Great North Museum: Hancock
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30 May
Join artist Karen MacDougall and contribute to her huge art installation Et inArcadia Ego.…
31 May
1 Jun
24 Jun
Slow down and experience the relaxing benefits of sound bathing. Then enjoy ahang drum performance by Simon Wood…
From 1 Jul
A spectacular and immersive digital projection mapping experience on amonumental scale.…
23 Sep
Until 24 Jul
A new display by students from Cardinal Hume Catholic School and The SpecialCollections team at Newcastle University.…
Until 3 Jul
Peer into an enormous virtual petri dish and examine awesome ostracods on a vastscale.…
Until 19 Jun
A diverse set of contemporary voices working across painting, sculpture,installation, performance and new media.…
25 May
Aimed at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 (ages 5-11) in schools and other settings,including home educators.…
For visitors with autism, learning disabilities or sensory and communicationdisorders, plus their carers and families.…
11 Jun
Using objects from the Shefton Collection of Greek Art and Archaeology to shedlight on the lives of women in antiquity.…
7 Jul
Aimed at KS2 (ages 7-11)
6 Sep
A free drop-in coffee morning at the museum. Meet new people, socialise andimprove your wellbeing.…
17 Sep
Learn how to fix your bike at our free tune-up sessions.
See a full size T-rex skeleton, real fossils and more.
Learn about mummification and see Egyptian artefacts from The British Museum.
See a full-size model of an elephant, a great white shark and more.
An important collection of Greek and Etruscan art and archaeology.
See an inscription stone proving the Wall was built on orders of Emperor Hadrianand more.…
Objects from around the world.
Pause and enjoy a dramatic reimagining of seven Roman altars in the Hadrian'sWall gallery.…
Discover the natural history of Northumbria.
Discover the stories behind some of the museum’s most-loved objects and thecollectors who brought them here.…
The story of our distant past is told through many wonderful artefacts,including tools, weapons and ancient artwork.…
This new display is all about Eurythenes plasticus, a species discovered byNewcastle University researchers.…
See stunning gems and minerals from around the world.
Here you can see a great selection of precious objects from Northumbria’sglorious past.…
Collections from the Roman Empire.
Great North Nights is our programme of after-hours events at the museum.
An online exhibition created by Newcastle University, English Heritage and theGreat North Museum: Hancock…
700 children's drawings portray some of the world’s most vulnerable species,many of which face extinction.…
The Mouse House is closed for maintenance 25 April - 20 May, reopening Saturday21 May 2022.…
Come and dive into the world of fascinating fish that once inhabited the PermianSeas.…
Spin the wheel in six of our permanent galleries and you'll be given a challengeto complete.…
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