North East Museums
Great North Museum: Hancock
Until 24 Oct
This collection of free family trails invites you to explore the museum, engage with objects, and collect prizes.
24 Oct, 28 Nov, 5 Dec
Play sessions for under 5s at the museum.
27 Oct
Recommend for families with children 8 years and over.
28 Oct, 23 Dec
Enjoy early access to the Great North Museum: Hancock for a quieter, more relaxed experience.
28 Oct
Storytime for children learning at age 7 or under and their families.
Join us for an interactive story, songs, related playtime, and a special opportunity to handle a museum object.
29 Oct
Meet some of the creatures from the museum and make a bat puppet.
A new interactive learning experience which takes families on a quest through the museum.
30 Oct
Make a print using wood and natural materials.
31 Oct
For one night only, the museum transforms into a spine-tingling spectacle of the strange and supernatural.
Spooky diorama in the planetarium with artist and researcher Hazel Brill.
Until 2 Nov
This trail highlights objects from the Museum’s permanent exhibitions through the lens of environmental history.
Until 11 Jan 2026
An exhibition featuring 12 photographs by artist Mandy Barker.
Until 18 Jan 2026
Heartwood captures the essence of the Sycamore Gap tree and the impression it left on those who connected with it.
25 Oct 2025 - 2 Apr 2026
A new family trail that invites you to explore the museum and its collections.
7 Nov
A session for babies who haven't learnt to crawl yet.
14 Nov
This session is for babies who are crawling, or pre-walkers who are finding their own unique ways of moving.
20 Nov
Try some activities with your little one.
9 Dec
Teachers! come and meet museums and cultural organisations from all over the region.
A space for Home Educated families to find out what they can take part in around region.
20 Dec, 21 Dec, 22 Dec, 23 Dec
Step into a Prehistoric Winter Wonderland this festive season.
Relaxed Sessions offer a calm and welcoming environment for visitors with special educational needs and disabilities.
Permanent
An online exhibition created by Newcastle University, English Heritage and the Great North Museum: Hancock
Bringing your holiday club to the museum? We have lots for you to do!
One of the deep sea's rare specimens, brought home to Newcastle
Explore fascinating objects, craft compelling stories!
Listen to creative music and sound responses to different objects throughout the museum.
A spectacular and immersive digital projection mapping experience on a monumental scale.
Spin the wheel in six of our permanent galleries and you'll be given a challenge to complete.
The Mouse House is our multipurpose space for under 5s and their families.
Pause and enjoy a dramatic reimagining of seven Roman altars in the Hadrian's Wall gallery.
This new display is all about Eurythenes plasticus, a species discovered by Newcastle University researchers.
700 children's drawings portray some of the world’s most vulnerable species, many of which face extinction.
Collections from the Roman Empire.
Discover the stories behind some of the museum’s most-loved objects and the collectors who brought them here.
Discover the natural history of Northumbria.
Objects from around the world.
See an inscription stone proving the Wall was built on orders of Emperor Hadrian and more.
An important collection of Greek and Etruscan art and archaeology.
Here you can see a great selection of precious objects from Northumbria’s glorious past.
See a full-size model of an elephant, a great white shark and more.
See stunning gems and minerals from around the world.
Learn about mummification and see Egyptian artefacts from the British Museum.
See a full size T-rex skeleton, real fossils and more.
The story of our distant past is told through many wonderful artefacts, including tools, weapons and ancient artwork.
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