Museum reception area renovations are complete
Renovations to the Museum reception area and restoration of the wooden flooring are complete.
Historical Gallery redesign – another update
The redesign and rebuild of the James Dorman Historical Gallery is well under way.
A rare white bird specimen
The fascinating story of a rare white bird — Lord Howe Island gallinule or New Zealand pūkeko?
Video interviews with senior residents
Interesting and unique stories about life growing up on Lord Howe Island.
Historical Gallery redesign – UPDATE
Twenty years after the Lord Howe Island museum was opened, the historical gallery is having its first professional makeover.
The joys of malacological research
A recent survey on Mt Gower revealed some surprises for museum researchers
Old photographs donated to the Museum
Photographs showing Lord Howe Island in 1935 have been donated to the Museum for digitising.
Shearwater plastic research
A recent study has tracked flesh-footed Shearwaters to better understand the effects of ocean plastic.
Original 1795 lithograph
Ursula Potter, a friend of the Furber family (who are well known on the island) has donated an original 1795 lithograph depicting Admiral Howe, after whom our island is named.
Another donation from Hans Rueckert
Hans Rueckert donated a large collection of books and maps to the Museum in 2017. Recently he came across some more boxes of items and offered to donate these as well.