Gleebooks is the 2008 Independent Bookseller of the Year and has over 30 years of experience stocking a huge range of books, journals periodicals, music and DVDs.
It has an active lecture and book talks program, hosting both Australian and international writers upstairs over wine and cheese at 49 Glebe Point Road.
Gleebooks has a diverse range of specialist DVDs including mainstream film and music titles, arthouse and hard-to-find cinema classics.
Located in the heart of the University of Sydney, the Chau Chak Wing Museum was designed to bring the Nicholson, Macleay and Art collections under one roof to share with the broader community.
The Nicholson Collection is the largest collection of antiquities in the Southern Hemisphere. The Macleay collection includes some of Australia's most significant natural history objects. The University Art Collection comprises more than 8,000 historical and contemporary works spanning millennia. Offering two thousand square metres of exhibition space over four levels, this public museum will allow three per cent of the collections to go on show at any given time, tripling previous exhibition space. The new museum also includes a temporary exhibition space.
The museum is a partner at the 24th Biennale of Sydney, 'Ten Thousand Suns', a free exhibition which runs from 9 March to 10 June 2024. Some of the artists exhibiting include Arthur Bropho, Alma Cuttabut, Parnell Dempster, Phillip Jackson, Gregory Kelly and Edie Wallam.
The museum will also be a valuable research and learning space for students and staff from across the university. Seven of the museum's opening exhibitions have already been announced. Entry to the museum will be free however, registration is essential.
The museum sits at the main entrance to the university's Camperdown campus, on University Avenue, opposite the Quadrangle.
Happydays Broadway is getting a major refresh and becoming iPlay Broadway, bringing a new-look arcade experience and even more ways to play to Broadway Sydney in Glebe. Located on Level 2 of Broadway Sydney, iPlay Broadway will be an entertainment destination for arcade games, interactive experiences, and plenty of friendly competition. Whether you're visiting Broadway Sydney for a day of shopping, catching up with friends, spending time with the family or looking for something fun to do between classes, there'll be plenty of reasons to stay and play.
Get ready for a huge range of arcade action, from classic favourites to the latest games, plus PIXEL, an interactive gaming experience that puts you right in the middle of the action. Step onto the interactive floor, challenge your friends, test your skills and see if you can beat the game. Planning a family day out, a catch-up with friends or simply searching for fun indoor activities in Sydney? iPlay Broadway will bring arcade entertainment and interactive fun together in one convenient location, just moments from Sydney's CBD.
The countdown is on, with more details about the new iPlay Broadway experience still to come.
Reopening as iPlay Broadway in late 2026. Stay tuned, Sydney!
The Lansdowne Hotel has been rocking this corner of the inner city since the 1930s, until it shut in 2015. The duo behind Mary's, the hip Newtown burger bar, reopened it in 2017 and reclaimed the popular rock n' roll live music venue. It's not gentrification, but rather a revamp. Pub fare has been swapped for American deep-dish pan pizza as well as those burgers, so it's still junk food but done to a high standard. But what people come here for is the live music. There's a small dance floor complete with disco ball downstairs while upstairs is home to space that can fit 250 frantically-moshing fans and hosts everything from record label launch parties to solo acts and band tours. Tickets are affordable, with the majority hovering around 30 dollars and under.
Visitors can discover the stories behind the people, places and events that have helped shape NSW - where the history happened. A Blue Plaque visit offers more than sightseeing. It creates a direct connection between place and story, turning everyday locations into places of discovery. Each plaque reveals a unique piece of history, encouraging visitors to explore local areas from a new perspective and uncover stories they may never have known.
This blue plaque commemorates Arthur Malcolm Stace or 'Mr Eternity', who, for 35 years, wrote 'Eternity' in copperplate script on Sydney's footpaths and doorsteps and became a part of the folklore of Sydney.
Visit the blue plaque at St Barnabas Anglican Church, 57–61 Mountain Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 and scan the QR code there to learn more.
Seymour Centre is the University of Sydney’s multi-venue performing arts centre. Their work champions new voices, questions the status quo and inspires wide-ranging audiences through the creative expression of big ideas.
To achieve this, they commission, produce and present major performances within the annual curated Seymour Season, with a focus on showcasing leading Australian independent theatre companies.
They drive youth engagement in the arts through our comprehensive Arts Education Program for primary and secondary schools.
They enliven the artistic life of the city through presenting partnerships with major cultural events such as the Sydney Festival and Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
And they foster the next generation of artists and audiences through emerging artist initiatives and student performances.
Mind Games | Art Alive is Sydney's newest immersive attraction, bringing together art, illusion, creativity and play in an experience unlike anything else in Australia.
Located in the heart of Chippendale, minutes from Central Station and Sydney's central business district, Mind Games invites visitors to step beyond observation and become part of the artwork itself.
Across two levels, guests explore 11 immersive environments and more than 75 interactive exhibits created by over 20 local and international artists. From upside down trains and mirror mazes to holographic moon rooms, perception puzzles and illusion installations, every space is designed to surprise, challenge and delight.
