News (page 9)
08 April 2022
Family Fun at Museums and Galleries across Tyneside this Easter
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) is offering a wide range of events and activities throughout the Easter holidays to inspire and entertain children and families across all of its venues.
07 April 2022
Line-up and headline sponsor announced for the Late Shows 2022
One of the biggest events in Newcastle and Gateshead's cultural calendars, The Late Shows will return in May 2022 after two years of cancellations due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
31 March 2022
Unknown North East comedy heritage brought into the limelight
A new podcast co-produced by comedy cooperative Felt Nowt and Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums launches 22 April
23 March 2022
Arbeia, South Shields Roman Fort is preparing to reopen for the 2022 season
UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arbeia, South Shields Roman Fort, is preparing to reopen to the public on Monday 28 March for its 2022 season with a brand-new pop-up exhibition.
17 March 2022
Great North Museum: Hancock welcomes Malavika Anderson as new Museum Manager
Malavika joins TWAM from Wellcome Collection in London where she was Head of Live Programme. She has also worked at the University of Cambridge, Goethe-Institut in New Delhi and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
11 March 2022
Tickets for Lindisfarne Gospels exhibition go on sale
Tickets will be released on St Cuthbert's Day - 20 March
11 March 2022
Segedunum set for £499,000 upgrade thanks to Arts Council grant
The funding will be used for repairs and improvements as the first stage of plans for an ambitious redevelopment
11 March 2022
Make Your Moment this spring
A campaign to encourage people to visit cultural venues in Newcastle Gateshead is launched
16 February 2022
North of Tyne Combined Authority to support Lindisfarne Gospels 2022 programme
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Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums is being awarded a significant grant from the North of Tyne Combined Authority in support of the upcoming Lindisfarne Gospels exhibition at the Laing Art Gallery
10 February 2022
Museums and Metro partnership
Museums and galleries across Tyneside partner with Tyne and Wear Metro to offer families good value days out
27 January 2022
Great North Museum to feature in 'North of Tyne, Under the Stars' festival
Festival will use large scale projection, atmospheric imagery, sound and fire to capture the character, beauty and diversity of this region and ignite the imagination of the audience.
21 January 2022
Tyne & Wear Archives wants your suggestions
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Tyne & Wear Archives wants your suggestions as to what sounds to collect for future generations - everyday sounds that best represent Tyneside in the year 2022.
12 January 2022
Great North Museum: Hancock seeks to return Benin Bronze
The Museum recently established that a Benin Bronze held in its ethnography collection was taken from Benin City by the British military as part of the Punitive Expedition of 1897.
10 January 2022
Calling all venues for The Late Shows 2022
Preparations are underway for our 14th annual late-night culture crawl and we need you to make the event a success once again.
16 December 2021
North East visitors encouraged back to cultural venues with exciting 2022 programme
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Exhibition and event highlights from Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums’ Venues in 2022
13 December 2021
Long-term supplier signs up as museum supporter
Award winning Newcastle based printing service Statex has entered into a business partnership with Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) after decades as a valued supplier.
08 December 2021
The Late Shows – NewcastleGateshead’s annual culture crawl set to return in 2022
One of the biggest Museums at Night events in the UK the Tyneside-based The Late Shows will return in May 2022 after two years of cancellations due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
08 December 2021
New business partnership for Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
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Newcastle’s Large Print Works based in the east of the city at Hawick Crescent Industrial Estate is the latest local business to enter into a business partnership with the region’s museum, gallery and archive group Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM).
02 December 2021
Lindisfarne Gospels 2022
A region-wide programme of cultural events has been created to coincide with the much-anticipated display of the Lindisfarne Gospels at Newcastle’s Laing Art Gallery next year.
