What's on at North East Museums

November
2026

Lost in time: A Christmas puzzle

Discovery Museum

30 Nov - 18 Dec

KS2 Christmas workshop

Santa vs Science

Discovery Museum

30 Nov - 18 Dec

KS2 Science, Seasonal, Design & Technology

Christmas at the Toy Museum- Discover a story!

Discovery Museum

30 Nov - 18 Dec

Early Years & KS1: Craft & Design, Literacy

Stephenson's Rocket and the Rainhill Trials

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2, KS3, Science, Local History

hand with rainbow light landing on the palm

Light and Shadow

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

Science KS2

Steam to Green: Solar Power

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 Science, Geography

Beep Beep Here We Go!

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS: Literacy and History

Lost in the Toy Museum!

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS & KS1: Craft & Design, Literacy, History

Let's Visit the Museum

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS & KS1, Craft & Design, Literacy

Wind Turbine blades designed by students

Steam to Green: Wonderful Wind

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2/3 + Science + History workshop

The Sound of Science

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2, Science

Local History - Building Bridges

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2 & KS3: Design & Technology, History

Transport: Past and Present

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1 & KS2 History, Science, Design & Tech

Light bulbs + Circuits

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 Science, Local history, Design & technology

Rocket Car Racers - Forces in motion

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 & KS3 Design & Technology, Science

Local History - KS2 Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 archive session

Local History - The Big 5 Inventors tour

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2 & KS3: History

Local History - Ships and Shipbuilding on the River Tyne

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1 & KS2: Local History, Design & Technology

Local History - Where do you think you are?

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2, KS3 & KS4: History

Local History - KS1 The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1: Drama, History

Discovery Local History - Blitzed! A World War Two Experience

Home Front: World War Two

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2: History, Local History

December
2026

Lost in time: A Christmas puzzle

Discovery Museum

30 Nov - 18 Dec

KS2 Christmas workshop

Santa vs Science

Discovery Museum

30 Nov - 18 Dec

KS2 Science, Seasonal, Design & Technology

Christmas at the Toy Museum- Discover a story!

Discovery Museum

30 Nov - 18 Dec

Early Years & KS1: Craft & Design, Literacy

Stephenson's Rocket and the Rainhill Trials

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2, KS3, Science, Local History

Light and Shadow

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

Science KS2

Steam to Green: Solar Power

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 Science, Geography

Beep Beep Here We Go!

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS: Literacy and History

Lost in the Toy Museum!

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS & KS1: Craft & Design, Literacy, History

Let's Visit the Museum

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS & KS1, Craft & Design, Literacy

Steam to Green: Wonderful Wind

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2/3 + Science + History workshop

The Sound of Science

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2, Science

Local History - Building Bridges

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2 & KS3: Design & Technology, History

Transport: Past and Present

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1 & KS2 History, Science, Design & Tech

Light bulbs + Circuits

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 Science, Local history, Design & technology

Rocket Car Racers - Forces in motion

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 & KS3 Design & Technology, Science

Local History - KS2 Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 archive session

Local History - The Big 5 Inventors tour

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2 & KS3: History

Local History - Ships and Shipbuilding on the River Tyne

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1 & KS2: Local History, Design & Technology

Local History - Where do you think you are?

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2, KS3 & KS4: History

Local History - KS1 The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1: Drama, History

Home Front: World War Two

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2: History, Local History

January
2027

Stephenson's Rocket and the Rainhill Trials

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2, KS3, Science, Local History

Light and Shadow

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

Science KS2

Steam to Green: Solar Power

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 Science, Geography

Beep Beep Here We Go!

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS: Literacy and History

Lost in the Toy Museum!

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS & KS1: Craft & Design, Literacy, History

Let's Visit the Museum

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS & KS1, Craft & Design, Literacy

Steam to Green: Wonderful Wind

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2/3 + Science + History workshop

The Sound of Science

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2, Science

Local History - Building Bridges

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2 & KS3: Design & Technology, History

Transport: Past and Present

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1 & KS2 History, Science, Design & Tech

Light bulbs + Circuits

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 Science, Local history, Design & technology

Rocket Car Racers - Forces in motion

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 & KS3 Design & Technology, Science

Local History - KS2 Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 archive session

Local History - The Big 5 Inventors tour

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2 & KS3: History

Local History - Ships and Shipbuilding on the River Tyne

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1 & KS2: Local History, Design & Technology

Local History - Where do you think you are?

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2, KS3 & KS4: History

Local History - KS1 The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1: Drama, History

Home Front: World War Two

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2: History, Local History

February
2027

Stephenson's Rocket and the Rainhill Trials

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2, KS3, Science, Local History

Light and Shadow

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

Science KS2

Steam to Green: Solar Power

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 Science, Geography

Beep Beep Here We Go!

