Newcastle Museum
Established | 1988 |
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Location | 6 Workshop Way Newcastle, New South Wales |
Coordinates | 32°55′34.5″S 151°46′21.07″E / 32.926250°S 151.7725194°E |
Type | Regional museum |
Owner | Newcastle City Council |
Public transit access | Hunter Street |
Nearest parking | On site |
Website | www.newcastlemuseum.com.au |
Newcastle Museum is in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
History[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Opposite the building: NUspace, University of Newcastle
- Opposite the building: Civic Hub
- Opposite the light rail station: Civic station
References[edit]
- ^ "Our history". Newcastle Museum. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ Fodor's (8 July 2014). Fodor's Australia. Fodor's Travel Publications. ISBN 9780804142489.
External links[edit]
Media related to Newcastle Museum at Wikimedia Commons
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- Museums in New South Wales
- Tourist attractions in Newcastle, New South Wales
- Science museums in Australia
- Steam museums
- Technology museums in Australia
- Buildings and structures in Newcastle, New South Wales
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