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Terrific Tudors Family Fun Day
The Bowes Museum is a fantastic place for a family day out and especially on Tuesday 28 May as it holds a Terrific Tudors Family Fun Day. Learn about the Tudors and try some fun drop in activities: 1. Make a tussy mussy (herb filled bag) 2. Create a Tudor jester stick 3. Try a Tudor art technique...
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Curious Collections Family Fun Day
30-05-2013 - 30-05-2013
Join us for our Curious Collections Family Fun Day and explore some of our weird and wonderful objects. Create...
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Costume Talk
Woodhorn Museum and Northumberland Archives
02-06-2013 - 02-06-2013
Tudor Costume Design- Bring History to Life- Julia Soares McCormick from Renaissance Costume will present...
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Recording Britain, Exhibition Talk - Gill Saunders
08-06-2013 - 08-06-2013
Gill Saunders, Senior Curator of Prints at the Victoria and Albert Museum and curator of the Recording...
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Fathers Day
Killhope - The North Of England Lead Mining Museum
16-06-2013 - 16-06-2013
Fathers day - all dads get in free!
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Dine with the Dinosaurs
22-06-2013 - 22-06-2013
Prepare to be transported back in time with this unique event which combines fine dining, stunning...
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The Bootlace Boys
13-07-2013 - 13-07-2013
Author Eric Collinson will talk about the transition between County Durham miner to soldier in the First...
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Inspiring the Lindisfarne Gospels Family Events
23-07-2013 - 23-07-2013
Join us for free family fun activities celebrating the Roman and Saxon culture that influenced the production...
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Lindisfarne Gospel Tales
Killhope - The North Of England Lead Mining Museum
31-07-2013 - 31-07-2013
Storytales by acclaimed story teller Adam Bushnell to celebrated a rare visit of the Gospels to the region.
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Animals of the Lindisfarne Gospels Family Event
20-08-2013 - 20-08-2013
The Lindisfarne Gospels feature some amazing animal illustrations. Come to the Great North Museum and...
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Introduction to Stone Carving
07-09-2013 - 07-09-2013
Join Kevin Forster of Mason and Forster for this one day introductory course in stone carving. You will...
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A Museum Murder Mystery
19-12-2013 - 19-12-2013
When preparing for a new exhibition museum staff made a gruesome discovery - a human skeleton! Can you...
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Cab It!
22-06-2013 - 23-06-2013
We’re giving you access the cabs of selected vehicles from the National Collection. Have a close-up...
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Police History Society Exhibition
29-06-2013 - 30-06-2013
A formidable Police birching stool and police helmet from 1863 are among the fascinating artefacts on...
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Georgian Fair
30-05-2013 - 02-06-2013
Enjoy the hustle and bustle of a Georgian Country Fair at Pockerley Waggonway from Thursday to Sunday. There'll...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
09-07-2013 - 13-07-2013
Tuesday 9th July until Saturday 13th July The Castle Players present A Midsummer Night’s Dream The...
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May Half Term
25-05-2013 - 02-06-2013
It’s opening week of Age of the Dinosaur – be amongst the first to get up close to these...
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Tour of the Costume Store
19-06-2013 - 09-07-2013
Go behind the scenes with Discovery staff and explore the Museum's costume collection. You will find...
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Museum Mice
23-05-2013 - 13-06-2013
Join the Museum Mice in the Mouse House, with Gallery Interpreter Kathryn and meet the Great North Mouse....
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Recording Britain - Guided Tours
20-05-2013 - 17-06-2013
We will be conducting free guided tours of the Recording Britain exhibition on Monday 20 May and Monday...
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Reptiles of the North East
08-06-2013 - 06-07-2013
In this 5 session course you will learn about the reptiles of the UK, with an emphasis on the North East....
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Ecology of Wetlands
25-04-2013 - 30-05-2013
Veronica Howard leads this 6 week course exploring wetland ecosystems and how plant and animal species...
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Mouse House - Saturday Storytimes
18-05-2013 - 29-06-2013
Come and meet the Great North Mouse for storytime sessions with Gallery Interpreter Kathryn. Stories,...
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Naughty Monsters in the Sky
20-07-2013 - 31-08-2013
We all have questions about the things we see in the sky. Maybe monsters are the answer? Do monsters...
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Summer Holidays
20-07-2013 - 01-09-2013
Get up close to our dinosaurs in the stunning Age of the Dinosaur exhibition. Your ticket gets...
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Wildlife Digital Photography
01-05-2013 - 03-07-2013
Learn how to take fantastic digital photographs of our amazing local wildlife. Photography is undergoing...
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Behind the Scenes Tours
01-06-2013 - 03-08-2013
This is a rare opportunity to see behind the scenes of the Great North Museum: Hancock in the Resource...
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Blyth Tall Ship Project
Woodhorn Museum and Northumberland Archives
27-03-2013 - 02-06-2013
Traditional Ship building, Antarctic exploration and a real boat come to Woodhorn in a temporary exhibition...
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Birds of the North East: Bird Song & Breeding Behaviour
23-04-2013 - 02-07-2013
Expert ornithologist David Noble-Rollin leads this 10-week course teaching the songs, calls and breeding...
