Snippets

Twent-five years after the building was constructed, new LED lights have been installed in all the museum rooms and exhibition areas.

An unusual exhibit in the Environmental Gallery which gets a lot of questions is a tall glass jar containing a Cookie-cutter Shark.

Author Graham Lines has told the story of convict James Borritt, who passed through Lord Howe Island in March 1842.

Museum staff and volunteers helped usher in the 2023-24 tourist season at the annual Community Open Day.

In May, the Friends of Lord Howe Island helped remove weeds from the Museum grounds, and assisted with several related community projects.

A number of books and photo albums were donated during the winter months

A group of fungus experts visited Lord Howe Island in March, as part of an on-going research project.

Dr Rosie Steinberg studied the recovery of soft corals in the Lord Howe Island lagoon, after a coral bleaching event in 2019.

The museum has acquired a 1935 photo album, containing photos by Harry Buxton from Inverell.

Clockmaker Martin Foster is a regular visitor and supporter of the Museum.