News
13 October 2026
Woodhorn Museum wins Best Accessible Museum in the Family Friendly Museum Award 2026
Woodhorn Museum in Northumberland has won the Best Accessible Museum category in the Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Awards 2026
08 October 2026
Packed programme of free and low-cost family events at North East Museums this October half term.
The award-winning Ways to Play Programme is back in time for the half term holidays.
05 October 2026
North East Museums seeks Board members for Trading Company and Development Trust
Four roles are being recruited to. They will support income generation at the major museum group.
29 September 2026
Woodhorn Museum celebrates 20 years with special October events
This October, Woodhorn Museum is celebrating twenty years since its landmark redevelopment.
23 September 2026
North East Museums reveals its Christmas 2026 line-up
Festive dinosaurs, elves and Christmas craft markets feature in this year's seasonal programme
16 September 2026
Unique 174-year-old Victorian copy of the Bayeux Tapestry on display in Newcastle this October
Newcastle University’s Great North Museum: Hancock will open a new free exhibition this October. Bayeux-on-Tyne: Drawing the Bayeux Tapestry will give visitors a chance to experience rare sections of a 174-year-old Victorian copy made in Newcastle upon Tyne.
15 September 2026
Newcastle’s Discovery Museum smashes pre-covid visitor figures this August
Newcastle’s Discovery Museum has seen its busiest August since before the Covid pandemic, with more than 28,000 people visiting the museum.
08 September 2026
Enjoy free activities and events for Heritage Open Days
Visitors across the region can enjoy a range of free tours, talks and activities across North East Museums’ venues as part of Heritage Open Days.
01 September 2026
Masterpiece arrives in South Tyneside as part of the National Gallery Masterpiece Tour.
On display now, until Saturday 7 November 2026,
26 August 2026
New community engagement development programme for Newcastle's cultural sector
North East Museums is delighted to announce a fully-funded Community Engagement Development training programme for employees and freelancers working in Newcastle's arts and culture sector.
24 August 2026
North East Museums announces new leadership training series for Newcastle's cultural sector
The programme is a collaboration between North East Museums, International Centre for Life, and community interest company Yes We Can.
06 August 2026
North East Museums saves rare flag from Battle of Trafalgar for the UK
North East Museums has acquired a rare Union Flag ensuring it remains in the UK, with the support of several generous funders. The flag was flown from HMS Royal Sovereign, flagship of Newcastle-born Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.
29 July 2026
Discovery Museum launches new gallery with North East transport themed exhibition
Discovery Museum in Newcastle is launching a brand-new Special Exhibitions Gallery with a playful transport exhibition called Things That Go! particularly aimed at families with younger children, opening on Saturday 1 August and running until 28 February 2027.
23 July 2026
North East Museums shortlisted for National Arts and Cultural Education Awards 2026
North East Museums has been shortlisted for the Power In Practice Award at the National Arts and Cultural Education Awards 2026.
21 July 2026
Neville Hall to join North East Museums
One of Newcastle’s finest Victorian buildings which houses an internationally significant mining engineering archive is being saved for the region.
20 July 2026
Free virtual Hadrian's Wall event for KS2 students
Museums, heritage organisations and universities join forces to bring a free virtual Hadrian's Wall event to KS2 students.
14 July 2026
The Potter’s Canvas: Ceramics and Painting in the 20th Century
The Potter’s Canvas: Ceramics and Painting in the 20th Century is a new exhibition opening at Newcastle University's Hatton Gallery on 19 September 2026. This exhibition looks at how 20th-century British ceramicists used drawing, painting and mark-making to transform the surface of clay.
13 July 2026
Discover free and affordable family adventures at North East Museums this summer.
North East Museums has free and low-cost activities for children of all ages, from toddler play spaces and hands-on workshops to Roman adventures, dinosaurs, trains and family-friendly exhibitions across Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Shields, Gateshead, Hexham and Ashington.
08 July 2026
Woodhorn Museum shortlisted for national Family Friendly Museum Award
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Woodhorn Museum has been shortlisted for the Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award.
08 July 2026
Child refugee to Newcastle from Bosnian genocide shares his family's story in new exhibition
A new display From Bosnia to Tyneside charting one family’s journey of survival from war-torn Bosnia to safety in Newcastle in the mid-1990s will go on display in Discovery Museum from 10 July 2026, the day before the official UK Srebrenica Memorial Day, also known as Bosnian Genocide Memorial Day.
