Buried within the overwhelming skyscrapers just the corner of Phillip and Bridge Street is the Museum of Sydney, opened in 1995. When the builders had accidentally found the original footings of the first governor house, build by Governor Arthur Phillip, in 1983 projects were put down and archeologist took over to uncover the remaining. Museum of Sydney funded by the government and management by the Historic House Trust was build thereafter not only to allow people to acknowledge the site but it is a space to symbolize and to share the triumph of the colonial encounter with the Cardigal People.

Although the museum took up only half of the podium, yet the footings of the government house stretches itself all the way to Bridge Street. Virago, the supervisor of Museum of Sydney said this is where the story telling starts when the postmodern installation “The Edge of the trees” is located alongside with the remainder of the government house near the entrance. Through the glass entrance filled with poems and diary entries from the first fleet astronomer ‘William Dawes’ (MOS guide) by  the encounter then comes to the lobby. The museums is compose with 2 upper levels, where artifacts, exhibits, paintings are hung and installed. Virago mentioned that MOS exercising a concept so called the ‘non-linear’ and ‘non-chronological’ layout, meaning visitors can start anywhere, any place without having to follow a certain route when interpreting the exhibits, which is the reason why there are no arrows or points anywhere to direct visitors.

                                                                  The remainder of the First Government House vs the museum