HOLDING HATRED

Behind the walls where Sydney’s accused, convicted and condemned were charged and sentenced, lie objects too disturbing for regular public display.  

Confront the artefacts the city would rather forget – carrying brutal stories, contested histories, and connections to a dark underbelly that still pulses beneath the surface today.  

From illicit pleasures to ideologies that refuse to die, this rare curator-led tour asks the questions we fear: what do we keep, what do we hide, and what refuses to stay forgotten? 

Location:

Justice and Police Museum 
Corner Albert and Phillip streets
Sydney, NSW, 2000 

Sessions run for 60 mins.

Restricted to ages 18+ 

Accessibility:
For visitors with limited mobility: There are 16 steps into the museum by the front (Albert Street) entrance. Visitors with wheelchairs and visitors with low mobility can enter via a ramp to the left of the stairs at the same entrance. Ring the doorbell to let us know you are here.

Wheelchair access: Once inside the museum, there is access for people with wheelchairs to most areas, including the main exhibition gallery, police court and toilets, but some other areas are very narrow and have steps. 

For individual visitors with specific needs, contact The Justice and Police Museum on (02) 8239 2288. For groups with specific needs, we can develop customised tours.