Founded by Australian entrepreneur and female founder, Mind Games celebrates creativity through original works that blend art, science, technology and human perception. Visitors are encouraged to touch, interact, photograph and explore at their own pace.
Unlike a traditional museum, Mind Games is designed for participation. Families, tourists, school groups and curious explorers can engage with exhibits, uncover hidden details and experience the unexpected around every corner.
Featuring Australian, international and First Nations artists, the attraction offers a uniquely local experience with global appeal.
Whether you're visiting Sydney for the first time, looking for a family activity or searching for something beyond traditional sightseeing, Mind Games delivers an unforgettable journey into creativity, curiosity and imagination.
Interactive. Immersive. Unexpected.
Phoenix Central Park is the singular vision of philanthropist Judith Neilson AM. A one-of-a-kind performance space in Sydney, Phoenix presents performances for the public with free tickets via a ballot system. Judith Neilson AM is an Australian philanthropist, best known for her world-leading collections of contemporary Chinese art housed at the White Rabbit Gallery.
This shopping strip has lots of choices with plenty of great coffee stops along the way. Some of Sydney's best bookshops are here so spend some time exploring Gleebooks, Sappho Books and Cornstalk Bookshop which boasts 4000 hardback crime titles. Popular homeware shops, Ruby Star Traders and Orient House are just off Glebe Point Road.
Glebe Markets are a Sydney institution, great for hand-made jewellery and fashion from up-and-coming designers. Don't miss the Glass Artists' Gallery which has some of the most beautiful pieces of contemporary glass art in Australia.
Discover Sydney's lifestyle store for global decorative pieces and tribal treasures. Just a 300-metre stroll from the new Sydney Fish Market and the vibrant Blackwattle Bay foreshore.
Orient House is a breathtaking 1,200-square-metre store, set across two expansive levels in the heart of Glebe. The collection is sourced directly from Africa, India, China, Bali, and Turkiye. Orient House specialise in authentic, one-of-a-kind furniture, rare architectural pieces, small decorative gifts and soulful tribal art that you won't find anywhere else.
Whether you are a homemaker, decorator or a curious traveller, the ever-evolving space offers a peaceful escape from the bustling city.
After enjoying a seafood lunch at the New Sydney Fish Market, take a three minute walk ( just around the corner) to explore the amazing collection of handicrafts and treasures.
They are the Aladdins Cave of antiques and curiosities in Sydney with a huge antique warehouse just down the road from the new Sydney Fish Markets. They have everything from gorgeous one-off marble topped lamp tables to mid-century sideboards and bookshelves. Everything is unique and second hand. Their ethos is sustainability keeping furniture from landfill and giving it a second life.
Designed to evoke gleaming white fish scales, the timber-and-aluminium roof that floats above the Sydney Fish Market spans a spectacular 200 metres. It's an engineering feat that took seven years to complete, and it's a fitting crown for this reimagining of the largest seafood market in the Southern Hemisphere.
Come to the market with an empty stomach. Get a kilo of pipis or a whole snapper to steam for supper from the retail stalls or pick from eateries that span casual takeaway joints and upmarket venues with cracking views. That could mean classic fish and chips at Fish Market Cafe, Malaysian-style chilli mud crab at Tam Jiak or snagging one of the eight coveted seats at Sushi Oe to witness the artistry of celebrated chef Toshihiko Oe.
Beyond tucking into seafood lunches, filling your shopping bags with gourmet deli offerings and taking in the views of Blackwattle Bay, there's plenty to do. Expand your culinary repertoire learning how to fillet fish or cook with Australian native flavours at the Sydney Seafood School. And for early birds willing to hit the market at 4:30am, the wholesale auction puts on a show trading over 50 tonnes of seafood representing 100 different species every day.
Chippendale Green is part of Central Park which occupies 5.8 hectares on the former Carlton and United Brewery on Broadway. An iconic part of Chippendale’s rich history, this site now houses an urban development of residential, student living, a multi-level shopping centre, commercial office spaces, hotels, plus the beautiful Chippendale Green in the heart of it.
To achieve such a design as ambitious as Central Park, the project relied on pure collaboration between developers, designers, engineers, artists and the community.
Architects and designers from Sydney, London, Paris and Copenhagen have united to create this unique vision for central park.
Live, work and shop at Central Park, Sydney's new downtown destination and exciting urban village.
The Japan Foundation Gallery is dedicated to connecting audiences in Australia to Japanese culture through the arts. Showcasing art works by Japanese and Australian artists alike, exhibitions range from traditional to contemporary art and artisanal work, including printmaking, dyeing, photography, painting, ceramics, installations and more. This gallery is run by The Japan Foundation, Sydney.
The White Rabbit Gallery was opened in 2009 to showcase what has become one of the world's most significant collections of Chinese contemporary art.
