What's on at North East Museums

August
2026

Child and parent holding a bug hunt tray and exploring their findings

Wild Wednesdays

Woodhorn Museum

5 Aug, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, 26 Aug

Get closer to nature through creative activities, bug hunts and family fun.
A baby holding a book

Summer Storytime Stay & Play

Woodhorn Museum

7 Aug, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, 28 Aug

Each session includes a story, followed by a creative activity inspired by the book.
Ashington & District Male Voice choir singing at Woodhorn Museum

The Woodhorn Mining Disaster Commemorative Concert

Woodhorn Museum

13 Aug

A special event commemorating the 110th anniversary of the 1916 Woodhorn Mining Disaster.
Ear defenders

Sound Down Sundays

Woodhorn Museum

23 Aug, 27 Sep

The museum has fewer visitors and we turn down the sound in our exhibitions and displays.
Two Chat Time Volunteers sitting at a desk and smiling at Woodhorn Museum

Chat Time

Woodhorn Museum

28 Aug, 25 Sep

For people learning English. Pop in and have a chat.
A group of children around a craft table. On the wall is a sign which says 'Hope'.

Arts and Crafts in the Pop Up Ashington Group Hut

Woodhorn Museum

Until 31 Aug

Six weeks of creative craft activities

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.

September
2026

Four adults standing in front of a proggy mat on a wall

Creative Writing

Woodhorn Museum

4 Sep, 2 Oct

Digging Deep: Our lives and our landscapes. Come along to our volunteer-ran creative writing group.
Logo of Heritage Open Days over some lace

Heritage Open Day 2026

Woodhorn Museum

12 Sep

A day of free activities celebrating Northumberland's coal mining heritage and culture.

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.
Two Chat Time Volunteers sitting at a desk and smiling at Woodhorn Museum

Chat Time

Woodhorn Museum

28 Aug, 25 Sep

For people learning English. Pop in and have a chat.
A black and white images of a microphone on a stand

Coal Town Poetry

Woodhorn Museum

26 Sep

Join us for our inaugural volunteer-run quarterly poetry open-mic at Woodhorn Museum.
Ear defenders

Sound Down Sundays

Woodhorn Museum

23 Aug, 27 Sep

The museum has fewer visitors and we turn down the sound in our exhibitions and displays.

October
2026

Four adults standing in front of a proggy mat on a wall

Creative Writing

Woodhorn Museum

4 Sep, 2 Oct

Digging Deep: Our lives and our landscapes. Come along to our volunteer-ran creative writing group.

Always on show

Gallery with paintings on the wall

Spotlight Tour: The Pitmen Painters

Woodhorn Museum

Permanent

Find out more about the Pitmen Painters on a short tour.
A portrait of a man wearing a flat cap, holding a camera and looking down the viewfinder.

Spotlight Tour: Mik Critchlow Collection

Woodhorn Museum

Permanent

Find out more about the life and work of social documentary photographer Mik Critchlow on this daily tour.

Contact

North East Museums
Discovery Museum
Blandford Square
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 4JA

(0191) 2326789

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