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS: Literacy and History

Lost in the Toy Museum!

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS & KS1: Craft & Design, Literacy, History

Let's Visit the Museum

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS & KS1, Craft & Design, Literacy

Steam to Green: Wonderful Wind

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2/3 + Science + History workshop

The Sound of Science

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2, Science

Local History - Building Bridges

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2 & KS3: Design & Technology, History

Transport: Past and Present

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1 & KS2 History, Science, Design & Tech

Light bulbs + Circuits

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 Science, Local history, Design & technology

Rocket Car Racers - Forces in motion

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 & KS3 Design & Technology, Science

Local History - KS2 Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 archive session

Local History - The Big 5 Inventors tour

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2 & KS3: History

Local History - Ships and Shipbuilding on the River Tyne

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1 & KS2: Local History, Design & Technology

Local History - Where do you think you are?

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2, KS3 & KS4: History

Local History - KS1 The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1: Drama, History

Home Front: World War Two

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2: History, Local History

March
2027

Stephenson's Rocket and the Rainhill Trials

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2, KS3, Science, Local History

Light and Shadow

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

Science KS2

Steam to Green: Solar Power

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 Science, Geography

Beep Beep Here We Go!

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS: Literacy and History

Lost in the Toy Museum!

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS & KS1: Craft & Design, Literacy, History

Let's Visit the Museum

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS & KS1, Craft & Design, Literacy

Steam to Green: Wonderful Wind

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2/3 + Science + History workshop

The Sound of Science

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2, Science

Local History - Building Bridges

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2 & KS3: Design & Technology, History

Transport: Past and Present

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1 & KS2 History, Science, Design & Tech

Light bulbs + Circuits

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 Science, Local history, Design & technology

Rocket Car Racers - Forces in motion

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 & KS3 Design & Technology, Science

Local History - KS2 Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 archive session

Local History - The Big 5 Inventors tour

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2 & KS3: History

Local History - Ships and Shipbuilding on the River Tyne

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1 & KS2: Local History, Design & Technology

Local History - Where do you think you are?

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2, KS3 & KS4: History

Local History - KS1 The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1: Drama, History

Home Front: World War Two

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2: History, Local History

April
2027

Stephenson's Rocket and the Rainhill Trials

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2, KS3, Science, Local History

Light and Shadow

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

Science KS2

Steam to Green: Solar Power

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 Science, Geography

Beep Beep Here We Go!

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS: Literacy and History

Lost in the Toy Museum!

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS & KS1: Craft & Design, Literacy, History

Let's Visit the Museum

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS & KS1, Craft & Design, Literacy

Steam to Green: Wonderful Wind

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2/3 + Science + History workshop

The Sound of Science

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2, Science

Local History - Building Bridges

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2 & KS3: Design & Technology, History

Transport: Past and Present

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1 & KS2 History, Science, Design & Tech

Light bulbs + Circuits

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 Science, Local history, Design & technology

Rocket Car Racers - Forces in motion

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 & KS3 Design & Technology, Science

Local History - KS2 Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 archive session

Local History - The Big 5 Inventors tour

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2 & KS3: History

Local History - Ships and Shipbuilding on the River Tyne

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1 & KS2: Local History, Design & Technology

Local History - Where do you think you are?

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2, KS3 & KS4: History

Local History - KS1 The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1: Drama, History

Home Front: World War Two

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2: History, Local History

May
2027

Stephenson's Rocket and the Rainhill Trials

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2, KS3, Science, Local History

Light and Shadow

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

Science KS2

Steam to Green: Solar Power

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 Science, Geography

Beep Beep Here We Go!

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS: Literacy and History

Lost in the Toy Museum!

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS & KS1: Craft & Design, Literacy, History

Let's Visit the Museum

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS & KS1, Craft & Design, Literacy

Steam to Green: Wonderful Wind

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2/3 + Science + History workshop

The Sound of Science

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2, Science

Local History - Building Bridges

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2 & KS3: Design & Technology, History

Transport: Past and Present

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1 & KS2 History, Science, Design & Tech

Light bulbs + Circuits

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 Science, Local history, Design & technology

Rocket Car Racers - Forces in motion

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 & KS3 Design & Technology, Science

Local History - KS2 Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 archive session

Local History - The Big 5 Inventors tour

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2 & KS3: History

Local History - Ships and Shipbuilding on the River Tyne

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1 & KS2: Local History, Design & Technology

Local History - Where do you think you are?

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2, KS3 & KS4: History

Local History - KS1 The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1: Drama, History

Home Front: World War Two

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2: History, Local History

June
2027

Stephenson's Rocket and the Rainhill Trials

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2, KS3, Science, Local History

Light and Shadow

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

Science KS2

Steam to Green: Solar Power

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 Science, Geography

Beep Beep Here We Go!

