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Museums in Newcastle upon Tyne

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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 in Newcastle upon Tyne, taking its place among the largest free museums in the region of North East England – it’s a great museum dedicated to science and history which was awarded with the North East’s Best Experience award in 2006.

The museum was established in 1934 as the Municipal Museum of Science and Industry, displaying all of its collections in a pavilion which was built for an exhibition in 1929 called the North East Coast Exhibition.

Through the years the collection of items has increased in number and because of this it became necessary for the museum to find a bigger place to expand; the museum was relocated to Blandford House in 1978, and in 1993 was re-named as the Discovery Museum.

The museum houses many historical items such as the 34 metre long Turbinia ship, built by Charles Algernon Parsons, as well as some examples of Joseph Swan’s light bulbs.

The Discovery Museum has recently been renovated, showing a floor of brand new galleries and displays.

Opening Times:
Monday to Saturday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Sunday 2.00pm – 5.00pm

Address:
Discovery Museum
Blandford Square
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4JA

Tel: 0191 232 6789

Great North Museum: Hancock

The Hancock Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/greatnorthmuseum/ is owned by the Natural History Society of Northumbria http://www.nhsn.ncl.ac.uk/ , and managed by Tyne and Wear Museums, http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/.

The museum first opened its doors in 1884 and was named after Albany and John Hancock, the local Victorian naturalists.

Some of the museum’s most interesting displays include the full size reproduction of a T-Rex skeleton, a real size cast of an African elephant and the Egyptian mummy Bakt-hor-Nekt. These are all situated in the Fossil Stories Gallery and are just a small part of the historical items within it.

The Hancock Museum has undergone some major restoration and reconstruction, and now holds displays on Ancient Egypt and Greece, Romans and Hadrian’s Wall, World Cultures and Pre-history, Geology and Natural History. A study garden, an exhibition space, a digital Planetarium and some additional learning facilities are also be the part of the new aspect of the museum.

Opening Times:
Monday to Saturday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Sunday 2.00pm – 5.00pm

Address:
Hancock Museum
Great North Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4PT

Tel: 0191 222 7418

Trinity Maritime Museum

The Trinity Maritime Museum was established in 1492 as an organization whose purpose was to ensure the safe navigation and prosperity of English sailors. It provides an educational and learning programme for Sea-Cadets, Sea-Scouts and many other youth systems of training.

The Museum houses many unique collections of items which are relevant to Britain’s maritime heritage and is supported by a great number of paintings and a library.

There are three buildings that form the Trinity Maritime Museum institution: the 1800 Entrance Hall, the 1505 private Brethrens Chapel, and the 1721 Banqueting Hall and Board Room.

Opening times:

Visiting the Courtyard is possible Monday to Friday, 9.00am – 5.00pm
The Entrance Hall is open from 10.00am – 2.00pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Visitors who would like a tour guide need to book in advance.

Address:
Trinity Maritime Museum
3 Broad Chare
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3DQ

Tel: 0191 232 8226

External Links:
Discovery Museum Newcastle
Great North Museum – Hancock, Newcastle
Trinity House Newcastle

What’s On in Newcastle for February 2010?

