Newcastle Museum

What an amazing Science Week all over the Hunter. The Week went off with a bang ending in grand styles at the Hunter Science Festival at Newcastle Museum.
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Looking forward to celebrating National Science Week tomorrow at the Hunter Science Festival. See you from 10am !
Free entry with activities for all ages!

Our new museum collection data base is up and running!
Delve into our collection and gain access to over 12,500 objects. A fantastic online resource where you can explore local stories and learn about Newcastle's diverse and ever-changing history. Discover objects, find historical dates, research inventors or famous sports people and keep up to date with our newest acquisitions.
https://newcastle-collections.ncc.nsw.gov .au/museum

It's National Science Week! This means the annual Hunter Science Festival is on again, this Sunday 19th August. Come and build and race a solar car!
And if the Proboscis Monkey got you interested, come along to the Museum tonight for a free talk by Prof Tim Roberts on his trip to Borneo. 5:30pm - refreshments 6:00pm - start

Happy Science Week! To celebrate all things science, come along to the Hunter Science Festival this Sunday 19 August
Time: 10am - 2pm Cost: Free
... Get up close to reptiles, build and race a solar car, climb aboard a garbage truck and heaps more for all ages.
Activities on offer will include: • Explore and interact with inspiring local scientists, geologists and coders • Science shows from Museum Express and SMART (University of Newcastle) • The incredibly popular NCC garbage truck - climb the steps and look inside! • Crocodile Encounters shows where you get to meet Pythons, a Blue Tongue Lizard and a Saltwater Croc! • Build and race solar powered cars • And much more!
This year's theme is Game Changers and Change Makers
The Festival is hosted by Hunter Innovation and Science Hub, a coalition of science educators, agencies and scientists. Funding for the event is provided through Inspiring Australia, an Australian Government initiative.
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“Prof Tim Roberts has just returned from leading a group of 20 University of Newcastle students to Indonesian Borneo to study the proboscis monkey. This amazing monkey lives along the waterways and has a diet of mangrove leaves and fruits, much like the koala is a specialised eater of eucalyptus leaves. In his pictorial travelogue he will give an insight into the conservation problems facing these unique animals in the face of the ever expanding conversion of virgin forest to palm oil plantations.

We know drones are all the rage to get that best photo, but they are also important for geoscience.
Drone in geoscience will be presented as part of National Science Week by Paul McBain (DPE) and Lewis Payne (Peabody Energy) will present talks on the game-changing application of drone technology in geoscience – and the quantum leap they bring to environmental monitoring, rehabilitation, geotechnical engineering and safety.
Tonight at Newcastle Museum... 6-8pm
register below https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/using-dro nes-in-geoscience-…
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We are so excited to have Author and Illustrator Elise Asquith as our guest reader today at Tuesday Tales. Elise will be bringing along one of our favourite books 'A visit to Blackbutt Reserve'.
Join us from 10:30am
Find out more about more of Elise's books https://budgiebooks.com/

Get up close to reptiles, build and race a solar car, climb aboard a garbage truck and heaps more for all ages at the free Hunter Science Festival this Sunday 19 August from 10am to 2pm at Newcastle Museum.
Capping off National Science Week in the Hunter region, this celebration of all things science offers a huge array of activities and displays to inform and entertain the whole family while showcasing career pathways.
The Hunter Science Festival will offer a full day of act...ivities, with a mix of learning and fun. Activities on offer will include:
* Meet and chat with inspiring local scientists, geologists and coders * Science shows from Museum Express and SMART (University of Newcastle) * The incredibly popular NCC garbage truck - climb the ladder and look inside! * Crocodile Encounters reptile show with a variety of animals * Mini EV (electric vehicle) Festival to build and race solar-powered cars
This years theme is Game Changers and Change Makers
The Festival is hosted by Hunter Innovation and Science Hub, a coalition of science educators, agencies and scientists of all passions and persuasions. Funding for the event is provided through Inspiring Australia, an Australian Government initiative.
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Go on an undersea exploration and adventure to our exhibition Voyage to the Deep.
Discover what it is to operate a submarine, learn about the underwater world and then go and visit all of your Octonauts friends in The Newcastle Shop.
We are open from 10am-5pm all weekend

School Children can learn how to be history detectives in our Mystery of History Program.
Find out how good Paul's detective skills are as he guesses who these objects belonged to...

Today is our 7th Birthday! 🎉 come help us celebrate at our NM:PM 70s Fever event tonight from 5pm

So excited to have Smokin Hot 'N Saucy as part of our event on Saturday night. I think they are even going to put a little 70s twist on their menu just for our event. See you from 5pm!

Freak Out! NM:PM70s Fever of dynamite disco is just THREE days away! The event is free, but please RSVP to give us an idea of numbers! https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid =404357&

Dr Julie McIntyre was one of our favourite things this week talking about the upcoming exhibition Vines, Wines & Identity and the social changes of wine. Join us this Saturday night for our 70s fever event for free wine tastings and lots of other 70s fun.

