Gadigal Place explores the traditional lives and early contact experiences of the Gadigal and other Aboriginal clans of the Sydney basin. It reveals fascinating stories about how Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people interacted in the early days of the colony.

On display are bush foods and traditional cultural tools and weapons representative of the lifestyles of local people, made by Aboriginal people today using traditional materials, techniques and designs. Members of Boolarng Nangamai Aboriginal Art and Culture Studio created the suite of objects for the museum using materials harvested from areas known to have been frequented by their ancestors for generations.