Events 2025
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School Holidays: Earth Day - Our Power, Our Planet
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Celebrate Earth Day 2025 with a fun school holiday event where kids and families can explore ways to care for our planet.
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School Holidays: Organ Out Loud
Wednesday 16 April 2025
Drop into Newcastle Museum these school holidays to hear our incredible 1890 Pipe Organ live and loud!
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School Holidays: LEGO® Float and Sink STEM Challenge!
Wednesday 16 April 2025
In this LEGO® challenge children will be invited to use LEGO® bricks to build creations, test if they float or sink, and learn about buoyancy and design principles.
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School Holidays: Eye Eye! Science Shows
Monday 14 April | Tuesday 15 April | Thursday 24 April 2025
In the April school holidays Catherine will be looking closely at eyes! Kids can handle eyeballs, learn (and touch!) the important bits, experiment with optical illusions and learn why eyes are...
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Newcastle Writers Festival: Family Fun Day
Sunday 6 April 2025
Join us for a day of family fun with featuring Nat Amoore, Jeremy Lachlan, Dub Leffler, Odette Tonkin and Anna Scobie. Plus the launch of the latest Story Hunter anthology.
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School Holidays: Light the Way Workshop - Harmony Week
Wednesday 29 January 2025
We’re hosting a community workshop to create beautiful lanterns for a spectacular Harmony Week art installation at Wallsend Library.
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School Holidays: Dino Craft
Wednesday 29 January 2025
Perfect for kids of all ages, this hands-on craft activity is a great way to dive into the world of dinosaurs while creating awesome take-home crafts.
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Gums to Bums: School Holiday Science Shows
Monday 20 January | Tuesday 21 January | Tuesday 28 January | Thursday 30 January
Catherine is back in January with the most popular show in the history of Museum science shows - Gums to Bums!
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School Holidays: Brick-a-saurus
Monday 13 January 2025
Bring your imagination and join us for Brick-a-saurus, a hands-on LEGO® adventure where you can create prehistoric creatures and landscapes!
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Dinosaurs: Surviving Extinction - Low Sensory Sessions
Wednesday 8 January | Friday 7 February 2024
Experience Dinosaurs: Surviving Extinction before the Museum opens to the public, with sessions catering for visitors with a disability or low-sensory needs.
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