Events 2017

Newcastle Museum Lawn will come alive with an a-maze-ing Christmas Tree Maze from 11-20th December.

Porsche Cars Australia (PCA) is an innovative mobile experience this that takes the iconic sports car brand “on the road”, travelling to locations not currently home to a Porsche Centre.

An evening celebrating the history and current live music scene in Newcastle with bands, food, beer & games.

Mininova is an area of Supernova especially for young visitors to the Museum.

Free and fun children's activities for the opening of this amazing exhibition at Newcastle Museum.

Newcastle Museum has lots of engaging and fun activities for children during school holidays.

All ages are invited to attend the 2017 Hunter Science Festival at the Newcastle Museum.

Join us for an exciting school holiday workshop filled with exploring, drawing and making.

Have some School Holiday fun for all the family with free Science Shows exploring the world around us.

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

Newcastle Museum will honour the lives of service men and women by creating a field of crosses and poppies this ANZAC Day.

Kian ‘Horisumi’ Forreal is a tattoo artist whose expertise and passion lies within traditional Japanese tattooing or irezumi.

Join us to celebrate the mixing pot of cultures that make up our vibrant Hunter community.

Inspired by NASA and Star Wars™, our Bricks 4 Kidz workshop is packed full of models that will make your imagination blast off!

Learn the traditional Japanese textile art Shibori at Newcastle Museum

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

Join Newcastle Art Gallery curator Sarah Johnson for a talk exploring the Newcastle Art Gallery Japanese Ceramics Collection.

NM PM is back for a night of tattooing and Japanese culture.

Join us as we explore the remarkable world of Japanese animation

These holidays we will be investigating how our bodies work.

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