Newcastle council have revealed potential new locations for the Maritime Museum's collection following a decision to close its doors by the Museum society on Wednesday.
Council's CEO Jeremy Bath said council is currently in discussions with the board of the maritime museum about inheriting the collection.
"Hunter Development Corporation, who is the landlord for the museum and Newcastle City Council are going to be working together to try and identify ways that we can actually ensure the collection is exhibited, and that it is exhibited in a multitude of ways.
"One obvious way, of course, is for the Newcastle Museum to have a permanent exhibition, but there are other ways that we can make sure that the museums' collection is available for people to touch and feel and really learn from.
"That might be through the Port authority; through the new cruise terminal; it might be through outdoor exhibitions down at Honeysuckle.
"There is a lot of different ways that we can make sure that this collection is still available for the people to really come and learn from," Mr Bath said.
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| Newcastle Maritime Museum. Photo: MGNSW. |
