The Rocks Discovery Museum — Attraction in Sydney

The museum looses track of showing the right side of history. Much of the texts are written from a colonial perspective, not addressing the violence, trauma and brutality First Nation peoples were facing. Using very bleak wording when discussing the settlement and not taking responsibility in telling the stories of Aboriginal people without excluding the brutality they faced. I also missed a modern perspective dressing the ongoing issues Indigenous People are still facing today.

A real missed opportunity for Australia to take accountability for the horrors they have put Aboriginals through.

Asked the reception about the inclusion of Aboriginals whilst putting together the museum but there was no real answer suggesting that while trying to tell the story of colonialism and settlers in Australia, Indigenous people has not included in the storytelling. The lack of...

The Rock's Discovery museum is a humble little place. The displays are mostly artifacts of items used in the earlier days of the area of Sydney called the rocks. There are multimedia displays that describe the story of that area of the city and the main players that developed it. The materials are well presented and tell a reasonably detailed story of the area. If you are looking to understand the history of the area then this is a good place to visit otherwise if not interested, then pass. I have included a photo that shows the titles of four movies that describe the history of the Rocks area. I found most of these movies on YouTube. If you do not want to go to the museum but want to watch the movies but then I think you will get a good idea of what the museum is about. I don't know if Google shows these photos along...

The Rocks Discovery Museum, housed in a restored 1850s sandstone warehouse, tells the story of The Rocks from pre-European days to the present.

Home to a unique collection of images and archaeological artefacts found in The Rocks, the exhibits are highly interactive; using touch screens, audio and visual elements to bring the history of the area alive.

Learn about the area's traditional landowners, the establishment of the English colony and the time when sailors, whalers and traders made the area their home; through to the 1970s union-led protests which preserved this unique part of Sydney for future generations to...