Sydney · Macquarie Street · Books & architecture

State Library of NSW.

Collections, reading rooms and exhibitions on Macquarie Street. Pair a library visit with time around the Domain.

Editorial illustration: books and a reading lamp beside a library window
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Plan your visit

Check the library's visitor information for gallery, reading-room and building opening times.

Where to find it

Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000

The Art Gallery, State Library and Royal Botanic Garden are around the Domain and Macquarie Street. The Australian Museum is beside Hyde Park.

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Make an afternoon of it

Choose another stop in the same area, or keep this visit as the whole plan. These guides have more ideas for Sydney.

Visitor information

Admission and practical details checked against the venue’s information on 10 October 2026.

State Library of NSW — official visitor information ↗

NEARBY IDEAS

More of Sydney.

Art & galleries

Sydney · The Domain

Art Gallery of New South Wales

Art and exhibitions in the Domain, with parkland close by. Keep time for one building or take a longer look around the campus.

Museums

Sydney · Hyde Park

Australian Museum

Natural history and cultural collections beside Hyde Park, including the museum's dinosaur displays.

Outdoors

Sydney · Harbour

Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

A garden walk beside the harbour. Choose it for fresh air between cultural stops around the Domain.