News (page 6)
05 January 2023
Expert led Early Years events for babies and toddlers in Newcastle and Gateshead
Want to introduce your baby to the wonders of an art gallery or inspire your toddler at a museum?
13 December 2022
The Late Shows 2023
NewcastleGateshead’s annual culture crawl will return on 19 & 20 May 2023
13 December 2022
Lindisfarne Gospels exhibition attracts over 50,000 visitors to the Laing Art Gallery
06 December 2022
Double award win for Museum and Metro partnership
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums and Nexus have won two awards for their partnership providing great value days out for families
22 November 2022
Help us raise £12,000 to support the people in our region who need it most
The money will help provide enriching museum activities for isolated older people living in care, local families and refugees.
04 November 2022
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums awarded National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) funding
Three year funding award announced
01 November 2022
TWAM receives £24,980 grant from Peter Sowerby Foundation
Grant will support heritage activities for older people in residential or clinical care settings.
24 October 2022
UK's leading family law practice extends support of Tyneside's museums
Stowe Family Law to sponsor museums for second year
20 October 2022
Ways to Play - October Half-Term
This October half-term, TWAM is teaming up again with the Tyne & Wear Metro to offer fun, value-for-money days out for families across Tyneside
03 October 2022
Royal Grammar School (RGS) supports Lindisfarne Gospels Learning programme
The programme will engage 15,000 school children
03 October 2022
Being Human Festival events announced in Newcastle and Gateshead
An exciting programme of events has been announced across NewcastleGateshead as part of this year’s Being Human Festival.
09 September 2022
Her Majesty The Queen (1926 – 2022)
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums is saddened to hear of the death of HM The Queen and our thoughts and condolences are with the Royal Family at this time.
04 September 2022
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums launches new membership scheme
TWAM is offering people who support its museums and galleries a host of additional benefits as part of a new membership scheme.
30 August 2022
The Cuthbert Cycling Challenge 2022
An epic 8 day, 540 mile cycle pilgrimage to raise vital funds for our educational outreach programme.
02 August 2022
These are Our Treasures opens at the Laing Art Gallery
In collaboration with artist Ruth Ewan
26 July 2022
Partnership provides great value family days out across the region
TWAM and Tyne and Wear Metro working together
20 July 2022
New exhibition highlights stories of women and people of colour on Tyneside during Second World War
A new Second World War exhibition exploring recently uncovered stories of women on Tyneside and people who came to Tyneside from the African and Caribbean diaspora during the Second World War as part of the war effort has opened at Discovery Museum in Newcastle, and will run until 25 September 2022.
19 July 2022
Win an original Robert Olley painting
Legendary South Shields artist Robert Olley has donated one of his original oil paintings to the Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Development Trust, in order to raise funds for South Shields Museum & Art Gallery via a prize draw.