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Qtopia Sydney

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301 Forbes Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney NSW 2010
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qtopiasydney.com.au

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About this place Qtopia Sydney

Qtopia Sydney opened in February 2024 in the former Darlinghurst Police Station — the very building where the 53 people arrested at the first Mardi Gras in 1978 were locked up, and some beaten. The choice of address is the museum's founding statement: the cells that held the 78ers now hold their story. Billed as the largest queer history museum and cultural centre in the world, Qtopia's four-building campus opened with eighteen exhibitions spanning the HIV/AIDS epidemic, human rights struggles, First Nations queer experience, media and identity, alongside performance spaces and education programs. Visiting: open Wednesday-Sunday 10:30am-4:30pm; around $15 (concessions $10, under-10s free, Sundays free courtesy of the City of Sydney). It anchors Darlinghurst's remarkable heritage cluster — the Gay & Lesbian Holocaust Memorial in Green Park is across the corner, Taylor Square's rainbow crossing a few blocks on — making a half-day queer history walk of the neighbourhood entirely natural.

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Antonius Surjanegara
Antonius Surjanegara Jul 2026
Warwick Clarke
Warwick Clarke Jul 2026
Eva McArdle
Eva McArdle Jul 2026

Great theatre. Wonderful location. Enjoyed the museum and the fact the original prison cells from the police station that it once was is preserved

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JUNE Jul 2026
jinggwennlinn
jinggwennlinn Jul 2026

A big shoutout to the dedicate volunteers! They are very forthcoming and passionate in sharing information regarding the exhibition.

Noah Gemmell
Noah Gemmell Jul 2026

Fantastic exhibition. Staff were all lovely. Absolutely incredible 🌈

Jaimie Lee
Jaimie Lee Jun 2026

We can enter here for free on Sunday. The exhibitions are really impressive!

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