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📢 We're looking to contract a Ticketing Consultant The role will research and implement a new ticketing system to support growing demand across our twelve venues. 📅 Deadline for applications is Friday 19 September. Further details and how to apply 👇 www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/news/ticketi...

COMING SOON: new exhibition at Hatton Gallery by award-winning artist Prof. Uta Kögelsberger 🌍'Some Kind of Love: Actions and Reactions to Living on a Damaged Planet' opens 20 September @northeastmuseums.bsky.social bit.ly/3V6TMQR

Wow, that's what we like to see on our feed. Well done Yara and Andy Agate.

A team of Master's students from Northumbria University are collaborating with us to help make our venues more inclusive for neurodivergent visitors. If you are over 18 and have experiences or ideas on how we can do this they would love to know. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/northumbri...

Wow! Thank you to everyone who has donated in the first week of our Woodhorn Museum Wild Wood appeal! We've now hit over 50% of our target! Every £1 donated will be doubled! One donation, twice the impact. www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/wild-wood

Imagine finding 9th century gold on your first archaeological dig! With thanks to our Finds Liaison Officer, Andy, based at the Great North Museum: Hancock. We hope that this object can go on display at the museum in the future. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

NEWS - Woodhorn to receive nearly £1 million in Historic England funding www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/news/woodhor... @keithmerrin.bsky.social

The NMDC July Newsletter is out now with a look at the Spending Review and Creative Industries Sector Plan. Images this month come from Stephenson Steam Railway and their new Woodland Walk @northeastmuseums.bsky.social www.nationalmuseums.org.uk/news/newslet... #UKMuseums

In the latest Private Investment in Culture Survey, The Audience Agency finds that private investment – although growing – is outweighed by rising costs. It shows that, in the mixed funding model of the creative sector, public funding is key. Read more 👇 buff.ly/oKKwtnG

One of @newcastleuni.bsky.social's Great North Museum: Hancock galleries has reopened with a new look thanks to the help of local communities. The Explore Gallery now has fresh perspectives which span natural history, archaeology, and ethnography. @northeastmuseums.bsky.social >> bit.ly/4kqdtgR

We were very happy to contribute to @artscouncilengland.bsky.social's Private Investment in Cultural Organisations report by providing a case study about our award winning business partnerships. 1/3

Great to see our @northeastmuseums.bsky.social Great North Museum:Hancock shortlisted for the @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social Awards!

Great North Museum: Hancock has been shortlisted for the @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social Family Friendly Museum Awards, in the Best Medium Museum category. Excellent news, the team goes above and beyond for families. @keithmerrin.bsky.social

A. Heaning. Man in a Gig, 1862, waiting for a McD's drivethru to be invented, oil on canvas, 64x84. Shipley Art Gallery collection.

It was an honour to take part in the Northumberland Miners Picnic Memorial Service and lay a wreath on behalf of @northeastmuseums.bsky.social. I will be on Tyne Tees news later talking about how we keep the traditions of the Picnic and North East coal mining communities alive at Woodhorn Museum.

Today, 9 June, this historic bell from Discovery Museum will be used to start the Blaydon Race. The Blaydon Races is steeped in history and a big part of Geordie identity.

Join us in thanking our brilliant volunteers for all that they do this #VolunteersWeek 💗 Their contributions help us to achieve our mission to welcome and connect people to the past, present and future of the North East.

Case study | Renaming your museum 💬 Sheryl McGregor on Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums’ recent rebrand to North East Museums (@northeastmuseums.bsky.social).

Come and immerse yourself in the power of blossom! NOVAK’s new interactive immersive experience opens on 24th May at the Great North Museum: Hancock @northeastmuseums.bsky.social Open daily from the Saturday 24th May till Sunday 1st June 2025. greatnorthmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/blo...

A brilliant day at Discovery Museum. Good to see @northeastmuseums.bsky.social have kept entrance free, & 'pay it forward' beverages for weary child-wranglers (or anyone) available to pick up if you need one, no questions asked, in the cafe. Happy half term, everyone.

Had a nice afternoon out with the kids yesterday at @northeastmuseums.bsky.social the Great North Museum (Hancock) So important we have free, consistent cultural and educational venues like this for kids to explore and enjoy #museums #naturalhistory #history #Newcastle

Tonight! Saturday 17 May 2025 6-10pm. The Late Shows, art & creativity across two Gateshead town centre Orbis Community venues, 65 High St & West St, + many others within walking distance. thelateshows.org.uk @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @northeastmuseums.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

What a backdrop! Pleased to speak at today’s launch of Time Odyssey at the British Museum. The project fully funds school visits to museums including travel. @northeastmuseums.bsky.social have been part of the pilot working with over the 2,500 young people thanks to funds from charity Art Explora.

