| NSW Schoolhouse Museum | |
| Coordinates: | -33.7946°N 151.1215°W |
| Location: | 154 Coxs Road, North Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Type: | School museum |
| Website: | www.schoolhousemuseum.org.au |
The NSW Schoolhouse Museum, also known as the New South Wales Schoolhouse Museum of Public Education, is located within the school grounds of North Ryde Public School in North Ryde, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The museum includes a replica of an 1870s classroom to be found in the original 1877 school building.[1] It was restored by volunteers in 1992 and officially opened by Virginia Chadwick, then the NSW Minister for Education in November 1992.[2] As well as school furniture, the collection includes books, magazines, photographs and documents.[3]
School groups visit the museum and are greeted by staff in 1870s period costumes. The students are given a lesson using pen and ink from inkwells in the classroom which has no artificial lighting.[4]
The museum site and furniture is let to film and television crews, providing an additional source of income to that paid for school excursions. Entry is by appointment only.[5]
The museum is managed by a committee of volunteers.