estherrosie — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:09:52 +0000

From	Time	What’s On	Where
31st January and 1^st February 2010	10.00am – 5.00pm	UK Wedding Show	Metro Radio Arena
1^st to 6^th February 2010	Various	Under 5s Music Making	Sage Gateshead
2^nd to 6^th February 2010	Various	Never Forget: The Take That! Musical	Journal Tyne Theatre
03 February 2010	7.30pm	Transatlantic Sessions	Sage Gateshead
3^rd to 6^th February 2010	Various	Scottish Ballet: The Nutcracker	Theatre Royal Newcastle
3^rd to 13^th February 2010	1.30pm, 7.30pm	The Machine Gunners	Customs House South Shields
05 February 2010	7.30pm	Northern Sinfonia	Sage Gateshead
05 February 2010	7.00pm	Krocodile Klub	Sage Gateshead
06 February 2010	7.30pm	Elkie Brooks	Sage Gateshead
06 February 2010	7.30pm	Circus of Horrors: The Day of the Dead	Playhouse Whitley Bay
06 February 2010 to 18 April 2010		Exhibition: Beatles to Bowie – The 60s Exposed	Laing Art Gallery
06 February 2010 to 14 March 2010		Exhibition: Gateshead Art Society	Shipley Art Gallery
06 February 2010 to 14 March 2010		Exhibition: Knitted Lives	Shipley Art Gallery
07 February 2010	2.00pm	Massed Brass Bands	Sage Gateshead
07 February 2010	2.00pm, 7.00pm	Sunday For Sammy	Newcastle City Hall
07 February 2010	10.00am	Live and Unsigned: Auditions	Journal Tyne Theatre
08 February 2010	11.00am	The Sage: Public Tours	Sage Gateshead
08 February 2010	7.30pm	Nanci Griffith	Sage Gateshead
8^th to 12^th February 2010	Various	Under 5s Music Making	Sage Gateshead
8^th to 13^th February 2010	Various	Chicago The Musical	Theatre Royal Newcastle
09 February 2010	8.00pm	Judy Collins plus Kenny White	Sage Gateshead
10 February 2010	7.30pm	Northern Sinfonia	Sage Gateshead
11 February 2010	8.00pm	Yasmin Levy	Sage Gateshead
11 February 2010	8.00pm	Chris Addison: Comedian	Playhouse Whitley Bay
12 February 2010	8.00pm	Ronald Brautigam and Melvyn Tan	Sage Gateshead
12 February 2010	7.30pm	The Hairy Bikers Big Night Out	Newcastle City Hall
13 February 2010	2.00pm	Sound Bites: Inside the Sounds of Iran	Sage Gateshead
14 February 2010	7.30pm	London Philharmonic Orchestra	Sage Gateshead
14 February 2010	8.00pm	Twisted Folk: Stornoway and Beth Jeans Houghton	Sage Gateshead
15 February 2010	8.00pm	Imogen Heap	Sage Gateshead
15^th to 20^th February 2010	Various	Pride and Prejudice	Theatre Royal Newcastle
15^th to 18^th February 2010	2.30pm, 7.30pm	The Lady Vanishes	Journal Tyne Theatre
16 February 2010	8.00pm	Northern Sinfonia: 13 Composition Project	Sage Gateshead
16^th to 18^th February 2010	Various	Under 5s Music Making	Sage Gateshead
16^th to 20^th February 2010	2.30pm, 7.30pm	Oklahoma!	Customs House South Shields
19^th and 20^th February 2010	Various	The Little Big Club	Journal Tyne Theatre
19^th to 21^st February 2010	Various	Strictly Come Dancing Live 2010	Metro Radio Arena
21 February 2010	7.30pm	Northern Sinfonia	Sage Gateshead
21 February 2010	11.00am	The Sage: Public Tours	Sage Gateshead
21 February 2010	2.00pm – 7.30pm	Your Talent	Customs House South Shields
22 February 2010	8.00pm	Baby Dee	Sage Gateshead
22^nd to 27^th February 2010	Various	Under 5s Music Making	Sage Gateshead
23 February 2010	7.30pm	Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Show	Sage Gateshead
23th and 24^th February 2010	7.30pm	Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown	Newcastle City Hall
23^rd and 24^th February 2010	7.30pm	Danza Contemporanea de Cuba	Theatre Royal Newcastle
23^rd to 27^th February 2010	Various	George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl	Playhouse Whitley Bay
24 February 2010	7.30pm	Newcastle International Chamber Music: Elias String Quartet with Alice Neary	Sage Gateshead
24 February 2010	8.00pm	Fairport Convention	Sage Gateshead
24 February 2010	7.30pm	The Chippendales 18+	Journal Tyne Theatre
26 February 2010	7.30pm	Northern Sinfonia	Sage Gateshead
26 February 2010	8.00pm	Glenn Tilbrook	Sage Gateshead
26^th and 27^th February 2010	7.30pm	Ronan Keating	Newcastle City Hall
26 February 2010	7.30pm	The Charley Boorman Show	Journal Tyne Theatre
27 February 2010	11.15am	Young Sinfonia Family Concert	Trinity Church Gosforth
27^th and 28^th February 2010	10.00am, 12.30pm, 3.00pm	Peppa Pig	Theatre Royal Newcastle
27 February 2010	8.00pm	One Man Lord Of The Rings	Theatre Royal Newcastle
27 February 2010	7.30pm	Yvette Fielding’s Most Haunted Live on Stage	Journal Tyne Theatre
27 February 2010	1.00pm	Master Musician Lunchtime Concert	Customs House South Shields
27 February 2010	7.30pm	The Elvis Collection	Customs House South Shields
27 February 2010 to 16 May 2010		Exhibition: Space Age – Exploration, Design and Popular Culture	South Shields Museum and Art Gallery
28 February 2010	4.00pm	Young Sinfonia and SYO	Sage Gateshead
28 February 2010	7.30pm	Beth Nielsen Chapman	Journal Tyne Theatre

