Familypedi… Editing (section) New South Wales 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2>Culture</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22broken-image%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Big_GoldenGuitar_Tamworth.jpg%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ABig%20GoldenGuitar%20Tamworth.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cupright%7CThe%20Big%20Golden%20Guitar%20in%20%5B%5BTamworth%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CTamworth%5D%5D%20represents%20the%20city%27s%20country%20music%20culture.%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-5456527925e293be2e1520" class="placeholder placeholder-broken-image" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="broken-image" /> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">As Australia's most populous state, New South Wales is home to a number of cultural institutions of importance to the nation. In music, New South Wales is home to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sydney%20Symphony%20Orchestra%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sydney%20Symphony%20Orchestra%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSydney%20Symphony%20Orchestra%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-5456527925e293be2e1520" class="new" title="Sydney Symphony Orchestra (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3lkbmV5X1N5bXBob255X09yY2hlc3RyYT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Sydney Symphony Orchestra</a>, Australia's busiest and largest orchestra. Australia's largest opera company, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Opera%20Australia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Opera%20Australia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOpera%20Australia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-5456527925e293be2e1520" class="new" title="Opera Australia (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvT3BlcmFfQXVzdHJhbGlhP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Opera Australia</a>, is headquartered in Sydney. Both of these organisations perform a subscription series at the Sydney Opera House. Other major musical bodies include the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Australian%20Chamber%20Orchestra%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Australian%20Chamber%20Orchestra%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAustralian%20Chamber%20Orchestra%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-5456527925e293be2e1520" class="new" title="Australian Chamber Orchestra (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQXVzdHJhbGlhbl9DaGFtYmVyX09yY2hlc3RyYT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Australian Chamber Orchestra</a>. Sydney is host to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Australian%20Ballet%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Australian%20Ballet%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAustralian%20Ballet%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-5456527925e293be2e1520" class="new" title="Australian Ballet (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQXVzdHJhbGlhbl9CYWxsZXQ/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Australian Ballet</a> for its Sydney season (the ballet is headquartered in Melbourne). Apart from the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sydney%20Opera%20House%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sydney%20Opera%20House%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSydney%20Opera%20House%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-5456527925e293be2e1520" class="new" title="Sydney Opera House (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3lkbmV5X09wZXJhX0hvdXNlP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Sydney Opera House</a>, major musical performance venues include the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22City%20Recital%20Hall%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22City%20Recital%20Hall%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCity%20Recital%20Hall%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-5456527925e293be2e1520" class="new" title="City Recital Hall (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2l0eV9SZWNpdGFsX0hhbGw/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">City Recital Hall</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sydney%20Town%20Hall%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sydney%20Town%20Hall%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSydney%20Town%20Hall%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-5456527925e293be2e1520" class="new" title="Sydney Town Hall (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3lkbmV5X1Rvd25fSGFsbD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Sydney Town Hall</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">New South Wales is home to a number of major art galleries. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Art%20Gallery%20of%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Art%20Gallery%20of%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BArt%20Gallery%20of%20New%20South%20Wales%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-5456527925e293be2e1520" class="new" title="Art Gallery of New South Wales (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQXJ0X0dhbGxlcnlfb2ZfTmV3X1NvdXRoX1dhbGVzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Art Gallery of New South Wales</a> (AGNSW), houses a significant collection of Australian art, while the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Museum%20of%20Contemporary%20Art%2C%20Sydney%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Museum%20of%20Contemporary%20Art%2C%20Sydney%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMuseum%20of%20Contemporary%20Art%2C%20Sydney%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-5456527925e293be2e1520" class="new" title="Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTXVzZXVtX29mX0NvbnRlbXBvcmFyeV9BcnQsX1N5ZG5leT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney</a> focuses on contemporary art. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Major museums include the natural history-focussed <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Australian%20Museum%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Australian%20Museum%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAustralian%20Museum%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-5456527925e293be2e1520" class="new" title="Australian Museum (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQXVzdHJhbGlhbl9NdXNldW0/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Australian Museum</a>, the technology and arts-and-crafts focussed <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Powerhouse%20Museum%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Powerhouse%20Museum%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPowerhouse%20Museum%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-5456527925e293be2e1520" class="new" title="Powerhouse Museum (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUG93ZXJob3VzZV9NdXNldW0/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Powerhouse Museum</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sydney%20Maritime%20Museum%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sydney%20Maritime%20Museum%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSydney%20Maritime%20Museum%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-5456527925e293be2e1520" class="new" title="Sydney Maritime Museum (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3lkbmV5X01hcml0aW1lX011c2V1bT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Sydney Maritime Museum</a> which focuses on Australia's maritime history, and the history-focussed <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Museum%20of%20Sydney%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Museum%20of%20Sydney%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMuseum%20of%20Sydney%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-5456527925e293be2e1520" class="new" title="Museum of Sydney (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTXVzZXVtX29mX1N5ZG5leT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Museum of Sydney</a>. Other museums include the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sydney%20Jewish%20Museum%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sydney%20Jewish%20Museum%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSydney%20Jewish%20Museum%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-5456527925e293be2e1520" class="new" title="Sydney Jewish Museum (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3lkbmV5X0pld2lzaF9NdXNldW0/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Sydney Jewish Museum</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Sydney is home to five Arts teaching organisations which have all produced world famous students: The National Art School, The College of Fine Arts, the National Institute of Dramatic Art <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%28NIDA%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22National%20Institute%20of%20Dramatic%20Art%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNational%20Institute%20of%20Dramatic%20Art%7C%28NIDA%29%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-5456527925e293be2e1520" class="new" title="National Institute of Dramatic Art (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTmF0aW9uYWxfSW5zdGl0dXRlX29mX0RyYW1hdGljX0FydD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">(NIDA)</a>, the Australian School of Film, Radio and Television and the Conservatorium of Music (now part of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22University%20of%20Sydney%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22University%20of%20Sydney%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUniversity%20of%20Sydney%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-5456527925e293be2e1520" class="new" title="University of Sydney (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVW5pdmVyc2l0eV9vZl9TeWRuZXk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">University of Sydney</a>). </p><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key genealogy:rte-parser-cache:73442 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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