Macleay Museum

The Macleay Museum contains collections of natural history, ethnography, scientific instruments and historical photography. Named in honour of William Sharp Macleay, the Macleay Museum is a museum of the Macleay family and their centuries of commitment to scientific knowledge and museums.

The Macleays and subsequent collectors have expanded the original insect collections to include most branches of natural history as well as significant historic ethnographic material acquired from indigenous peoples of Australia and the Pacific region. The museum has also expanded to inlcude important collections of historic photography and scientific instruments.