Dedicated to works made in the 21st century, the White Rabbit Collection is owned by Judith Neilson, who was inspired to establish it after her first trips to Beijing in the late 1990s. She was thrilled by the creative energy and technical quality of the works she saw and wanted to share them with people outside China. She makes regular trips to China and Taiwan to augment the Collection, which now includes over 3000 works by more than 800 artists and continues to expand.
The gallery building, a Rolls-Royce service depot in the 1940s, was completely refitted as an exhibition space by architect William Smart. Since the Gallery can house only a fraction of the collection at any one time, there are two new exhibitions a year, each involving a full rehang. For this reason, the Gallery closes during installations, usually in February and August.
The White Rabbit Gallery is a registered charitable institution funded solely by Judith Neilson. Admission is free.
PLEASE NOTE: Powerhouse Ultimo is temporarily closed as it undergoes a significant heritage revitalisation. Powerhouse Parramatta is under construction and is due to open in 2025 or 2026. Powerhouse will continue to present programs at Powerhouse Castle Hill and Sydney Observatory during this time.
Powerhouse is the largest museum group in Australia. It sits at the intersection of art, design, science and technology, and plays a critical role in engaging communities with contemporary ideas and issues. It is the custodian of more than half a million objects of national and international significance that is considered one of the finest and most diverse collections in Australia. Established in 1879, its venues include Powerhouse Ultimo, Sydney Observatory, Powerhouse Castle Hill and Powerhouse Parramatta. Since its inception, Powerhouse Museum has been connected to community and industry.
In August 2024, the museum group launched Powerhouse Food: Producers, a monthly event taking you behind the scenes of Western Sydney's farms, factories, restaurants and neighbourhoods. Taste a set menu based around the flavours of the world of insects, see the workings and stories of Sydney's markets on location, hunt for truffles, and explore Harris Park's Little India with a local expert.
Visitors can discover the stories behind the people, places and events that have helped shape NSW - where the history happened. A Blue Plaque visit offers more than sightseeing. It creates a direct connection between place and story, turning everyday locations into places of discovery. Each plaque reveals a unique piece of history, encouraging visitors to explore local areas from a new perspective and uncover stories they may never have known.
This blue plaque commemorates Dr Charles Perkins who dedicated his life to civil rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and was the first Indigenous man to graduate from an Australian university.
In 1973, the John Ogburn Club proposed that the Sydney Cove Redevelopment Authority consider making a space in the Old Evans Store on 36 Harrington Street, The Rocks into a gallery which would allow young and developing artists exhibit their work. It first exhibited paintings from 1973 and then in 1986 it moved to 17 Meagher Street, Chippendale.
The idea of establishing a registered artists’ cooperative was the inspiration from the artist John Ogburn.
The VANDAL offers an art gallery which features projects including motion design, digital art, animation, visual effects, virtual reality, augmented reality, digital placemaking and niche art, design and experimental projects.
The VANDAL gallery collaborates with artists, creatives, designers, Illustrators, photographers and filmmakers to bring you the very best talent and creatives in the industry.
Kookaburra's Comedy is run by comedians who know how to put on a killer lineup of Australia's funniest acts and rising stars.
Known for the best comedy shows in Sydney, featuring names like James McCann, Anisa Nandaula, Tom Witcombe, Jenny Tian, Luke Heggie, Bron Lewis and Ben Kochan -- plus regular open mic nights to bring through the next wave.
Whether you're after a premium date night or a cheap hang with your mates, there is a show for your night out.
Located in Sydney's Inner West, in the eclectic suburb of Newtown, That Retro Piece specialises in curated vintage and design.
All items are selected under the design aesthetic of the mid-century era, focusing on original pieces created and manufactured during this time. The selection includes decorative glass and ceramics, including vases, centrepieces, decanters and other specialty items.
The team are specialists in what they do, offering a selection of often hard-to-find and rare pieces. Items are sourced both domestically and internationally, ensuring that only the best are showcased and available for purchase.
Products included feature well-known and highly-collectable brands from around the world.
Mungejup is a vibrant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and culture centre situated at The Block in Redfern – a social housing area and significant site for Australia's First Nations community.
This space explores the stories and cultural heritage of The Block via contemporary Aboriginal artworks, historical items and accounts from locals. Run by the Aboriginal Housing Company, Mungeup's exhibition showcases the company's 50-year history. It's remarkable because you can walk down the road and see the changes in the area first-hand or experience a tour with people featured in the photographs.
Currently, the gallery is open to the public on Monday and Friday, but private tours and events can be booked throughout the week. Look out for workshops, community programming and other Mungeup experiences that invite visitors to engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.
Visitors can discover the stories behind the people, places and events that have helped shape NSW - where the history happened. A Blue Plaque visit offers more than sightseeing. It creates a direct connection between place and story, turning everyday locations into places of discovery. Each plaque reveals a unique piece of history, encouraging visitors to explore local areas from a new perspective and uncover stories they may never have known.
This blue plaque commemorates Dorothy Drain who was a trailblazer in Australian journalism, serving as one of the country's first female war correspondents. She worked with the Australian Women's Weekly for 38 years before retiring as editor in 1975.
