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July
2026

Great North Museum exterior

Home Educators Workshop - Map Your Newcastle: Help Shape You Are Here: NOVUM

Great North Museum: Hancock

7 Jul

Join local theatre and creative arts company The Six Twenty for a relaxed, playful workshop.

Aesica Hoard - a hoard of jewellery, including rings and a collar.

Home Educators Workshop - Roman hoards: what is a hoard and why were they deposited?

Great North Museum: Hancock

7 Jul

In this session James Gerrard, Prof of Roman Archaeology at Newcastle University will introduce you to Roman hoards.

A photograph of a mum and her toddler crafting. The toddler holds a pink metallic ribbon.

Crafty Kids

Shipley Art Gallery

7 Jul

Best suited to 2-5 year olds, but younger children also welcome.

Jane & Louise Wilson, still from Undead Sun, 2014, realised at Imperial War Museum, London. HD video: 13:39 duration.

Lines of Action

Hatton Gallery

Until 1 Aug

Explore how artists utilise the ‘line’.

Let's Play Child looking into camera smiling

Let's Play

South Shields Museum & Art Gallery

Until 8 Aug

Under 7s activities and the experience of being a Mam

A display of artwork in a large gallery space.

V&A DesignLab Nation

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 5 Sep

A display of artwork by secondary school students in partnership with V&A.

A portrait of a young man against a brown backdrop.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2025 and Exploring Identity

Laing Art Gallery

Until 5 Sep

Explore the history of portraiture from the 16th century to the present day.

Community of Coal: Six Canny Tales from the Woodhorn Collection

Woodhorn Museum

Until 13 Sep

See Woodhorn’s collection in a new light with a trail created by our Museum Marras.

Treasure: Hidden, Lost, Found

Treasure: Hidden, Lost, Found

Great North Museum: Hancock

Until 20 Sep

Your chance to see why buried history matters.

An ancient object from Papua New Guinea from the exhibiton WanBel.

Celebrating WanBel

Great North Museum: Hancock

Until 20 Sep

Honouring Papua New Guinea’s cultural legacy and artistic wonders.

A green graphic with the words Treasure: Hidden, Lost, Found

Treasure Museum Trail

Great North Museum: Hancock

Until 20 Sep

Explore the museum to find treasure, solve puzzles, and claim prizes.

The words 'Can you dig it?' are in collage on a wall

Can You Dig It?

Great North Museum: Hancock

Until 20 Sep

A temporary exhibition of artwork by local young people that explores the significance of treasure.

Horse brooch found at Arbeia

After the Fire

Arbeia, South Shields Roman Fort

Until 27 Sep

Image of Metro station poste with women looking on in interest with phone

Sound Archive: Metro installations

Tyne & Wear Archives

Until 1 Oct

Art installations at Jarrow and Chichester metro stations inspired by sound archives

A metal vessel, designed in the shape of a male head and shoulders.

Following the Eagle

Segedunum Roman Fort

Until 3 Oct

A showcase of rare bronze Roman military diplomas and artefacts.

Twisting Off, oil on canvas-covered board Artist: Robert Olley, 2019

Bob Olley Artwork Raffle

South Shields Museum & Art Gallery

Until 16 Oct

Support us for a chance to win

A watercolour of broken ground.

Sublime Landscapes

Laing Art Gallery

Until 5 Dec

Landscape watercolours and prints from the Laing Art Gallery’s collection.

colour posctard from 1914 showing the Swing Bridge over the River Tyne

Swing Bridge 150

Discovery Museum

Until 20 Dec

A small display charting 150 years of the Swing Bridge over the River Tyne

A large grey bridge and a large green bridge over a sunny river. To the left is a large red and yellow brick building which reads 'Baltic Flour Mills'.

Walking Tours with Newcastle City Guides

North East Museums

Until 31 Dec

Explore Newcastle's historic city centre delving into the stories and heritage of the surrounding area.

A graphic includes illustrations of museum objects including a shoe, a bust, a box, a vase and a book.

Beacon Films: Unearthed Treasures

Great North Museum: Hancock

Until 31 Dec

Beacon Films presents a series of films exploring what treasure means to them.

A woman looking at prints on a wall in a frame.

Picture of the month

Laing Art Gallery

Until 31 Dec

Join us for a talk from the Friends of the Laing

A photograph of a three tiered afternoon tea.

Afternoon Tea: Pre-book

Laing Art Gallery

Until 2 Jan 2027

Treat yourself to a delightful afternoon tea experience at the stunning Laing Art Gallery.

a crwod of men and boys outside Boldon Colliery in 1926

Strike!

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jan 2027

Marking 100 years since the General Strike

Young girl looking at Picture This exhibition

Picture This: Someone Like Me

Great North Museum: Hancock

Until 17 Jan 2027

An exhibition using artwork and storytelling to explore research and the people behind it.

1940s pictures, women at sewing machines Distinctive Clothing

Jewish Industrialists on the Team Valley

Discovery Museum

Until 31 Jan 2027

Display exploring the impact Jewish light industries had on the development of the Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead

NISSAN Leaf EV car

Steam to Green: A North East Energy Revolution

Discovery Museum

Until 5 Sep 2027

Discovery Museum's exhibition and event programme exploring the story of energy in the North East

Always on show

Collage of children's drawings of various wild animals

Where did all the Animals Go?

Great North Museum: Hancock

Permanent

700 children's drawings portray some of the world’s most vulnerable species, many of which face extinction.

‘Anzac’ Design Earthenware Tea Service, c.1932, by C.T. Maling & Sons Ltd.

The Pursuit of Beauty

Laing Art Gallery

Permanent

A new display highlighting key pieces from the decorative arts collections.

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