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We're CLOSED to general visitors from 10-23 September (inclusive) for exhibition deinstall
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Great North Nights: Planet 2.0
Join us after hours on Friday 28 September for European Researchers' Night
Opening times
| Fri 21 Sep | CLOSED |
| Sat 22 Sep | CLOSED |
| Sun 23 Sep | CLOSED |
| Mon 24 Sep | 10am - 5pm |
| Tue 25 Sep | 10am - 5pm |
| Wed 26 Sep | 10am - 5pm |
| Thu 27 Sep | 10am - 5pm |
Free entry, donations welcome
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Need to know
The museum will be CLOSED to general visitors 10-23 September (inclusive) while we deinstall the exhibition Which Way North. The library and societies will still be accessible during most of this time. Find out more.
The Planetarium is currently closed for essential maintenance. We hope to have it fully operational by the autumn.
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