Surfing photos wanted
December 4, 2022
Surfing has been a popular sport on the island for many years. We want your photos, so we can record the history of surfing on Lord Howe Island.
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Museum Starlink internet system
October 7, 2022
With a combination of Starlink and NBN connections, the Lord Howe Island Museum now has the fastest public internet on the island.
Original 1795 lithograph
January 25, 2022
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.
Museum Collection Assessment
September 22, 2021
In 2020 the museum was successful in obtaining a grant from State Library to have a museum specialist visit and carry out a Collection Significance
Mystery item found at Middle Beach
July 26, 2021
Jeremy and Jan Colman visited Lord Howe Island for a week back in June of this year, and were walking on Middle Beach one afternoon
Collection Significance Assessment
June 25, 2021
In June, Melanie Piddocke from Queensland Museum visited the island to undertake a Collection Significance Assessment of the collections held at the Lord Howe Island
Access to the local newspaper
June 4, 2021
With the help of our President Robyn Warner’s son-in-law Peter van Dijk, the museum now has a very accessible digital archive of all issues of
Artwork installed
May 4, 2021
In May we hung an artwork piece in our Environmental Gallery. It was donated by Hobart-based Detached Organisation. Artist Lucienne Rickard was commissioned to visit