Monuments & memorials

Our public art collection contains many monuments and memorials. Erected to commemorate or memorialise people, events and places, the works range from the oldest in the collection to contemporary artworks.

A stone monument at night. The monument has an ornate structure topped with a dome, with several busts and sculptures adorning its sides. It is lit from within.
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A stone monument at night. The monument has an ornate structure topped with a dome, with several busts and sculptures adorning its sides. It is lit from within.Monuments & memorials
Bronze cannon painted black on a red base that belonged to the H.M.S. Sirius, flagship of the First Fleet.Artefacts
closeup detail of golden cherub statue and water trickling out and urn. Bus sign, street and row houses in the background.Fountains & water features
Steel sculpture rising from the ground consisting of a concertina of screens with the pattern of feathersSculptures
People walking on top of the Stream artwork, embedded in the paving, the artwork is made up of pink, yellow and blue intersecting, asymmetric diamonds that light up at night. Installations
Building painted in fluorescent pink, black and blue geometric diamonds, with the words ‘Always was, always will be‘ is incorporated across the frontageMurals & street art