North East Museums
Here's what else is on...
Segedunum Roman Fort
4 Aug
Step into history at this hands-on event, where you can try on armour, helmets and equipment.
Take inspiration from the Roman standards
Great North Museum: Hancock
5 Aug, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, 26 Aug
Enjoy early access to the Great North Museum: Hancock for a quieter, more relaxed experience.
Shipley Art Gallery
5 Aug, 7 Aug, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, 28 Aug
Join us for relaxed crafting in the summer holidays.
Join us for an interactive story, songs, related playtime, and a special opportunity to handle a museum object.
Storytime for children learning at age 5 or under and their families.
A new interactive learning experience which takes families on a quest through the museum.
South Shields Museum & Art Gallery
5 Aug
Free Craft Activities for kids
Discovery Museum
Families can make a lemon-powered clock
Laing Art Gallery
5 Aug, 7 Aug, 12 Aug, 14 Aug, 19 Aug, 21 Aug
Families will take a tour of the collections and do some hands-on crafting.
5 Aug, 12 Aug, 14 Aug, 19 Aug, 21 Aug
Young people aged 13–16 will explore art in depth, combining discussion and hands-on making in the gallery itself.
Woodhorn Museum
6 Aug, 3 Sep
Join Three's a Crowd for a mix of easy listening songs from the 60s and 70s.
6 Aug, 13 Aug, 20 Aug, 27 Aug
Practice your English inspired by the Shipley Art Gallery and local history.
6 Aug, 13 Aug
Help to decorate four large canvases, inspired by the objects in the museum.
Arbeia, South Shields Roman Fort
Become an archaeologist every Wednesday
Hatton Gallery
6 Aug
Free, drop in.
Join us for Wild Wednesdays - free craft activities every week.
6 Aug, 13 Aug, 20 Aug
Young people are welcome to explore the galleries, talk about art, and create their own work.
Stephenson Steam Railway
Led by North Tyneside Art Studio
7 Aug, 14 Aug
Create a new species of animal from recycled materials.
7 Aug, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, 28 Aug, 4 Sep
Take a tour of the site with our knowledgeable guide
7 Aug, 10 Aug, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, 24 Aug, 28 Aug, 31 Aug
Jump on board a heritage train
7 Aug
Free craft activities every Thursday during school holidays
Explore Green power sources like solar and wind
8 Aug, 15 Aug, 22 Aug
Stories and crafts for young children
9 Aug - 10 Aug
Visit the encampment to find out about all things gladiator.
11 Aug, 18 Aug
These special Little Artists sessions are held during the summer holidays and welcome siblings up to the age of 7.
11 Aug
Make a piece of Roman style jewellery to take home
Create Roman figures from art straws
12 Aug, 19 Aug, 26 Aug
Join us for a taught art class for 7-12 year olds and their grown ups.
12 Aug
Control a Sphero robot to collect rubbish
13 Aug
Find out what the Romans ate
14 Aug
Knex and LEGO® building
16 Aug, 17 Aug
An event organised by NTSRA
18 Aug
Create your own crown and staff
Roman pottery demo, talk and handling session
Hexham Old Gaol
19 Aug, 26 Aug
Where medieval chivalry meets modern tech
19 Aug
Family fun creating circuits and a torch to take home
20 Aug
Lots of interesting information and fun have a go activities.
21 Aug
Family circuit building challenges using 'Littlebits'
18 Aug - 23 Aug, 25 Aug - 30 Aug, 1 Sep
Join our exciting LEGO® mass build, where creativity meets sustainability!
24 Aug
The Gaol has fewer visitors and we turn down the sound in our exhibitions and displays.
The museum has fewer visitors and we turn down the sound in our exhibitions and displays.
23 Aug - 24 Aug
Demonstrations, horses, crafts - and the Emperor himself!
25 Aug
The perfect adventure for all dinosaur fans
Make a Roman cavalry mask to take home
26 Aug
Relaxed Craft Session for kids
Build your own Morse code machine
27 Aug
Build and code a high spec robot
28 Aug
Use LEGO® to create a secret code
9 Aug - 30 Aug
A display of work by emerging artists studying at Newcastle University.
Until 30 Aug
Open for the summer holidays! A 4 minute flight simulator ride
Until 31 Aug
Step back in time with some medieval-themed family fun.
Colouring in tables will be located in the Living Planet gallery for the duration of the summer holidays.
Six weeks of creative craft activities
Until 6 Sep
A display of artwork by secondary school students in partnership with V&A.
Until 27 Sep
This exhibition explores the representation of craft in paintings, drawings, and prints.
Until 28 Sep
An exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of the start of excavations at Arbeia
The Blaschka Glass.
This trail highlights objects from the Museum’s permanent exhibitions through the lens of environmental history.
Until 24 Oct
This collection of free family trails invites you to explore the museum, engage with objects, and collect prizes.
