Museums in Newcastle upon Tyne
There are a number of interesting museums in the city of Newcastle open to visitors of all ages.
Here are a few of the museums that Newcastle has to offer:
Discovery Museum
The Discovery Museum is located in Blandford Square
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Shipley Art Gallery Gateshead
The Shipley Art Gallery is a delightful little institution in Gateshead, showing some of the best the region has to offer in art and performance.
The Baltic Art Gallery may be more famous now, and the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle City Centre more prevalent, but the Shipley is what art is all about and
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Gateshead is located next to the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, on the banks of the River Tyne in north-east England.
The population of Gateshead totals some 79,000 inhabitants making it small in comparison to the neighbouring city of Newcastle, but as the centre of Gateshead and Newcastle are extremely close, the two combine to make the main core of Tyneside.
Although Gateshead is not huge, the town has a wonderful history dating back to the times of the Romans. Gateshead has been named in numerous historical documents,
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