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Newcastle Museum
	Newcastle Museum, at the former railway workshops, 2018
	Location within New South Wales
Established	1988
Location	6 Workshop Way; Newcastle, New South Wales
Coordinates	32°55′34.5″S 151°46′21.07″E / 32.926250°S 151.7725194°E
Type	Regional museum
Owner	Newcastle City Council
Public transit access	Hunter Street
Nearest parking	On site
Website	www.newcastlemuseum.com.au

Newcastle Museum is in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

History edit

The Newcastle Museum was founded in 1988. It was originally located in the old Castlemaine Brewery building on Hunter Street until 2008. In 2011 it reopened in its present location, 1.7 km (1.1 mi) away in the former headquarters of the Great Northern Railway which includes the heritage-listed Honeysuckle Point Railway Workshops.^[1]^[2]

Permanent exhibitions edit

A Newcastle Story, early Aboriginal life and Newcastle's history
Fire and Earth, coal mining and BHP steel production
Supernova & Mininova, a hands-on science centre

Location edit

Opposite the building: NUspace, University of Newcastle
Opposite the building: Civic Hub
Opposite the light rail station: Civic station

References edit

^ "Our history". Newcastle Museum. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
^ Fodor's (8 July 2014). Fodor's Australia. Fodor's Travel Publications. ISBN 9780804142489.