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Justice & Police Museum
Opening hours
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: Closed
- Wednesday: Closed
- Thursday: Closed
- Friday: Closed
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Set in an 1890s police station, this interactive museum explores Sydney's criminal & forensic past.via Google
Housed in original 1890s courtrooms, exploring the history of bushrangers, organized crime, and early policing.
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- Open on weekends only; great for true-crime enthusiasts.
Reviews from Google
This is a small, quiet museum with free admission (advance online reservations are recommended per their website). The museum is a short walk from Circular Quay and the Sydney Opera House, making it a nice place to step away from the crowds. It may not be ideal for very young children, as the experience involves quite a bit of reading and some of the photographs could be distressing. While it’s great that entry is free, if you have limited time in Sydney and enjoy visiting museums, this might not be a top priority. On a practical note, the side of the museum along Phillip Street is also where the Hop-On Hop-Off bus tour stop is located.
This is a really interesting and, yes, fun place to visit for anyone who enjoys "true crime" stories and/or has an interest in the development of police evidence gathering. The section on famous criminals includes bush rangers and gangsters but I particularly enjoyed the stories about the spate of housewives bumping off their horrible hubbies (and other annoying relatives) in the 50s by putting rat poison in their food. One of these was a 63 year old grandmother whom bumped off 4 of her rels and attempted to do away with another 3. Just like the recent "mushroom murders" she never explained why she did it.
We had an hour to spare and decided to check this place out. It’s an old police station, cells and court rooms now a Museum. It was free to enter, interesting, clean toilets, friendly staff and informative. My favourite was the cells and old court room. Families seemed to be enjoying themselves with the kids getting photos taken in the old prisoners dock and cells. I’m sure you could spend longer there but 45 minutes was enjoyable and enough for us.
This museum is full of fascinating history of the darker side of Sydney. The building was once a police station and court house and has a lot of fascinating items from the past. I personally love the old mug shots with the clothes they used to wear are so stylish. Free to enter on the weekends, this museum is definitely worth visiting.
Such a cool place to learn and experience some very interesting and gripping history. If you are the type that loves crime novels and the 1800/1920 aesthetic, you will enjoy yourself here. The stories are interesting and so are the objects and the building itself; even though small, you get to see in it the old prison cells and the court room, which makes you feel back in that era.