Newcastle Museum
Location within New South Wales | |
Established | 1988 |
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Location | 6 Workshop Way Newcastle, New South Wales 2300 |
Coordinates | 32°55′34.5″S 151°46′21.07″E / 32.926250°S 151.7725194°ECoordinates: 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 | Newcastle Museum |
Newcastle Museum is in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
History[]
The 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[]
- Opposite the building: NUspace, The University of Newcastle www.newcastle.edu.au
- Opposite the building: Civic Hub www.CivicHub.com.au
- Opposite the light rail station: Civic
References[]
- ^ "Our history". Newcastle Museum. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ Fodor's (8 July 2014). Fodor's Australia. Fodor's Travel Publications. ISBN 9780804142489.
External links[]
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- 1988 establishments in Australia
- Museums established in 1988
- 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
- Australian museum stubs
- New South Wales building and structure stubs