Newcastle Museum
Newcastle Museum, at the former railway workshops, 2018
Newcastle Museum is located in New South Wales
Newcastle Museum
Location within New South Wales
Established1988
Location6 Workshop Way
Newcastle, New South Wales
Coordinates32°55′34.5″S 151°46′21.07″E / 32.926250°S 151.7725194°E / -32.926250; 151.7725194
TypeRegional museum
OwnerNewcastle City Council
Public transit accessHunter Street
Nearest parkingOn site
Websitewww.newcastlemuseum.com.au

Newcastle Museum is in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

History

The Newcastle Museum was founded in 1988. It was originally located in the old Castlemaine Brewery building on Hunter Street until 2008. In 2011 it reopened in its present location, 1.7 km (1.1 mi) away in the former headquarters of the Great Northern Railway which includes the heritage-listed Honeysuckle Point Railway Workshops.[1][2]

Permanent exhibitions

  • A Newcastle Story, early Aboriginal life and Newcastle's history
  • Fire and Earth, coal mining and BHP steel production
  • Supernova & Mininova, a hands-on science centre

Location

References

  1. "Our history". Newcastle Museum. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. Fodor's (8 July 2014). Fodor's Australia. Fodor's Travel Publications. ISBN 9780804142489.

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