We're hiring! 📢 ⭐️ Administrative Assistant, North and South Tyneside Permanent, part time Apply by 20 May 2025 ⭐️ Learning Co-Ordinator, Discovery Museum Fixed term, initially 6 months Apply by 22 May 2025 For more information 👇 www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/about/jobs

Next Friday and Saturday (16 and 17 May) The Late Shows are back! This exciting culture-crawl coordinated by @northeastmuseums.bsky.social features over 70 free events across Newcastle and Gateshead. Check out what's on and look out for activities involving our students and staff>> bit.ly/3RV5bBM

Newcastle street party in 1945. Photo on display at Discovery Museum in the Newcastle Story gallery. Parties weren't restricted to VE Day. Families often celebrated when servicemen arrived back home. #VEDay80

Stories of Service: Tyneside’s home front during the Second World War www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsSG...

"Worms again?" "Shaddap and open up!" Image: Sharing Their Pleasures, Eugenio Zampigi, Shipley Art Gallery collection

We are teaming up with @northumbriauni.bsky.social to present Small Pipes – Big History, a free event to celebrate the cultural significance of the Northumbrian Small Pipes. Taking place on 14 May, 6–8pm, in the University’s Great Hall. Find out more 👇 www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/news/a-music...

Over 50,000 visit North East Museums during the Easter Holidays. Lots coming up in May too! www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/news/over-50...

Grey's Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1963.

We're hiring! 📢 Join our HR Team on a two-year, fixed term contract. If you have an aptitude for using HR systems, excellent attention to detail and thrive in a busy team, then we'd be delighted hear from you. Closes 27 April. Apply now! 👉 www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/HR_Assis...

We're delighted that Woodhorn Museum has been recognised at the Educate North Awards winning the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Initiative Award for its STEM communities project, in partnership with @nustem.bsky.social at @northumbriauni.bsky.social. 1/2

Great to see Cafe Laing at @northeastmuseums.bsky.social Laing Art Gallery picked as one of the 50 Best Museum Cafes in the UK! www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Today Woodhorn Museum, Hexham Old Gaol and Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum join our partnership, bringing the number of venues we manage to 12. We are managing these venues on behalf of Northumberland County Council. We hope you'll enjoy visiting them soon!

Not my usual work attire…

Thank you Adam Powell and BBC Look North for interviewing @keithmerrin.bsky.social about the NUFC mini-exhibition at Discovery Museum. More on BBC Look North tonight at 6pm!

Our @northeastmuseums.bsky.social Great North Museum:Hancock and Discovery Museum are getting ready for Saturday’s @newcastleunited.com Victory Parade with free drop in trails and crafts for families and items on loan from Wor Flags and our own collections including Jackie Milburn’s 1951 shirt!

Would you like your children to explore local history more and have a lot of fun doing so? Local history - Where do you think you are? Is the perfect workshop to get you started on a local study project with your class using the North East Museums archive twamschools.org.uk

If you’d like to explore learning strategies to support development of oracy, communication & literacy skills then look no further. Articulate: Primary Programme explores how visual literacy & philosophical enquiry techniques can encourage conversation, debate & more. twamschools.org.uk

Explore our all-year-round workshops. Always on Show includes opportunities such as the Primary Arts Teacher Development Package and Secondary Teach CPD: Everyone's a Critic These plus more! Find out more here: twamschools.org.uk

With the launch of our new 'With these Hands' exhibition in the Laing Gallery in May we are offering a FREE Teacher Preview & CPD session. Weds 21 May. Explore the exhibition and learn about how you can use it to inspire your young people. Quick! Book your free place: twamschools.org.uk

From ancient realms to living history. From Global events to local inventors. Our hands-on-history boxes offer fresh and exciting insight into curriculum history to unpack and explore in the classroom. Find out more about how to book your Box of Delights delivery: twamschools.org.uk

Let's visit the Art Gallery Children love to explore our galleries and then get inspired to create work of their own. Nursery and EY children workshops support a child’s early experiences of visiting an art gallery through creative play, games and activities. twamschools.org.uk

Bring North East Museums into your classroom. 📦 Over 100 Loan Boxes are available to borrow! Each one packed with inspiring objects linked to our region, our collections and the national curriculum. 📦 twamschools.org.uk

Would you be interested in bringing your KS1-KS4 children to a free art and literacy workshop? These workshops are a fun way to explore the images in the art gallery and use what they discover to inspire creative writing. 🖼️ 🖋️ twamschools.org.uk

Would you like regular hands-on-history boxes delivered to your school? Boxes of Delight are filled with inspiring artefacts objects for you to unpack and explore in your classroom One box per term with our membership. twamschools.org.uk

Why become a member of our Primary School Arts Membership Scheme? Your school and your teachers will benefit from a variety of our practical art workshops and creative learning programmes across the academic year. We have a range of memberships to suit your needs: twamschools.org.uk

What is your school currently exploring? Take your science, history, art, archaeology & engineering learning outside of the classroom & into the spaces that hold so many answers to the questions of young inquisitive minds. What do you want learn first at North East Museums? twamschools.org.uk