Events 2016

Grab the kids and come along for some good old fashioned family fun at our special New Year’s Eve event.

Christmas is coming, and to celebrate we are putting up our tree!

Come to the museum after hours with a swinging Friday night of Fifties flair.

Come along for a free workshop exploring a range of drawing and rendering skills used by budding fashion designers on a daily basis.

Join one of the Museum's passionate volunteer guides on an enjoyable walking tour!

Join a panel of local history aficionados as they dissect the clues and reveal the stories in some of their favourite old photos.

Jeannie Baker is the authorartist of a number of award winning picture books that are cherished in homes and classrooms across the world.

Celebrate the culmination of Science Week!

Following the success of the Newcastle Time Walk in 2015, the NSW Department of Industry is once again running free geological tours of the Newcastle seashore.

Brought to you by the Hunter Earth Sciences Discussion Group (HEDG)

We’re five years old and have at least 500 stories to tell about our favourite place in the world…Newcastle!

Every picture tells a story - and nature is full of stories. Tell us what your local park means to you using the medium of photography and your image could end up on display at Newcastle Museum!

Newcastle Museum will honour the lives of the men and women lost in war by once again creating a field of crosses and poppies for ANZAC Day.

Join the Newcastle Youth Orchestra for this special concert to celebrate Seniors Week!

Join Distinguished Professor Alan Hayes AM on Wednesday 30 March 2016 as he presents the talk, 'Does the family have a future?'

Come and investigate the rich architectural heritage of Newcastle on an exciting walking tour.

Rotary Clubs of Newcastle region invite you to join in on a free community event to celebrate Chinese New Year and Light up Newcastle

Newcastle Museum is delighted to invite you to the launch of John Giliam & Yvonne Fletcher's new book 'Men in Sheep's Clothing-The History of the Sheepskin Diggers Vest'