Exhibitions

Cultural Resurgence

Saturday 24 October – Sunday 22 November 2026

Art and Culture Community

Miti Nukang’s annual Cultural Resurgence exhibition, showcasing artworks made using traditional Aboriginal techniques, returns to Newcastle Museum.

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Focus: Australian government photographers

On display Friday 13 November 2026 – Sunday 7 February 2027

History and Heritage Exhibition Art and Culture

This touring exhibition from National Archives of Australia offers a close-up look at the lives and work of those tasked with documenting the visual heritage of Australia.

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Fishing Tree

This tree was used by generations of Worimi people to find schools of fish near Bagnall's Beach.

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Kuueeyung

The kuueeyung was the main form of transport on our waterways and was also used for fishing.

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A Newcastle Story

Exhibition

Discover the true character of this city in all its beauty, grit, colour and life.

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Fire and Earth

Exhibition

Put on your hard hat and experience the heat, danger and hard work of coal mining and BHP steel production.

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Link Gallery

Exhibition

The Link Gallery sits between the Boilershop and Erecting Shed.

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Supernova

Exhibition

Supernova is the touch, feel, think and wonder part of the Museum. Try it out, investigate and discover…Oh you might learn some science too.

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City of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional country of the Awabakal and Worimi peoples. We respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing relationship with the land, and recognise that they are the proud survivors of more than two hundred years of dispossession. City of Newcastle reiterates its commitment to addressing disadvantages and attaining justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this community.