North East Museums
Saturday 14 February
Great North Museum: Hancock
15–27 February
Until 28 February
Laing Art Gallery
Until 25 March
South Shields Museum & Art Gallery
7 Feb
Part of the National Gallery Masterpiece Tour
7 Feb, 14 Feb, 21 Feb, 28 Feb, 7 Mar
Shipley Art Gallery
7 Feb, 7 Mar
Join us for a monthly Saturday art class for 7-12 year olds and their grown ups.
An inclusive art class every month
9 Feb, 13 Feb
Interactive art sessions for 1-5 year olds with a different theme each week.
10 Feb, 17 Feb, 3 Mar
Best suited to 2-5 year olds, but younger children also welcome.
11 Feb
Artist Paul Coldwell will explore the use of models and miniaturisation in his work.
Woodhorn Museum
13 Feb, 27 Feb, 6 Mar
Each week we read a story together, then run a short, hands-on activity.
13 Feb
Join us for a full day of activities just for Home Educated families.
14 Feb
Great North Museum: Hancock x Cobalt. Dance, sparkle & celebrate love at the Museum.
14 Feb, 21 Feb, 28 Feb, 7 Mar
Segedunum Roman Fort
Discover the striking contrasts that shaped old North Shields.
Stephenson Steam Railway
15 Feb, 19 Feb, 22 Feb
Jump on board a heritage train
Hatton Gallery
16 Feb
Create a brightly coloured collage.
These special Little Artists sessions are held during the summer holidays and welcome siblings up to the age of 7.
Craft a mosaic coaster to take away
Discovery Museum
Family crafts and object handling
17 Feb, 18 Feb, 19 Feb
Young people are welcome to explore the galleries, talk about art, and create their own work.
17 Feb, 24 Feb
Join us for an interactive story, songs, related playtime, and a special opportunity to handle a museum object.
17 Feb
Family activities, crafts and tasty treats
Storytime for children learning at age 7 or under and their families.
Stories and crafts for ages 3 - 5
17 Feb, 19 Feb
Families will take a tour of the collections and do some hands-on crafting.
Enjoy early access to the Great North Museum: Hancock for a quieter, more relaxed experience.
18 Feb
18 Feb, 25 Feb
Make a piece of hieroglyphic art on a real piece of papyrus.
A new interactive learning experience which takes families on a quest through the museum.
19 Feb
Free fun for all the family
Join us for Together We Fly!, a global friendship art project celebrating young people’s voices.
Make a colourful collage based on our HAPPY! exhibition.
Free, fun, inclusive activities for children under 5 and their parents/carers
Discover the Mauretania ship and make a pin-wheel turbine
20 Feb
Ship themed experiments & ship crafts
Create a painting based on our HAPPY! exhibition.
20 Feb, 27 Feb
Sagas, Serpents and Spells: Tales from the Viking Sagas
20 Feb, 24 Feb
Join our fun crafting session for all.
14 Feb - 22 Feb
Craft your own hungry miner and some food to go in their bait box.
22 Feb
The museum has fewer visitors and we turn down the sound in our exhibitions and displays.
23 Feb
Discover the famous RMS Mauretania and make an origami ship
24 Feb
Every Tuesday during school holidays
Tyne & Wear Archives
Explore archive material and a behind-the-scenes tour
25 Feb
Have a go at Lego coding in this fun and accessible family workshop.
26 Feb
A fun art class for half term for 7-12 year olds and their grown ups.
16 Feb - 27 Feb
Get creative and unwind at our colouring-in tables in the Living Planet gallery.
Until 28 Feb
Photographs of the roads and buildings that covered Roman Wallsend
The world under one roof
Miniature Worlds explores the intricate beauty of small-scale landscapes across three centuries of British art.
Until 25 Mar
A rare chance to see a Claude Monet masterpiece painting in South Shields.
Until 2 Apr
A new family trail that invites you to explore the museum and its collections.
14 Feb - 9 May
An exhibition curated from the Jerwood Collection by the Hatton Gallery’s young people’s group, L-INK.
14 Feb - 10 May
The annual Northumberland Open at Woodhorn Museum is the largest exhibition of its type in Northumberland.
Until 31 May
Discover inspiring real-life stories from South Asian women who made Tyneside their home
Until 6 Sep
Discovery Museum's exhibition and event programme exploring the story of energy in the North East
Until 1 Oct
Art installations at Jarrow and Chichester metro stations inspired by sound archives
Until 5 Dec
Landscape watercolours and prints from the Laing Art Gallery’s collection.
Until 31 Dec 2026
Join us for a talk from the Friends of the Laing
Until 2 Jan 2027
Treat yourself to a delightful afternoon tea experience at the stunning Laing Art Gallery.
Until 31 Jan 2027
Display exploring the impact Jewish light industries had on the development of the Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead
4 Mar
Practice your English and learn new skills
6 Mar
After-hours event for adults with activities, talks and bar
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