Time to meet your maker... your wine maker! In celebration of the exhibition Vines Wines and Identity, our upcoming event NM:PM 70s Fever will have some amazing wine tastings available from the locals Keith Tulloch Wine Brokenwood Wines Mount Pleasant Wines Catherine Vale WinesVinden Estate Wines Leogate Estate Wines Dalwood Estate McGuigan Wines & Hunter Valley Cheese co Tyrrell's Wines Inner City Winemakers Tulloch Wines Twin Bridges Wine

We're stoked to announce that Mac Met Cheese will be one of our amazing food vendors at the upcoming NM:PM70s Fever! Can you Brie-lieve it? https://www.facebook.com/events/208326076 546090/

Introducing Newcastle's local dance and exercise group, Fondalicious. They'll be helping everyone get funky for our seventies-style 7th birthday party! https://www.facebook.com/events/208326076 546090/

Have you heard about the Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate? It's on tour, and the next destination is Newcastle Museum.
This round's topic: Love is a chemical.
Tickets are limited... https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid =388332&
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Disappointment couldn't even describe the feeling of visiting the Museum today � We specifically went for the Dinosaur Exhibition and for the money we spent to get in, to then have my kids whip through in less then 2 minutes and say "mum is that it?" was so sad. There was no interactive experiences at all and really if your kids can't read it was quite boring.



The only good thing I could say was the lady at the door, just as we were leaving, was so lovely when my boys asked some question about exactly how and why the Dinosaurs were extinct.



Then we go over to the supernova part, once again disappointed. Most of the scientific things weren't working.



Then over to the BHP exhibition we go and almost everything in this area that was interactive was broken and not working also :(

My boys were so over everything not working that they just asked me "could we go home."



I remember going to the old Museum and it was AWESOME !!! The supernova part upstarts was so great for the kids and so much fun.



I do understand that the Museum is run by volunteers and these things take time and money to fix, but to have a 50% or more ratio of things not working is such a disheartening and disappointed in such a fantastic historic forum to pass down to the younger generations about our town.



I have now been on a few occasions over the years as I have given it time for these things to be rectified but to come back time and time again and the same things are still not working, I will not be returning (and as stated this disappoints me greatly to make this decision)

It was interactive and fun to walk around and explore the steel mining and water history of Newcastle.

Small museum but it’s was a great visit staff were really good. Great for kids I had even had fun best time to go is on the weekends because the Wilson parking lee warf it’s all day free parking. Will return

Thoroughly enjoyed this visit with the grandchildren. Free admittance, lots of interactive science displays, pictorial history of Newcastle, Coal Mining display and BHP display including an hourly 10 minute multi-media light and sound show of molten steel being poured from a furnace into a large ladle, had the kids mesmerised. Normally not opened on Mondays except during school holidays.

Great place to take the kids for some fun and a little learning. Also some great displays and changing exhibitions for both young and old alike.

Alot of history about newcastle and good play ground for kids

The best. We love this place. Highly recommend for anyone especially for kids of all ages

Great place to explore, especially for younger audiences, science exibits show a great example of practical science. The BHP/mining exibit is a great display too.

Great museum for kids with lots of interactive stuff. The historical displays are really interesting and very well laid out. The location and building excellent.

Awesome steel works exhibition. Kids loved the train. Playground inside was great too. Perfect for a rainy day.

Clean and tidy. Attended a seminar there and it was went well with good facilities

Really great place for kids. Has cool free exhibitions.

Great history of Newcastle. Free admission. Show on the hour

Small museum but has some interesting exhibitions and nice staff. Also make sure you don't miss the BHP sound & light show.

Disappointment couldn't even describe the feeling of visiting the Museum today � We specifically went for the Dinosaur Exhibition and for the money we spent to get in, to then have my kids whip through in less then 2 minutes and say "mum is that it?" was so sad. There was no interactive experiences at all and really if your kids can't read it was quite boring.



The only good thing I could say was the lady at the door, just as we were leaving, was so lovely when my boys asked some question about exactly how and why the Dinosaurs were extinct.



Then we go over to the supernova part, once again disappointed. Most of the scientific things weren't working.



Then over to the BHP exhibition we go and almost everything in this area that was interactive was broken and not working also :(

My boys were so over everything not working that they just asked me "could we go home."



I remember going to the old Museum and it was AWESOME !!! The supernova part upstarts was so great for the kids and so much fun.



I do understand that the Museum is run by volunteers and these things take time and money to fix, but to have a 50% or more ratio of things not working is such a disheartening and disappointed in such a fantastic historic forum to pass down to the younger generations about our town.



I have now been on a few occasions over the years as I have given it time for these things to be rectified but to come back time and time again and the same things are still not working, I will not be returning (and as stated this disappoints me greatly to make this decision)

Disappointment couldn't even describe the feeling of visiting the Museum today � We specifically went for the Dinosaur Exhibition and for the money we spent to get in, to then have my kids whip through in less then 2 minutes and say "mum is that it?" was so sad. There was no interactive experiences at all and really if your kids can't read it was quite boring.



The only good thing I could say was the lady at the door, just as we were leaving, was so lovely when my boys asked some question about exactly how and why the Dinosaurs were extinct.



Then we go over to the supernova part, once again disappointed. Most of the scientific things weren't working.



Then over to the BHP exhibition we go and almost everything in this area that was interactive was broken and not working also :(

My boys were so over everything not working that they just asked me "could we go home."



I remember going to the old Museum and it was AWESOME !!! The supernova part upstarts was so great for the kids and so much fun.



I do understand that the Museum is run by volunteers and these things take time and money to fix, but to have a 50% or more ratio of things not working is such a disheartening and disappointed in such a fantastic historic forum to pass down to the younger generations about our town.



I have now been on a few occasions over the years as I have given it time for these things to be rectified but to come back time and time again and the same things are still not working, I will not be returning (and as stated this disappoints me greatly to make this decision)