Mosque Museum

***The Mosque Museum has closed on 7 September 2024 for refurbishment, including installation of showcases and signage. Opening date to be advised***

The Mosque Museum preserves the first two mosques built in New South Wales.

The larger mosque was built in 1891, within the site known locally as the North Camel Camp, where camel drivers from the Indian sub-continent based some of their camel teams when servicing the Western Darling region. The smaller mosque was built at the West Camel Camp but relocated to the current site when the original area was redeveloped for housing.

The site has been used for worship since 1887 by the early Muslim cameleers who were responsible for introducing Islamic beliefs and practices into New South Wales.

In 1968 the Broken Hill City Council in partnership with the Broken Hill Historical Society renovated the building in recognition of a unique and important phase in the development of transport in the West Darling District of New South Wales. The larger mosque was reconsecrated when it was reopened to the public and is available as a place of prayer to the present day.

The Broken Hill Historical Society continues to maintain the mosques and museum and welcomes visitors, both Muslim and non-Muslim, to view relics that reflect the significant contribution made by the cameleers in the history of inland Australia.