Newcastle Museum

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Posted 2019-10-23 by Janelle ⇒ follow

has plenty of activities for family groups. It has been at its current site of Honeysuckle Railway Workshops since August 2011. It is a vibrant welcoming space for and about the city of Newcastle and its people.

The permanent exhibitions are extremely varied and cover themes such as ( Supernova ) learning science by experimentation, Fire and Earth an audiovisual experience of the steelmaking industry and A Newcastle Story .

General admission is free but throughout the year some special exhibits and activities may have a charge. Since July, a special exhibition about the impact of the 1989 earthquake has been running. On the 30th anniversary of the quake, revisiting the stories has helped people to mend as well as opening old wounds and provides a poignant personal insight for visitors.

The staff are friendly and helpful and are assisted by a band of passionate volunteers who give guided tours . is well set out for visitors and has enough going on that one can revisit regularly. There is a cafe on-site as well as a shop where you can buy uniquely Newcastle items and a tourist information centre.

Some of the museum's galleries are available for hire for events such as wedding receptions and corporate functions. There is paid car parking nearby and the closest light rail station is Civic. The museum is fully accessible for prams and people with mobility issues,