Sydney

:For other meanings, see Sydney (disambiguation), or Sidney.

Culture

Main article: Culture of Sydney

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Sydney boasts a full roster of musical, theatrical and artistic activity throughout the year, from the formal - including the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Theatre Company, the Sydney Dance Company, and the Archibald Prize - to festivals, including the Sydney Festival, a celebration of free performances throughout January. Many internationally known Australian rock bands have had their conception in Sydney, from Midnight Oil to INXS.

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Sydney Symphony Orchestra - Sydney Theatre Company - Sydney Dance Company - Archibald Prize - Rock band - Midnight Oil - INXS

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Sydney also has been home to many visual artists, from the lush pastoralism of Lloyd Rees's depictions of Sydney Harbour to Jeffrey Smart's portraits of bleak urban alienation. Sydney has four large and many smaller museums. The biggest are the Australian Museum (natural history and anthropology), Powerhouse Museum (science, technology and design), Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Museum of Contemporary Art.

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Lloyd Rees - Jeffrey Smart - Australian Museum - Powerhouse Museum - Art Gallery of New South Wales - Museum of Contemporary Art

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Sydney is also home to several large ethnic communities throughout the greater metropolitan area, and a significant gay community who host the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras along Oxford Street.

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Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras - Oxford Street

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To encourage sharing of cultural, trade and tourist links, the City of Sydney Council maintains sister city relations with the cities San Francisco, Nagoya, Wellington, Portsmouth, Guangzhou, and Florence.

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Sister city - San Francisco - Nagoya - Wellington - Portsmouth - Guangzhou - Florence

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