This imposing collection of Victorian sandstone building stands on the site of what was once the central section of the original convict-built Sydney Hospital. Originally named the Rum Hospital, (because convicts were paid to import rum for resale) it was completed in 1894. The Classical Revival building boasts a Baroque staircase and elegant stained-glass windows in its central hall. Florence Nightingale approved the design of the 1868 nurses' wing. At the front of the hospital sits a bronze boar called Il Porcellino. It is a replica of a 17th-century fountain in Florence's Mercato Nuovo. Donated in 1968 by an Italian woman whose relatives had worked at the hospital, the statue is an enduring symbol of friendship between Italy and Australia. The Lucy Osburn - Nightingale Foundation is delighted to offer tours of their newly opened museum located in level one of the historic Nightingale Building. These tours can be held in conjunction with a guided tour of the hospital site, or separately. Tours are coordinated by the museum curator, and allow participants to walk back in time and experience life at Sydney Hospital from 1860 onwards.