Culture Awards Supporting Information
Supporting information for Great North Museum - Dippy on Tour - Best Event Tyneside
Our results
Visitor figures
Year to 7 October 2018 | Year to 7 October 2019 | |
In-person visits | 449,319 | 523,975 |
Sales and donations
Year to 7 October 2018 | Year to 7 October 2019 | |
Gross sales | £141,382 | £268,799 |
Gross donations | £56,928 | £82,862 |
Web traffic
Year to 7 October 2018 | Year to October 2019 | |
Web sessions | 182,931 | 275,484 |
80% new visitors, as illustrated below

Customer satisfaction
https://www.instagram.com/p/B29nZuan090/ "We started our day early & took a leisurely walk across the city to @gnm_hancock. I expected that it would be quiet and Babab would have a nice stroll around looking at the exhibition. How wrong was I!?! We arrived and it was packed with children of all ages running around. The energy was electric and Babab simply couldn't wait to get out of the pram. Not shy in new places, she led the way around and scoped out all the best bits! She screamed with pure joy, we couldn't have brought her to a better place! We went upstairs and found a sensory room called the afterlife - our little girl is already a raver and she was ecstatic running around after the older children copying what they did. It started to get a little rough so we took her out - she wailed.. we were party poopers in her eyes! We continued through the rest of the display till we reached the room where #dippyontour was. Stood towering over everyone it was amazing to see him again...also the first time as a family with #Fatherbee!! Score: 5/5 an amazing time for Babab. Well organised, lay out was great. Good facilities including spacious changing facilities for mums and dads! Pram friendly. Would very much recommend that you go - dippy there or not!
Social Media following
At 7 October 2018 | At 7 October 2019 | |
10483 | 12744 | |
11590 | 12551 | |
2476 | 3357 | |
Total | 24549 | 28652 |
Awards wins
Family Friendly Museum Award 2019 - "Best Medium Museum" - https://kidsinmuseums.org.uk/2019/10/andrew-carnegie-birthplace-museum-wins-family-friendly-museum-award-2019/
Living North Awards 2019 - "Attraction of the Year" - https://www.livingnorth.com/northeast/events/living-north-awards-2019-winners
Media coverage
Live broadcast on BBC One - 17 May 2019

Broadcast coverage on ITV - 17 May 2019

Front page coverage - 16 May 2019

Selected online coverage
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/last-chance-see-dippy-dinosaur-17010774
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/dippy-new-home-how-fellow-16288830
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/happy-couple-tie-knot-great-16429506
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/extinction-rebellion-play-dead-round-16474453
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/dippy-newcastle-big-story-fun-15657509
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/society-celebrates-190-years-caring-16803599
Films
Trailer
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