Newcastle Museum

A must visit, especially for kids. The light and sound show was very interesting. The Science section is super fun.

Kids had a ball after complaining when I suggested they take a look (I had to bribe them with icecream to visit). The sciece area was a hit and the steel pouring assimilation was cool! Very enjoyable and free!

Newcastle Museum closed on Mondays and opening on Tuesdays to Sundays from 10am to 5pm The are three main exhibition halls displaying different themes of historical life. Such as mining, garments, immigration generations and etc. Parking at the Paid open carpark then walking 2 minutes to it. I have a good overall time there with my family and I would like to recommend it for tourists travelling from other cities to Newcastle in Australia.

Amazing! Went to the miniture exhibition yesterday with a group of kids for school hols and was well worth it. Them back again today for the Lego workshops with another bunch of kids. So worth it. The normal exhibitions never get old either and my kids race straight to the car they lift with a big pulley every time! Thanks for providing affordable fun for families on a tight budget especially in school holiday periods with new exhibitions. Staff are also wonderful.

Love the Model T, and the steelworks history. The science section was also fun. They have a good display of the German influence on the Hunter as well.

Great museum with free entry to visit and explore, definitely worth visiting. Staffs are friendly and helpful too.

Very interesting museum. Central. Free. Beautifully done utilising I believe old railway buildings. Great audio visual presentation (lights/hologram/moving bucket overhead) showing steel making.

Great dinosaur museum display. There was a wide variety of the different types of dinosaurs and eggs/fossils with a quite detailed information on each of them. Tickets for entry can be purchased at the front entry. Would 100% recommend a visit.

The main part of the museum with Newcastle history is free to the public. The other side with science is not free. We stopped here for like 30-45 mins and it was a nice stop. Most of Newcastle history is nostalgic of the 20th century. There's a big section about the history of a department store and there's a lot of relics of consumerism. There's a section about military and section about sports. There's a section of an old commuter train in the back. There's some history on indigenous life. There's an old Ford Model T. Australia is a newer country without deep history, so this is rather small, but it's still well-done and professional.

What do you do when presented with a rainy afternoon, a toddler and Savvy Aunty babysitting duties to perform? Escape the weather for a few hours in Newcastle Museum is what. It's no MoMA or Guggenheim but this compact museum gives a great insight into Newcastle's history including a wing dedicated to the BHP steel works that defined the city for so many years. While there's enough moving parts and a cafe on site to keep kidlets amused, the exhibitions themselves are not specifically targeted for a younger audience so it'll most likely go over their innocent heads.

Great museum for tourists and children. Gives some nice history of Newcastle and interactive exhibits that take a good amount of time to see all of. Best part is it's free too.