Newcastle Museum
regional museum in Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle Museum is in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The museum works with with Newcastle Libraries.
 Newcastle Museum, at the former railway workshops, 2018 | |
  Location within New South Wales | |
| Established | 1988 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
History
changeThe Newcastle Museum started in 1988. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II.[1] It was in a building on Hunter Street until 2008. In 2011, the museum moved 1.7 kilometres (1.1 miles) to a new a new building that used be be the headquarters of the Great Northern Railway.[2][3]
Stolen bones
changeIn 2003, bones from a psittacosaurus sinensis, which were 110 millions years old, were stolen from the museum. The bones had been borrowed from China.[4] The police asked the people in Newcastle for help to find the bones[5] and said they would give $5000 to anyone who found the,.[6]
Permanent exhibitions
change- 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
References
change- ↑ "A step back in time for Her Majesty". Newcastle Herald. 6 June 1988. p. 3.
- ↑ "Our history". Newcastle Museum. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ↑ Fodor's (8 July 2014). Fodor's Australia. Fodor's Travel Publications. ISBN 9780804142489.
- ↑ "Global hunt for dinosaur skeleton". The Age. 27 July 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ↑ "Police hunt stolen dinosaur". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 July 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ↑ "Dog-sized, bird-faced dinosaur skeleton stolen". ABC News. 20 July 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2024.