Until 2 Nov
An exhibition featuring 12 photographs by artist Mandy Barker.
Explore the landscapes, industry and communities of the North
A display in Charge! The Story of England's Northern Cavalry
Until 10 Nov
Discover inspiring real-life stories from South Asian women who made Tyneside their home
Until 6 Dec
Discover the stories behind newly restored artworks
A new exhibition celebrates the life and work of local artist and curator Nerys Johnson (1942-2001).
Until 11 Jan 2026
Celebrating 90 years of Newcastle International Airport
Until 6 Sep 2026
Discovery Museum's exhibition and event programme exploring the story of energy in the North East
Until 31 Dec 2026
Join us for a talk from the Friends of the Laing
Permanent
Free audio tours available from GeoTourist
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.
An online exhibition with Google Arts and Culture. Part of Making Waves: A Festival of Sound.
An online audio exhibition with Google Arts and Culture
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.
With expert films, object highlights and serving soldiers
Explore fascinating objects, craft compelling stories!
A long-term display of paintings and objects from the Laing's collection, from the 15th century to the present day.
Celebrating artists, manufacturers and makers from North East England.
An online exhibition with Google Arts & Culture
A virtual exhibition of new ceramics from Fine Art Students at Newcastle University
Activities to de-stress and realise your creative potential from the Shipley
An online exhibition created by Newcastle University, English Heritage and the Great North Museum: Hancock
Find out what life was like for the soldiers who lived at Segedunum.
Take a virtual tour of Arbeia Roman Fort
The story of Enigma & how the North East played a part in cracking the code
Our free circus-themed Playspace is especially for our youngest visitors, where they can play and explore our den.
Photography exhibition documenting the rise and fall of the shipbuilding trade in the North East of England in the 1970s
Find out about an industry and a way of life that has vanished forever
Explore the world of the Pitmen Painters.
See a mining community’s proudest possession with our display of colourful mining banners.
Find out more about the life and work of social documentary photographer Mik Critchlow on this daily tour.
Celebrating the legacy of social documentary photographer, Mik Critchlow.
The perfect gift for rail-fans!
Discover the story of the Gaol, its gruesome stories and colourful characters on a short, family friendly tour.
New free play space for under 5s
Discover Woodhorn's industrial heritage with a short tour of the historical Colliery buildings.
Find out more about the Pitmen Painters on a short tour.
Discover the stories behind some of the museum’s most-loved objects and the collectors who brought them here.
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
New for 2025
Display introducing projects with members of the Jewish community and Newcastle Libraries
Tyne & Wear Archives
Another chance to see some of our HW1900 exhibition
The gallery has a number of tactile artworks and a painting which is brought to life in a sound and light display.
Highlights from the John Christian Studio Ceramics Collection
A new display highlighting key pieces from the decorative arts collections.
Can you find all the lost Roman soldiers?
Bringing science and technology to life, with interactive experiments throughout
8.5 ft Roman Centurion sculpture in steel by artist John O’Rourke
One of the UK’s international art treasures is on permanent display at the Hatton Gallery.
Fascinating collections from Saltwell Towers are brought together at the Shipley
Our newest permanent display showcasing the treasures of the collection.
See the history of South Tyneside on display, from the Bronze Age through to the 20th century.
See how South Tyneside has changed over the last 150 years
Meet the museum's live residents
This gallery displays works of art from our collection
See how working life on Tyneside has changed over the last 300 years
A closer look at Tyneside's world famous inventions
The stories of the people and industries from Tynemouth and South Shields to Scotswood and Blaydon.
Once the fastest ship in the world
Travel through time and find out about the people and places that have made this city what it is today.
Discover the stories of people who have chosen to make Tyneside their home
Explore the gardens and discover what herbs and plants were grown by the Romans.
See how Roman soldiers lived at Arbeia
Collections from the Roman Empire.
Arbeia is home to some of the UK's finest Roman reconstructed buildings.
Take an audio tour of our outdoor Roman site - one of the most excavated forts in the Roman Empire.
Nationally significant display of 20th century ceramics.
Over 300 objects made across the world in the last 2000 years
Who were the people that built the Fort in AD 160? Who lived and died here?
View an 80-metre section of original remains of Hadrian's Wall
Created by Antony Gormley at a twentieth of the size of the Angel of the North
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.
New family friendly characters around the fort
A new display of works from our collection
Showcasing the remarkable objects found at Arbeia
Visit our new community garden in the grounds of the Gallery.
Provides access to a wide range of collections and resources
An outstanding painting by the Venetian artist Jacopo Robusti Tintoretto (1518-1594).
William C. Irving's painting captures the lively atmosphere of the Blaydon Races and fair.
A forerunner of the Rocket and the third oldest surviving steam locomotive in the world
Explore the history of England's Northern Cavalry
Stunning views across the Fort
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.
Life at Segedunum
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