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Ice Age Northumbria
24-04-2013 - 03-07-2013
This introductory level course, suitable for all, will examine the causes and consequences of the rapid...
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Fun in the Forest
Killhope - The North Of England Lead Mining Museum
28-05-2013 - 27-08-2013
Marshmallows and taties around the camp fire and wild wood crafts.
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Library Tours
28-05-2013 - 27-08-2013
Take a guided tour of the Society of Antiquaries' library at the Great North Museum: Hancock. Explore...
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Material Remains: Diana Winkfield
16-02-2013 - 02-06-2013
A new exhibition created specifically for The Bowes Museum’s award winning Fashion & Textile...
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Society of Antiquaries Bicentenary Programme
16-02-2013 - 30-06-2013
A series of free talks and events to complement the Tales of Antiquarian Adventure exhibition, marking...
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Jeremiah Dixon: Scientist, Surveyor and Stargazer
27-04-2013 - 06-10-2013
In the year of the 250th anniversary of the commencement of the survey in 1763, of the founding of the...
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Age of the Dinosaur
25-05-2013 - 03-11-2013
Age of the Dinosaur is Life’s latest exhibition which comes from the Natural History Museum...
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Something Old, Something New
20-07-2013 - 12-01-2014
An exhibition looking at how weddings and attitudes to marriage have changed over the centuries, and...
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Steam Powered electric and diesel engines
31-03-2013 - 31-10-2013
The permanent exhibits date from the 1820s through to the 1980s and consist of steam-powered electric...
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The Electric Century
31-03-2013 - 31-10-2013
The Electric Century exhibition explores the history of electric transport on Tyneside in the early 1900s...
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The Anglo-Saxons in the North
02-03-2013 - 31-12-2013
Highlighting the Museum’s Anglo-Saxon archaeology collections, in celebration of the Lindisfarne...
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Sea Monsters - A Prehistoric Adventure
13-12-2012 - 01-12-2013
See extraordinary marine reptiles of the dinosaur age brought to life. Become immersed in this...
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Fragile Planet
13-12-2012 - 01-12-2013
Travel 120 million light years to rediscover home and Earth's special place in the Universe as the only...
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Earth, Moon & Sun
13-12-2012 - 01-12-2013
Become familiar with the starry night, with easy to follow star hopping directions and descriptive constellation...
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Seasonal Stargazing
13-12-2012 - 01-12-2013
Become familiar with the starry night, with easy to follow star hopping directions and descriptive constellation...
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Infinity Express
13-12-2012 - 01-12-2013
How big is the Universe? Are we alone? These questions and more are tackled in this exciting journey...
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Dawn of the Space Age
13-12-2012 - 01-12-2013
Re-live the excitment of the early days of space exploration, from the launch of the first artificial...
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Journeys Gallery
01-01-2013 - 31-12-2013
The Journeys Gallery explores every aspect of journeys and why people make them. The gallery features...
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Kurt Schwitters and the Merzbarn Wall
01-08-2012 - 01-08-2013
The Hatton Gallery is home to the Merzbarn Wall. Constructed in a barn in the Lake District during 1947-48,...
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Tyneside Challenge
01-12-2012 - 31-12-2013
The region's rich history of scientific invention and industrial activity is explored in a display...
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Platform Gallery
01-12-2012 - 31-12-2013
Watch modern day Metro trains pass by the station platform and learn more about the types of trains...
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Thank Folk Its Friday
Woodhorn Museum and Northumberland Archives
31-08-2012 - 29-11-2013
Thank Folk it's Friday is a free programme of Folk music held in the Woodhorn Cafe on the final Friday...
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HER STORY: CELEBRATING THE WOMEN OF NORTHUMBERLAND
Woodhorn Museum and Northumberland Archives
03-08-2012 - 31-12-2013
Temporary Exhibition Not so long ago, history books were mostly about men and their activities –...
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Steam Locomotive Footplate Experiences
01-08-2012 - 31-12-2013
When you were a child, did you dream of driving a train, or riding on the footplate? Here’s your...
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Permanent Exhibition
Killhope - The North Of England Lead Mining Museum
01-08-2012 - 31-12-2013
The Pennine Jewels is a fantastic collection of minerals which sit along side the ‘Magnificent...
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Narrow Guage Railway
Woodhorn Museum and Northumberland Archives
01-04-2012 - 31-12-2013
Why not take the train from Woodhorn though the QEII Country Park and enjoy the views. Saturdays and...
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Conservation Workshop
01-09-2011 - 01-09-2013
Get a great view of NRM Shildon's rail restoration projects from the viewing platform in the Collection...
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Curiosity Zone
26-05-2012 - 03-08-2015
Opens 26 May 2012… You’ll never have seen anything like Life’s new Curiosity...
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Young Explorers' Zone
19-02-2011 - 19-02-2015
A NEW hands-on area at Life for under 7s. Are you looking for exciting activities to...
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Science Club
14-10-2012 - 16-12-2016
Science Club is open to all children aged 7 - 14, and it's FREE to join. Please contact us for more...
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Human Life Exhibition
01-01-2008 - 01-01-2015
Ever wondered how Eskimos manage to live in the Arctic, how you find water in the depths of the desert...
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