of Sydney
Government agencies of New South Wales
History of Sydney