(Please note Update 24/8/24 below). Excellent - and popular! Free! Not so popular, however, that you will miss out on an opportunity to look closely at exhibits, read interpretive notes and watch video displays at your leisure. The museum exhibits are so well laid out. Do not underestimate the time you will spend here taking-in so many wonderful items and displays - that you never knew were here in Sydney - carefully and intelligently curated.

The interpretative notes sometimes include information about how certain antiquities and specimens were originally obtained from the place of origin and how they came to the University of Sydney and eventually to this museum; in the context of museum acquisitions generally, particularly in the 19th Century. This insight is valuable, though not always comfortable from a 21st Century perspective.

Most impressive and new purpose-built building; that includes a tasteful museum (gift) store and a cafe with a tasty menu. Maybe the connection with the University of Sydney has led to the museum (gift) store being a bit more substantial in content and relevant to displays; but even the trivialities are fun items.

The original brief review was written the second day of its opening, and it was crowded. Today, three and a half years later, and a wet Saturday afternoon in a wet week, provided a fine opportunity to take interior photographs to add to the review. I didn't change many words, as the very early first impression was something I largely wanted to keep. The photos give a indication of the treasures to see and why you should visit; without many more words to spoil the surprise of discovery when here.

Also, there are changing special feature exhibits, which are a worthwhile part of any visit. A detailed account of the excellent early photography exhibit I saw today will probably not be relevant for all the time this review is up, but it is very likely that the special feature exhibits will continue to be interesting and excellent.

Update 24/8/24. A number of exhibitions have opened recently, including three more today. In fact, to reflect this and how impressively the Museum presents to a visitor at the moment, a special free booklet guide has been produced and is available to take upon entry.

After my photograph of the booklet, I have added one photograph of Consuelo Cavaniglia's curated display from her own artworks and the museum's collections; two photographs from the display of contemporary artwork from Australian artists from Chinese diasporic communities; one photograph from "Max Dupain at the University of Sydney - Student Life" (19;photographs); and five photographs of works (36 works) from art from the University Union art collection, starting with Albrecht Durer (1471 - 1528) - one of the most important artists of all art history.

Only a sample of an incomplete account of recent exhibitions now open; of course in addition to permanent and favourite exhibitions. A good time to visit the Museum is soon.