News (page 12)
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.
08 July 2020
New acquisitions by the Laing Art Gallery
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The Laing Art Gallery has acquired three works by London-based painter Mike Silva, supported by the Contemporary Art Society’s Rapid Response Fund.
03 July 2020
We want your hair!
We're looking for donations of cuttings from your first 'lockdown haircut'
04 June 2020
We stand to denounce racism in all its forms
We, the undersigned from the cultural sector of the North East, declare that silence is not ok and silence is seen as complicity. Racism has no place in a just and humane society.
09 April 2020
Tyneside museums want pictures of your rainbows
Museums in Tyneside are keen to collect images of the rainbows that households across the region have made and displayed.
28 February 2020
New heavy metal audio documentary launches
Heavier! Faster! Louder! The Story of Tyneside Heavy Metal is a six-episode series narrated by renowned radio disc jockey Alan Robson.
11 February 2020
Volunteer for the Late Shows 2020
Applications are now open to volunteer as a steward on the evenings of Friday 15 and Saturday 16 May.
05 February 2020
Great North Museum: Hancock awarded £24,000 grant by Sir James Knott Trust
The three-year award of £8,000 per annum will be used to create 12 interactive museum displays aimed at children aged 5-7 years old.
03 February 2020
80 British Museum objects headed for Great North Museum as part of Ancient Iraq exhibition
Ancient Iraq: new discoveries runs at the Great North Museum: Hancock from 7 March – 2 August 2020
09 January 2020
Calling all venues for the Late Shows 2020
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Find out more about taking part in this year's event.
17 December 2019
Arts Council England awards TWAM £35,000 to support Designated collections
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums in Newcastle, Vindolanda Trust in Hexham and Durham University are among the 28 successful collections from across the country to be awarded Designation Development funding.
20 November 2019
TWAM says thanks to National Lottery players with series of events and offers
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) has announced a series of special events and offers for National Lottery players between 23 November and 1 December 2019.
05 November 2019
Durham clothing supplier helps to brighten up winter events
A North East workwear supplier has donated a set of all-weather high-visibility jackets to keep staff from North Tyneside museums warm and dry during winter events.
23 October 2019
North East heavy metal fan stories sought for upcoming podcast series
Producers from Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) are calling on fans to share their stories, memories and photographs of heavy metal in the North East from 1978-1988.
14 October 2019
Great North Museum: Hancock wins Best Medium Museum at the Family Friendly Museum Awards 2019
Newcastle University’s Great North Museum: Hancock has won the Medium Museum category at the Family Friendly Museum Awards 2019.
07 October 2019
Dippy the Dinosaur says farewell to Newcastle following record-breaking stay
The museum welcomed 304,117 visitors during the period, an increase of 51% on average when compared with the previous decade.
12 September 2019
Last chance to see Dippy after bumper summer at Great North Museum: Hancock
Dippy the Dinosaur has boosted Newcastle University’s Great North Museum: Hancock to its best summer visitor figures in a decade.
04 September 2019
Expression of Interest
TWAM is seeking expressions of interest for the provision of a CRM system
11 August 2019
Exhibition marks Professor Brian Shefton's centenary
A new display has opened at Newcastle University’s Great North Museum: Hancock to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Professor Brian B. Shefton.
