What's on at North East Museums

July
2026

LEGO® and K'Nex Creation Building

Discovery Museum

20 Jul, 27 Jul, 17 Aug

Get your thinking caps on and invent with LEGO® and K'Nex

Build and Code a Robot

Discovery Museum

21 Jul

Try using a Sphero Robot

Discover a Story

Discovery Museum

22 Jul, 29 Jul, 5 Aug, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, 26 Aug

Stories and crafts for ages 3 - 5

boy and gilr smile up towards camera in gallery

Rocket Car Building

Discovery Museum

28 Jul

Build a car and launch it with compressed air

two children hold up their creations and smile

Time Travel Club - with The National Archives

Discovery Museum

30 Jul, 13 Aug, 20 Aug, 27 Aug

Family crafts using The National Archives collections as inspiration

Summer Garden Trail

Discovery Museum

18 Jul - 31 Aug

Spot the hidden vegetables to be entered into a prize draw

August
2026

Discover a Story

Discovery Museum

22 Jul, 29 Jul, 5 Aug, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, 26 Aug

Stories and crafts for ages 3 - 5

LEGO® - Build and Talk

Discovery Museum

7 Aug

Join Parent Zone with your child - use LEGO® to connect and talk about gaming

dad bends over table, daughter looks up holding out object she made

Paper Aeroplanes

Discovery Museum

10 Aug

Free, drop in paper folding flying crafts

Paper Aeroplane Family Challenge

Discovery Museum

11 Aug

Race your crafted glider with other families

Time Travel Club - with The National Archives

Discovery Museum

30 Jul, 13 Aug, 20 Aug, 27 Aug

Family crafts using The National Archives collections as inspiration

LEGO® and K'Nex Creation Building

Discovery Museum

20 Jul, 27 Jul, 17 Aug

Get your thinking caps on and invent with LEGO® and K'Nex

Power the Future: Wind Workshop

Discovery Museum

18 Aug

Build a wind turbine blade to power electricity

Codes, Puzzles & Robots

Discovery Museum

25 Aug

Explore binary code and control a Sphero robot

Summer Garden Trail

Discovery Museum

18 Jul - 31 Aug

Spot the hidden vegetables to be entered into a prize draw