Plastic-free July
July 7, 2022
Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution.
News
Video interviews with senior residents
June 27, 2022
Interesting and unique stories about life growing up on Lord Howe Island.
Reconstruction of a palm cottage
June 4, 2022
As part of the new Historical Gallery displays, the Museum is constructing a partial replica of a palm thatch cottage.
Historical Gallery redesign – UPDATE
May 26, 2022
Twenty years after the Lord Howe Island museum was opened, the historical gallery is having its first professional makeover.
The joys of malacological research
May 24, 2022
A recent survey on Mt Gower revealed some surprises for museum researchers
Old photographs donated to the Museum
May 18, 2022
Photographs showing Lord Howe Island in 1935 have been donated to the Museum for digitising.
Shearwater plastic research
April 27, 2022
A recent study has tracked flesh-footed Shearwaters to better understand the effects of ocean plastic.
Museum Curator awarded Honorary Doctorate
June 30, 2021
Ian Hutton, curator of the Lord Howe Island Museum, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by SCU.
New Field Guide for Land Snails
October 1, 2020
A new field guide for the island has just been released: Land Snails of Lord Howe Island.
Lord Howe Island re-opens after 6 months of isolation
September 30, 2020
Ursula Malone, of the ABC, reports on the general feelings of islanders, as Lord Howe Island re-opens it doors to tourists.