{"id":12991,"date":"2013-07-25T09:47:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T09:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/newcastle-museum-celebrates-its-2nd-birthday-by-launching-a-jam-packed-calendar-of-celebrations-and-special-events\/"},"modified":"2013-07-25T09:47:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-25T09:47:00","slug":"newcastle-museum-celebrates-its-2nd-birthday-by-launching-a-jam-packed-calendar-of-celebrations-and-special-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/07\/newcastle-museum-celebrates-its-2nd-birthday-by-launching-a-jam-packed-calendar-of-celebrations-and-special-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle Museum celebrates its 2nd birthday! by launching a jam packed calendar of celebrations and special events"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Having played host to over 300,000 visitors from all corners of Australia and the world since opening its doors on 4 August 2011, Newcastle Museum has firmly established itself as a leading cultural attraction and is bounding into its third year with an impressive calendar of events and exhibitions.<\/span><\/span>

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Launching in Newcastle\u2019s iconic Honeysuckle Railway Precinct two years ago with three permanent exhibitions and a dedicated events space, Newcastle Museum has grown to be recognised as a leading regional museum which presents a wealth of world class travelling exhibitions – attracting visitors from near and far.<\/span><\/div>\n

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In fact, over the past 24 months\u00a0 Newcastle Museum has presented over 20 travelling exhibitions, with highlights including Hatching the Past and Toys: Science at Play \u2013 and according to Newcastle Museum Director, Ms Belinda Betts, the coming year\u2019s schedule is bigger and better than ever.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cSince opening in the iconic Honeysuckle Railway Workshop in 2011, we at Newcastle Museum have made it a priority to provide guests with the most informative, interesting, engaging and educational experience possible. This includes everything from ensuring our permanent exhibitions – which focus on the history the city, the broader Hunter region and its key industries – remain fresh and dynamic, to putting on world-class community events – including talks, presentations and theatre nights, to attracting the best travelling exhibitions,\u201d said Ms Betts.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Commenting on the overall visitor experience, Ms Betts said, \u201cOur visitor satisfaction results speak for themselves \u2013 with 96% of visitors saying they would recommend the Museum to others.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n

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\nThere are currently more than 11,000 objects in the Museum\u2019s permanent collection, which<\/span>\"\"\u00a0includes three exhibitions \u2013\u00a0A Newcastle Story<\/i><\/b>, designed to share the true character, colour, grit and beauty of Newcastle across over 200 years;\u00a0Fire and Earth<\/i><\/b>, focusing on the hot and heavy industrial heart of the Hunter; and\u00a0Supernova and Mininova<\/i><\/b>, an interactive explosion of science fun.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

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The diverse array of artefacts included in these permanent displays cover historical industrial machinery such as the BHP ladle, transport relics including The Buck steam engine, religious artefacts such as St Augustine\u2019s pipe organ, fossils, classic cars, delicate century old dresses, sporting memorabilia and more.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Upcoming must-do feature exhibitions and events include:<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

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Feature exhibition:\u00a0\u00a07seven (30 May \u2013 25 August)<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
7seven will visually examine Newcastle through the eyes and experiences of seven people between the ages of 7 and 77: 7 people, 7 stories, 7 ages, 7 pictures, 7 Newcastles.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Feature exhibition: \u00a0<\/b>Deep Oceans (7 December \u2013 9 March 2014)<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
Dive in and uncover the secrets of the world\u2019s largest habitat as the strange and rarely seen creatures of the deep are revealed.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

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Special Event: \u00a0Night of Grace<\/span>\u00a0(Saturday 3 August, 2013)<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
When:<\/b>\u00a0630pm start<\/span><\/div>\n
Where:\u00a0<\/b>Newcastle Museum<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
Tickets: $150<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 bookings are essential
All proceeds go towards delivering quality education programs.<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nA Night of Grace with the Museum\u2019s railway workshops premises transformed into a magical and musical nirvana to celebrate its second birthday, including an exquisite three course meal, drinks and exceptional entertainment. Hitting the stage will be former Eurogliders frontwoman and\u00a0<\/span>\"\"legendary Australian singer Grace Knight, and astounding magician Bruce Glen.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n
To book your spot call (02) 4974 1413.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Special Event: \u00a0Science Week<\/span><\/b>\u00a0(variety of events, 15 \u2013 18 August)<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
From Out in Space astronomy presentations to iconic Aussie film Young Einstein, Newcastle Museum has a number of exciting events on the schedule to celebrate Science Week.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Starry, starry\u00a0<\/strong>night at Newcastle Museum<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
When:\u00a0<\/strong>Thursday 15 August, 5.30pm \u2013 7pm<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Where:\u00a0<\/strong>Newcastle Museum<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Free talk<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Astrophysicist\u00a0Lisa Harvey-Smith<\/a><\/span>, currently working at CSIRO on the development of the SKA radio telescope, will present an engaging talk \u201cThe SKA telescope \u2013 illuminating the darkest corners of the universe<\/em>\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
Out in Space<\/span><\/div>\n
When: Saturday 17 August \u2013 various sessions: 1.15pm, 2.15pm, 3.15pm<\/span><\/div>\n
Where: Museum Theatrette<\/span><\/div>\n
Free event<\/span><\/div>\n
The night sky is an amazing place, but we rarely take the time to stop and enjoy it. \u2018Out in Space\u2019 aims to open up the night sky \u2013 teaching participants how to find constellations, use the Southern Cross to navigate and more.
No need to book, just drop in.<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n

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Young Einstein<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
When:\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday 18 August, 1pm science show, movie starts at 1.45pm<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Where:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Tower Cinema<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Cost: $10\u00a0(details coming shortly)<\/strong><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
The hugely popular and successful Australian film Young Einstein (rated PG) is back for a one-off Science Week special! See the movie made famous by Yahoo Serious, enjoy a special science show and go home with a Museum goody-bag.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Having played host to over 300,000 visitors from all corners of Australia and the world since opening its doors on 4 August 2011, Newcastle Museum has firmly established itself as a leading cultural attraction and is bounding into its third year with an impressive calendar of events and exhibitions. Launching in Newcastle\u2019s iconic Honeysuckle Railway […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12991\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}