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS: Literacy and History

Lost in the Toy Museum!

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS & KS1: Craft & Design, Literacy, History

Let's Visit the Museum

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS & KS1, Craft & Design, Literacy

Steam to Green: Wonderful Wind

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2/3 + Science + History workshop

The Sound of Science

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2, Science

Local History - Building Bridges

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2 & KS3: Design & Technology, History

Transport: Past and Present

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1 & KS2 History, Science, Design & Tech

Light bulbs + Circuits

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 Science, Local history, Design & technology

Rocket Car Racers - Forces in motion

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 & KS3 Design & Technology, Science

Local History - KS2 Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 archive session

Local History - The Big 5 Inventors tour

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2 & KS3: History

Local History - Ships and Shipbuilding on the River Tyne

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1 & KS2: Local History, Design & Technology

Local History - Where do you think you are?

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2, KS3 & KS4: History

Local History - KS1 The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1: Drama, History

Home Front: World War Two

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2: History, Local History

July
2027

Stephenson's Rocket and the Rainhill Trials

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2, KS3, Science, Local History

Light and Shadow

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

Science KS2

Steam to Green: Solar Power

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 Science, Geography

Beep Beep Here We Go!

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS: Literacy and History

Lost in the Toy Museum!

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS & KS1: Craft & Design, Literacy, History

Let's Visit the Museum

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

EYFS & KS1, Craft & Design, Literacy

Steam to Green: Wonderful Wind

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2/3 + Science + History workshop

The Sound of Science

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2, Science

Local History - Building Bridges

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2 & KS3: Design & Technology, History

Transport: Past and Present

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1 & KS2 History, Science, Design & Tech

Light bulbs + Circuits

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 Science, Local history, Design & technology

Rocket Car Racers - Forces in motion

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 & KS3 Design & Technology, Science

Local History - KS2 Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2 archive session

Local History - The Big 5 Inventors tour

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1, KS2 & KS3: History

Local History - Ships and Shipbuilding on the River Tyne

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1 & KS2: Local History, Design & Technology

Local History - Where do you think you are?

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2, KS3 & KS4: History

Local History - KS1 The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS1: Drama, History

Home Front: World War Two

Discovery Museum

Until 16 Jul 2027

KS2: History, Local History

Showing everything

November2026

Lost in time: A Christmas puzzle

Santa vs Science

Christmas at the Toy Museum- Discover a story!

Stephenson's Rocket and the Rainhill Trials

Light and Shadow

Steam to Green: Solar Power

Beep Beep Here We Go!

Lost in the Toy Museum!

Let's Visit the Museum

Steam to Green: Wonderful Wind

The Sound of Science

Local History - Building Bridges

Transport: Past and Present

Light bulbs + Circuits

Rocket Car Racers - Forces in motion

Local History - KS2 Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Local History - The Big 5 Inventors tour

Local History - Ships and Shipbuilding on the River Tyne

Local History - Where do you think you are?

Local History - KS1 The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Home Front: World War Two

December2026

Lost in time: A Christmas puzzle

Santa vs Science

Christmas at the Toy Museum- Discover a story!

Stephenson's Rocket and the Rainhill Trials

Light and Shadow

Steam to Green: Solar Power

Beep Beep Here We Go!

Lost in the Toy Museum!

Let's Visit the Museum

Steam to Green: Wonderful Wind

The Sound of Science

Local History - Building Bridges

Transport: Past and Present

Light bulbs + Circuits

Rocket Car Racers - Forces in motion

Local History - KS2 Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Local History - The Big 5 Inventors tour

Local History - Ships and Shipbuilding on the River Tyne

Local History - Where do you think you are?

Local History - KS1 The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Home Front: World War Two

January2027

Stephenson's Rocket and the Rainhill Trials

Light and Shadow

Steam to Green: Solar Power

Beep Beep Here We Go!

Lost in the Toy Museum!

Let's Visit the Museum

Steam to Green: Wonderful Wind

The Sound of Science

Local History - Building Bridges

Transport: Past and Present

Light bulbs + Circuits

Rocket Car Racers - Forces in motion

Local History - KS2 Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Local History - The Big 5 Inventors tour

Local History - Ships and Shipbuilding on the River Tyne

Local History - Where do you think you are?

Local History - KS1 The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Home Front: World War Two

February2027

Stephenson's Rocket and the Rainhill Trials

Light and Shadow

Steam to Green: Solar Power

Beep Beep Here We Go!

Lost in the Toy Museum!

Let's Visit the Museum

Steam to Green: Wonderful Wind

The Sound of Science

Local History - Building Bridges

Transport: Past and Present

Light bulbs + Circuits

Rocket Car Racers - Forces in motion

Local History - KS2 Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Local History - The Big 5 Inventors tour

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