Editing New South Wales (section)

== Culture ==
[[File:Palace Hotel, Broken Hill NSW.jpg|thumb|left|The Palace Hotel in [[Broken Hill]], the only town in Australia to be listed on the [[Australian National Heritage List|National Heritage List]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-20/broken-hill-first-australian-city-to-join-national-heritage-list/6027878|title=Broken Hill becomes first Australian city to join National Heritage List after decade-long campaign|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=20 January 2015|access-date=20 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125045249/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-20/broken-hill-first-australian-city-to-join-national-heritage-list/6027878|archive-date=25 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/national/city-broken-hill|title=National Heritage Places – City of Broken Hill|publisher=Department of the Environment|access-date=20 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120143328/http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/national/city-broken-hill|archive-date=20 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>]]
As Australia's most populous state, New South Wales is home to a number of cultural institutions of importance to the nation. In music, New South Wales is home to the [[Sydney Symphony Orchestra]], Australia's busiest and largest orchestra. Australia's largest opera company, [[Opera Australia]], is headquartered in Sydney. Both of these organisations perform a subscription series at the Sydney Opera House. Other major musical bodies include the [[Australian Chamber Orchestra]]. Sydney is host to the [[Australian Ballet]] for its Sydney season (the ballet is headquartered in Melbourne). Apart from the [[Sydney Opera House]], major musical performance venues include the [[City Recital Hall]] and the [[Sydney Town Hall]].

New South Wales is home to several major museums and art galleries, including the [[Australian Museum]], the [[Powerhouse Museum]], the [[Museum of Sydney]], the [[Art Gallery of New South Wales]] and the [[Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney|Museum of Contemporary Art]].
[[File:Art Gallery of New South Wales viewed from The Domain.jpg|thumb|The [[Art Gallery of New South Wales]]]]Sydney is home to five Arts teaching organisations, which have all produced world-famous students: The National Art School, The College of Fine Arts, the National Institute of Dramatic Art [[National Institute of Dramatic Art|(NIDA)]], the Australian Film, Television & Radio School and the [[Sydney Conservatorium of Music|Conservatorium of Music]] (now part of the University of Sydney).{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

New South Wales is the setting and shooting location of many Australian films, including ''[[Mad Max 2]]'', which was shot near the mining town of Broken Hill. The state has also attracted international productions, both as a setting, such as in ''[[Mission: Impossible 2]]'', and as a stand-in for other locations, as seen in ''[[The Matrix (franchise)|The Matrix]]'' franchise, ''[[The Great Gatsby (2013 film)|The Great Gatsby]]'' and ''[[Unbroken (film)|Unbroken]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Angelina Jolie's 'Unbroken' Set to Shoot in Oz |first=Patrick |last=Frater |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/angelina-jolies-unbroken-set-to-shoot-in-oz-1200683566/ |access-date=3 October 2013 |newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=30 September 2013 |archive-date=5 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010414/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/angelina-jolies-unbroken-set-to-shoot-in-oz-1200683566/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Clifford |first=Catherine |title=Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie starts filming scenes for the movie 'Unbroken' in Werris Creek |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-13/hollywood-comes-to-werris-creek/5154382 |access-date=15 December 2013 |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |date=14 December 2013 |archive-date=19 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141119014951/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-13/hollywood-comes-to-werris-creek/5154382 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[20th Century Fox]] operates [[Fox Studios Australia]] in Sydney. [[New South Wales Film and Television Office|Screen NSW]], which controls the state film industry, generates approximately $100&nbsp;million into the New South Wales economy each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screen.nsw.gov.au/data/publish/864/SCREEN_NSW_2012-13_ANNUALREPORT.pdf|title=Screen NSW Annual Report (2012–13)|work=screen.nsw.gov.au|access-date=31 August 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924095540/http://www.screen.nsw.gov.au/data/publish/864/SCREEN_NSW_2012-13_ANNUALREPORT.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>