News (page 10)

16 December 2020

Newcastle Civic Centre’s 1967 Christmas Carillon Bells have been digitised - we’d love to hear a remix

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Historic recording of Newcastle Civic Centre’s 1967 Christmas Bells are available in full for the first time – and we’d love to hear your remix

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16 December 2020

New online exhibition exploring museum collections through colour – on Google Arts & Culture

Rainbow collections collage
Colourful Discoveries allows people to explore Discovery Museum’s diverse collections through a kaleidoscopic lens, from Victorian silk fans to activist material, 1960s dresses to WWI era packaging, vintage film posters and more.

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11 December 2020

New Pride artistic commissions pave way for oral histories

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Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) and Curious Arts have commissioned six LGBTQIA+ artists to respond to the theme 'What does Pride mean to you?' as part of a new editorial programme Must-see Stories.

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09 December 2020

Discovery Museum has been awarded £80,000 from the Reece Foundation

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Newcastle’s Discovery Museum has been awarded £80,000 from the Reece Foundation to support learning and engagement with children and young people in Tyneside

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30 November 2020

Raising funds with The Big Give to take the museum into the classroom

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This December Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums is aiming to raise £5,000 to supply schools with a year’s access to museums object loan boxes Boxes of Delights

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30 November 2020

Virtual festive events from Tyneside's cultural venues

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Bringing the festive fun to you at home

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27 November 2020

Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums recruiting new Director

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Applications are now open for the post and the closing date is 17 December 2020

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22 October 2020

Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums launching fundraising campaign to raise £220,000

A family walks past the Turbinia exhibit
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums is launching a public campaign to encourage people to support their favourite venues to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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16 October 2020

Digital Commission Opportunity for Tyne & Wear based LGBTQIA+ Artists/Creatives

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Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) have received support from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation’s Sustaining Engagement with Collections Fund to pilot Must-see Stories

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12 October 2020

Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums receives Culture Recovery Fund grant

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Part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic

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01 October 2020

Virtual legacy for Great North Museum: Hancock special exhibitions

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Virtual reality versions of two special exhibitions at the Great North Museum: Hancock have launched online

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28 September 2020

Railway volunteer wins Museums + Heritage award

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Joseph Stuart, volunteer at Stephenson Steam Railway, is named Volunteer of the Year at this year's Museums + Heritage Awards

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19 August 2020

Much-loved Newcastle museums set for 1 September reopening

Volunteers and staff at Discovery Museum
The Great North Museum: Hancock and Discovery Museum will welcome back visitors on Tuesday 1 September.

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20 July 2020

Laing Art Gallery to reopen with William and Evelyn De Morgan exhibition

Night and Sleep by Evelyn De Morgan (1878) © De Morgan Collection, courtesy of the De Morgan Foundation
The Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle city centre will reopen to the public on Monday 10 August, with new social distancing and safety measures in place.

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08 July 2020

New acquisitions by the Laing Art Gallery

Mike Silva, Jason in Hyde Park, 2020. Oil on linen, 76 x 101 cm. Image courtesy of the artist and The Approach Gallery
The Laing Art Gallery has acquired three works by London-based painter Mike Silva, supported by the Contemporary Art Society’s Rapid Response Fund.

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03 July 2020

We want your hair!

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We're looking for donations of cuttings from your first 'lockdown haircut'

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04 June 2020

We stand to denounce racism in all its forms

We stand to denounce racism in all its forms
We, the undersigned from the cultural sector of the North East, declare that silence is not ok and silence is seen as complicity. Racism has no place in a just and humane society.

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14 May 2020

Contribute to our region’s memory

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Tyne & Wear Archives need your help

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09 April 2020

Tyneside museums want pictures of your rainbows

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Museums in Tyneside are keen to collect images of the rainbows that households across the region have made and displayed.

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28 February 2020

New heavy metal audio documentary launches

Heavier! Faster! Louder! The story of Tyneside heavy metal
Heavier! Faster! Louder! The Story of Tyneside Heavy Metal is a six-episode series narrated by renowned radio disc jockey Alan Robson.

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