Newcastle Museum

Newcastle Museum is in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The museum works with Newcastle Libraries.

 History 
The Newcastle Museum started in 1988. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II. It was in a building on Hunter Street until 2008. In 2011, the museum moved  to a new building that used to be the headquarters of the Great Northern Railway.

 Stolen bones 
In 2003, bones from a psittacosaurus sinensis, which were 110 millions years old, were stolen from the museum. The bones had been borrowed from China. The police asked the people in Newcastle for help to find the bones and said they would give $5000 to anyone who found the,.

 Permanent exhibitions 
 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

 References 

 Other websites 


Category:1988 establishments in Australia
Category:Museums in Australia
Category:Newcastle, New South Wales