What’s On in Newcastle for January 2010?

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:28:52 +0000

From	Time	What’s On	Where
05 October 2009 to 17 January 2010		Exhibition: Kimsooja	Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art
16 October 2009 to 17 January 2010		Exhibition: Martin Parr – Parrworld	Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art
16 October 2009 to 10 January 2010		Exhibition: Malcolm McLaren – Shallow	Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art
24 October 2009 to 24 January 2010		Exhibition: The Story of The Supremes – The Mary Wilson Collection	Shipley Art Gallery
24 October 2009 to 07 February 2010		Exhibition: Damien Hirst – Pharmacy	Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art
14 November 2009 to 21 February 2010		Skating @ Life	Centre For Life
20 November 2009 to 09 January 2010	Various	The Prince and the Penguin: Ideal for 6 and Under!	Northern Stage Barras Bridge
21 November 2009 to 10 January 2010		Exhibition: Uncertain Instruments	Customs House South Shields
27 November 2009 to 21 February 2010		Exhibition: Spoiled	Hatton Gallery
30 November 2009 to 09 January 2010	Various	Peter Pan	Northern Stage Barras Bridge
01 December 2009 to 16 January 2010	Various	Pantomime: Cinderella	Theatre Royal Newcastle
05 December 2009 to 20 February 2010		Exhibition: The Long Dark	Hatton Gallery
11 December 2009 to 09 January 2010	Various	Pantomime: Aladdin	Journal Tyne Theatre
12 December 2009 to 17 January 2010	Various	Mamma Mia!	Metro Radio Arena
12 December 2009 to 06 February 2010		Exhibition: North East Beat – Venues, Bands and Fans	South Shields Museum and Art Gallery
15 December 2009 to 30 May 2010		Exhibition: Swans of the Tyne	Discovery Museum
01 January 2010	11.00am	The Sage: Public Tours	Sage Gateshead
01 January 2010	3.00pm, 7.00pm	Northern Sinfonia: Viennese New Year Concert	Sage Gateshead
07 January 2010	5.00pm, 8.00pm	Chinese State Circus: Mulan	Sage Gateshead
07 January 2010	8.00pm	Northern Sinfonia	Sage Gateshead
08 January 2010	7.30pm	Jazz Supper with the Ruth Lambert Trio	Customs House South Shields
09 January 2010	2.00pm, 7.30pm	Chinese State Circus: Mulan	Sage Gateshead
09 January 2010	7.30pm	The ELO Experience	Customs House South Shields
09 January 2010 to 14 January 2010		Exhibition: My Secret Heart	Discovery Museum
10 January 2010	7.30pm	Brendan Cole: Live and Unjudged	Newcastle City Hall
10 January 2010	7.00pm	Talented Tyneside	Customs House South Shields
11^th to 16^th January 2010	Various	Under 5s Music Making	Sage Gateshead
12 January 2010	11.00am	The Sage: Public Tours	Sage Gateshead
12^th to 16^th January 2010	Various	Pantomime: Sleeping Beauty	Playhouse Whitley Bay
14 January 2010	7.30pm	Northern Sinfonia	Sage Gateshead
14 January 2010	1.00pm	Master Musician Lunchtime Concert	Customs House South Shields
14 January 2010	7.30pm	An Evening with Martin Bell	Customs House South Shields
