What's on at North East Museums

August
2025

Two boys in Time Quest - 1 is digging and 1 is holding up an object,

Time Quest: A mini dig

Arbeia, South Shields Roman Fort

6 Aug, 13 Aug, 20 Aug, 27 Aug

Become an archaeologist every Wednesday
Man talks to group of people in the Roman reconstructions

Free Guided Tours - 2025

Arbeia, South Shields Roman Fort

7 Aug, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, 28 Aug, 4 Sep

Take a tour of the site with our knowledgeable guide
Man dressed in a red Roman style tunic holding a wooden staff

Victor the Veteran

Arbeia, South Shields Roman Fort

13 Aug

Find out what the Romans ate
A woman (Louisa Gidney) and a Mule

Roman Toys and Games

Arbeia, South Shields Roman Fort

20 Aug

​Lots of interesting information and fun have a go activities.
A Striking Sight, two views of the granary, to the left is the view in 1875 and then today

A Striking Sight: The pioneering 1875 excavations of South Shields Roman Fort

Arbeia, South Shields Roman Fort

Until 28 Sep

An exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of the start of excavations at Arbeia

September
2025

Man talks to group of people in the Roman reconstructions

Free Guided Tours - 2025

Arbeia, South Shields Roman Fort

7 Aug, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, 28 Aug, 4 Sep

Take a tour of the site with our knowledgeable guide
A Striking Sight, two views of the granary, to the left is the view in 1875 and then today

A Striking Sight: The pioneering 1875 excavations of South Shields Roman Fort

Arbeia, South Shields Roman Fort

Until 28 Sep

An exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of the start of excavations at Arbeia

Always on show

Curator brushes the Regina headstone

Set in Stone Gallery

Arbeia, South Shields Roman Fort

Permanent

Who were the people that built the Fort in AD 160? Who lived and died here?
The reconstructed Roman West Gate

West Gate

Arbeia, South Shields Roman Fort

Permanent

Arbeia is home to some of the UK's finest Roman reconstructed buildings.