Newcastle Museum
A free museum in a converted railway workshop telling the city's coal and steel history, with a molten steel pour show and a children's science hub.
Newcastle Museum is housed in a Victorian-era railway workshop in the Honeysuckle port precinct, and admission is free. Its permanent exhibitions cover the history of the Awabakal people, coal mining, and the century-long rise and fall of the BHP steelworks. The 'Fire and Earth' gallery stages a timed sound-and-light show that simulates pouring molten steel. 'Supernova' is an interactive science area that's ideal for kids. The museum is closed on Mondays. It is about a 5-minute walk from the Civic light rail stop and can be combined with a walk around the harbor district.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Newcastle Art Gallery
- Honeysuckle & Queens Wharf Foreshore
- Darby Street
- Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle
- King Edward Park
- Newcastle Memorial Walk
- Bogey Hole
- Bathers Way