The Nicholson Museum houses the University of Sydney's collection of antiquities, one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. It is located at the southern entrance to the Quadrangle of the Main Campus of the University of Sydney. The Nicholson Museum was created in 1860 and was originally known as the 'Museum of Antiquities of Sydney University'. From 1888, the collection became known as the 'Nicholson Museum' in honor of its first and greatest benefactor, Sir Charles Nicholson, Provost (Chancellor) of the University from 1854 - 1862.
