News (page 7)
13 July 2022
Discussion with expert panel uncovers the North East’s connection to Indian Indentureship
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A free event unveiling the North East’s untold connection to Indian Indentureship through a North East midwife’s family history and lived experiences will take place at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum on Sunday 17 July 2pm – 4pm in the Great Hall.
28 June 2022
Discovery Museum in Newcastle shortlisted for national Family Friendly Museum Award
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Discovery Museum, one of the museums managed by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) has been shortlisted for the Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award, it was announced today.
21 June 2022
Rarely-seen works on show in Hatton Gallery exhibition
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Newcastle University’s Hatton Gallery is preparing to showcase an exhibition of 70 rarely-seen works.
26 May 2022
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums awarded £17,000 for community-led research on empire & migration
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Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) has been awarded £17,000 for a new national research pilot project to explore how the themes of empire, migration and life in Britain are represented in the museum’s collections, led by a group of community representatives.
24 May 2022
What's on during May half-term
Families are invited to come and join the fun across museums and galleries on Tyneside this May half-term.
17 May 2022
Archive sounds to help dementia and brain injury patients in new Sounds Around game with NHS
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A British Library project with Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) dedicated to preserving sounds has inspired a new game in collaboration with health and care professionals at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to help people with dementia and brain injury.
17 May 2022
Artist Ruth Ewan to collaborate with the Laing Art Gallery
These Are Our Treasures is a project inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels
13 May 2022
Segedunum to host Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacons
An event will take place on Thursday 2 June from 6.30-10pm to signal the start of the extended Bank Holiday weekend.
13 May 2022
Culture & Creativity supporting health and wellbeing in North East England
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To mark Creativity and Wellbeing Week TWAM highlights its community programmes
10 May 2022
Museum, Health & Social Care resource
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) and Northumbria University have developed a resource to support care practice for older people.
09 May 2022
Back to Culture – Tyneside prepares for weekend of late-night culture
The Late Shows – Tyneside’s annual free after-hours culture crawl – returns for its 14th edition this weekend, after two years of cancellations due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
20 April 2022
700 schoolchildren’s wildlife drawings go on show at Great North Museum: Hancock
Where did all the Animals Go? by artist Jane Lee McCracken features vinyl prints of original biro drawings depicting some of the world’s most iconic and endangered species.
13 April 2022
£400,000 in funding awarded to support community volunteering opportunities at Tyneside cultural venues
A consortium led by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) is one of 19 projects involving over 160 organisations set to support 7,800 new volunteering opportunities over the next two years, thanks to a £4.6 million Government fund that will level up access to the benefits of volunteering across the country.
08 April 2022
Family Fun at Museums and Galleries across Tyneside this Easter
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) is offering a wide range of events and activities throughout the Easter holidays to inspire and entertain children and families across all of its venues.
07 April 2022
Line-up and headline sponsor announced for the Late Shows 2022
One of the biggest events in Newcastle and Gateshead's cultural calendars, The Late Shows will return in May 2022 after two years of cancellations due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
31 March 2022
Unknown North East comedy heritage brought into the limelight
A new podcast co-produced by comedy cooperative Felt Nowt and Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums launches 22 April
23 March 2022
Arbeia, South Shields Roman Fort is preparing to reopen for the 2022 season
UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arbeia, South Shields Roman Fort, is preparing to reopen to the public on Monday 28 March for its 2022 season with a brand-new pop-up exhibition.
17 March 2022
Great North Museum: Hancock welcomes Malavika Anderson as new Museum Manager
Malavika joins TWAM from Wellcome Collection in London where she was Head of Live Programme. She has also worked at the University of Cambridge, Goethe-Institut in New Delhi and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
