News (page 11)
05 March 2021
Hadrian’s Wall to celebrate 1900th anniversary with year-long Festival
Hadrian’s Wall 1900 will mark the first phase of the building of Hadrian’s Wall. A packed programme of events and activities will take place throughout 2022 including exhibitions, lectures and film screenings.
05 February 2021
Lindisfarne Gospels to go on display at Laing Art Gallery
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The Lindisfarne Gospels, the most spectacular surviving manuscript from Anglo-Saxon England, will go on display at the Laing Art Gallery, on loan from the British Library in 2022.
03 February 2021
New Director for Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) is delighted to announce the appointment of Keith Merrin as its new Director.
08 January 2021
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' recruiting to Development Trust Board
Applications are now open for a new Chair and 2 new trustees for the Board of the Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Development Trust.
21 December 2020
A Christmas message
A little poem to wish all our visitors, supporters and friends a wonderful Christmas!
17 December 2020
Online exhibition 'Greece Recreated: Classical Inspiration at Belsay Hall' launches
A new online exhibition inspired by the vivid Mediterranean travelogues of Sir Charles Monck has launched
16 December 2020
Newcastle Civic Centre’s 1967 Christmas Carillon Bells have been digitised - we’d love to hear a remix
Historic recording of Newcastle Civic Centre’s 1967 Christmas Bells are available in full for the first time – and we’d love to hear your remix
16 December 2020
New online exhibition exploring museum collections through colour – on Google Arts & Culture
Colourful Discoveries allows people to explore Discovery Museum’s diverse collections through a kaleidoscopic lens, from Victorian silk fans to activist material, 1960s dresses to WWI era packaging, vintage film posters and more.
11 December 2020
New Pride artistic commissions pave way for oral histories
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) and Curious Arts have commissioned six LGBTQIA+ artists to respond to the theme 'What does Pride mean to you?' as part of a new editorial programme Must-see Stories.
09 December 2020
Discovery Museum has been awarded £80,000 from the Reece Foundation
Newcastle’s Discovery Museum has been awarded £80,000 from the Reece Foundation to support learning and engagement with children and young people in Tyneside
30 November 2020
Raising funds with The Big Give to take the museum into the classroom
This December Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums is aiming to raise £5,000 to supply schools with a year’s access to museums object loan boxes Boxes of Delights
30 November 2020
Virtual festive events from Tyneside's cultural venues
Bringing the festive fun to you at home
27 November 2020
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums recruiting new Director
Applications are now open for the post and the closing date is 17 December 2020
22 October 2020
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums launching fundraising campaign to raise £220,000
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums is launching a public campaign to encourage people to support their favourite venues to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
16 October 2020
Digital Commission Opportunity for Tyne & Wear based LGBTQIA+ Artists/Creatives
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) have received support from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation’s Sustaining Engagement with Collections Fund to pilot Must-see Stories
12 October 2020
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums receives Culture Recovery Fund grant
Part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic
01 October 2020
Virtual legacy for Great North Museum: Hancock special exhibitions
Virtual reality versions of two special exhibitions at the Great North Museum: Hancock have launched online
28 September 2020
Railway volunteer wins Museums + Heritage award
Joseph Stuart, volunteer at Stephenson Steam Railway, is named Volunteer of the Year at this year's Museums + Heritage Awards
19 August 2020
Much-loved Newcastle museums set for 1 September reopening
The Great North Museum: Hancock and Discovery Museum will welcome back visitors on Tuesday 1 September.
20 July 2020
Laing Art Gallery to reopen with William and Evelyn De Morgan exhibition
The Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle city centre will reopen to the public on Monday 10 August, with new social distancing and safety measures in place.
