21st century

Can museums confront their colonial past?

19th century

Black Jackey Johnson, the feared fortune teller whose dark rituals gripped Georgian Newcastle

21st century

Identity, ethics and the responsibilities of museums

1817

A rare map uncovers the story of one of Wearside's most important early wagonways

1771

The catastrophic flood swept away bridges, homes and lives

Medieval origin

How a vanished valley still shapes the city