{"id":9396,"date":"2020-11-30T23:55:50","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T23:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=9396"},"modified":"2020-11-30T23:55:50","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T23:55:50","slug":"free-general-admission-to-upgraded-australian-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/11\/30\/free-general-admission-to-upgraded-australian-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE GENERAL ADMISSION TO UPGRADED AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Visitors to the Australian Museum will soon be able to explore the $57.5 million renovation that has delivered an increase in floor space for exhibitions, the introduction of education facilities, a new museum shop open and a second caf\u00e9.<br \/>\nPremier Gladys Berejiklian said the NSW Government has made general admissions free to the public until 30 June 2021 to celebrate the reopening of the museum.<br \/>\n\u201cThe Australian Museum is the country\u2019s oldest museum so it is only fitting this world class institution has an upgraded home in the heart of Sydney,\u201d Ms Berejiklian said.<br \/>\n\u201cWe want everyone to have the opportunity to explore the natural wonders of the world, learn about our history and be inspired by our culture.\u201d<br \/>\nThe 15 month renovation, known as Project Discover, was delivered on time and on budget. It included repurposing back-of-house areas to more than 3,000sqm of new public space, which will allow the museum to host one major travelling international exhibition or two smaller exhibitions at the same time.<br \/>\nMinister for the Arts Don Harwin said the Australian Museum was an important cultural home for the people of NSW and all Australians.<br \/>\n\u201cOur Cultural Institutions come alive when we immerse ourselves in them, and the renewed and expanded Australian Museum is for everyone to enjoy. People can meet and spend time together, escape to a space of natural discovery, and explore,\u201d Mr Harwin said.<br \/>\n\u201cThe Museum\u2019s transformation has put it firmly on the world stage, yet it remains a truly Australian museum and an iconic part of Sydney\u2019s own backyard.\u201d<br \/>\nThe NSW Government contributed more than $50 million to the Project Discover renovation.<br \/>\nThe Australian Museum will reopen with free general admission to the public on Saturday 28 November 2020. Visitors will be required to register their contact details on arrival for COVID-19 contact tracing purposes.<br \/>\nFor more information on exhibitions at the Australian Museum visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/australian.museum\/\">https:\/\/australian.museum\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visitors to the Australian Museum will soon be able to explore the $57.5 million renovation that has delivered an increase in floor space for exhibitions, the introduction of education facilities, a new museum shop open and a second caf\u00e9. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the NSW Government has made general admissions free to the public until &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/11\/30\/free-general-admission-to-upgraded-australian-museum\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;FREE GENERAL ADMISSION TO UPGRADED AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9396\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}