Current Events

School Holidays: Make-It-Move

Friday 9 January 2026
Art and Culture Event Children and family Talks and workshops
Come along and make your own moving model using a range of recycled materials and cardboard.
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School Holidays: Caterpillar Puppet Craft

Tuesday 13 January 2026
Art and Culture Talks and workshops Children
Get creative in a fun hands-on caterpillar craft activity. Children can design and build their own bright, wiggly caterpillar to take home!
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School Holidays: Sharing Culture Storytime

Saturday 17 January 2026
Storytime Art and Culture Music Free event Children
​​​​​​​Join us in Sharing Culture at Newcastle Museum this school holidays. Interactive and fun!
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School Holidays: Miniature Mementos

Monday 19 January 2026
Art and Culture Youth Programs Children and family Talks and workshops
Calling all artists! Grab a mini canvas and some markers to design your own pocket-sized masterpiece.
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School Holidays: Mini Badges Making Stations

Tuesday 20 January and Tuesday 27 January 2026
Art and Culture Youth Programs Free event Talks and workshops Children
Decorate a mini badge featuring models of Newcastle’s city life, think trains, ferries, buildings, and even whimsical machines or draw their own tiny version of the city they see (or imagine!).
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School Holidays: Surviving Dystopia

Friday 23 January 2026
Art and Culture Literature Event Youth Programs Talks and workshops Children
Taking inspiration from the Model Newcastle exhibition’s dystopian model film set, this writing workshop will have you creating a protagonist on a mission.
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