15 January 2010	7.30pm	Limehouse Lizzy	Customs House South Shields
16 January 2010	7.30pm	Bobby McFerrin	Sage Gateshead
16 January 2010	8.00pm	Jimmy Carr: Rapier Wit	Newcastle City Hall
16 January 2010	3.00pm, 7.00pm	Got 2 Dance	Journal Tyne Theatre
16 January 2010	7.30pm	Over The Rainbow: The Eva Cassidy Story	Customs House South Shields
17 January 2010	1.00pm	The Sage: Public Tours	Sage Gateshead
17 January 2010	4.00pm	Magic Moments	Customs House South Shields
18^th to 23rd January 2010	Various	Under 5s Music Making	Sage Gateshead
18^th to 23^rd January 2010	Various	Spirit of the Dance	Theatre Royal Newcastle
19 January 2010	7.30pm	Anton Du Beke and Erin Boag: Steppin’ Out	Sage Gateshead
19 January 2010	9.30am – 3.00pm	Pre School Day: Animals	Centre For Life
20 January 2010	7.30pm	Northern Sinfonia	Sage Gateshead
20 January 2010	7.30pm	Newcastle International Chamber Music: The Frith Piano Quartet	Sage Gateshead
20 January 2010	8.30pm	Jazz: The John Escreet Project	Sage Gateshead
20^th to 30^th January 2010	2.30pm, 7.30pm	Dirty Dusting	Customs House South Shields
21 January 2010		Clothes Swap and Customisation Evening	Shipley Art Gallery
22 January 2010		Percy Hedley Foundation: MiXiT	Lancastrian Suite
23 January 2010	8.00pm	Stephen K Amos: The Feelgood Factor	Journal Tyne Theatre
23rd January 2010 to 27 June 2010		Exhibition: Collingwood – A Northumbrian Abroad	Discovery Museum
23^rd and 24^th January 2010	1.30pm	Pantomime: Mother Goose	Lancastrian Suite
25 January 2010	7.30pm	Alfie Boe’s Neapolitan Opera Night	Sage Gateshead
25^th to 29^th January 2010	Various	Under 5s Music Making	Sage Gateshead
25^th to 30^th January 2010	Various	The Woman In Black	Theatre Royal Newcastle
26 January 2010	8.00pm	Music: Tom Paxton	Sage Gateshead
27 January 2010	8.00pm	Music: Raul Malo	Sage Gateshead
27^th and 28^th January 2010	8.00pm	A Wee Home From Home	Northern Stage Barras Bridge
28 January 2010	7.30pm	Buffy Sainte-Marie	Sage Gateshead
28 January 2010	7.30pm	Count Arthur Strong: The Man Behind The Smile	Playhouse Whitley Bay
29 January 2010	7.30pm	Northern Sinfonia	Sage Gateshead
29^th and 30^th January 2010	7.30pm	balletLORENT: Blood Sweat and Tears	Northern Stage Barras Bridge
29^th to 31st January 2010	Various	Dance Mania	Playhouse Whitley Bay
30 January 2010	4.30pm	Outside – In: A Brand New Winter Music Festival	Sage Gateshead
30 January 2010	7.00pm	Geordie Comedy Night	Lancastrian Suite
31 January 2010	8.00pm	The Ex and Brass Unbound	Sage Gateshead
31st January and 1^st February 2010	10.00am – 5.00pm	UK Wedding Show	Metro Radio Arena

North East Beat on the Box, Tuesday 24th November, 7.30 – 10pm

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:28:52 +0000

The Tube 1982 Uncut on Tuesday 24 November, 7.30 – 10pm

The evening will offer a rare chance to see the first episode of legendary TV show the Tube, originally broadcast in 1982, and featuring The Jam, Sting, Pete Townshend, Heaven17 and Sunderland’s Toy Dolls.

The evening will feature live music by students from City of Sunderland College and will include personal insights from Chris Phipps who was also a part of the Tube production team.

Tickets for this event are £5 and are available from Discovery Museum’s shop or online at www.twmuseums.org.uk/shop.

Looking Back: The Tube : BBC

This is sure to be an event you cannot miss!

For more information on North East Beat Unsigned, please contact:

Joe Frankland
Generator
0191 245 0099 ext.4
joe@generator.org.uk
www.myspace.com/nebeat
www.generator.org.uk

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Bob Marley Tribute, Saturday 21st November, 8pm

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:13:43 +0000

On Saturday 21 November, from 8pm, the Jumpin’ Hot Club presents a Bob Marley Tribute evening, starring number singer Janet Kay who is best known for her hit Silly Games, and Jamaican artist Michael Prophet.

Tickets for the event are £12 and available from Discovery Museum’s shop or online at www.twmuseums.org.uk/shop .

Information courtesy of:

Joe Frankland
Generator
0191 245 0099 ext.4
joe@generator.org.uk
www.myspace.com/nebeat
www.generator.org.uk

Discovery Museum,

Blandford Square

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 4JA
Tel: 0191 232 6789

Generator and Tyne and Wear Archive Museums present…

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:43:07 +0000

North East Beat Unsigned

A celebration of North East music presented by Generator in association with Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.

Saturday 14th November
Discovery Museum, Great Hall
FREE ENTRY
Doors 12.00 – 5.00pm
ALL AGES

The Discovery Museum will host a spectacular afternoon of music from the North East’s rising stars. The Great Hall provides a magnificent setting and Generator are pleased to announce an all-ages gig in this unique venue.

Featuring…

two of the most exciting new bands in the region…

Brilliant Mind / http://www.myspace.com/brilliantmindmusic

Let’s Buy Happiness / http://www.myspace.com/letsbuyhappinessuk

and

Introducing…

five emerging bands from the North East showcasing to a panel of music industry professionals and fans to fast-track their careers…

Black Cab Casino / http://www.myspace.com/blackcabcasino

The Anglo Form / http://www.myspace.com/theangloformmusic

Vacation Pioneers / http://www.myspace.com/vacationpioneers

Pink Lane / http://www.myspace.com/pinklanemusic

Illustrators / http://www.myspace.com/illustratorsuk

Generator invited artists to apply to play this event. Having received over 40 entries, we have selected the five best young and new bands.

With very special guest panellists:

Tom Robinson / BBC 6Music

Tom is undoubtedly one of the most important radio DJs for emerging music in the UK and regularly helps to boost the profile of many artists from the North East on his national BBC Introducing shows.

www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/tom_robinson

Peter Brewis / Field Music

In massively influential Sunderland band Field Music and through his solo project, The Week That Was, Peter has proven that he can consistently write catchy AND intelligent pop music. As we eagerly await the next Field Music album, it’s a huge privilege to have Peter on this panel as someone the new bands can really look up to.

www.myspace.com/fieldmusic

Claire Dupree / NARC

As editor of the region’s best monthly music magazine, Claire is the perfect guest for an event that showcases the array of talent in the North East- reliably informed and with a clear passion for emerging music.

www.narcmedia.com/
http://www.myspace.com/narcmedia

Discovery Museum,

Blandford Square

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 4JA
Tel: 0191 232 6789

This is sure to be an event you cannot miss!

For more information on North East Beat Unsigned, please contact:

Joe Frankland
Generator
0191 245 0099 ext.4
joe@generator.org.uk
www.myspace.com/nebeat
www.generator.org.uk