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11 March 2022

Tickets for Lindisfarne Gospels exhibition go on sale

Detailed patterned illistrations from the Gospel of St John page in the Lindisfarne Gospels
Tickets will be released on St Cuthbert's Day - 20 March

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11 March 2022

Segedunum set for £499,000 upgrade thanks to Arts Council grant

Rusted centurion sculpture with the tall glass viewing tower in the background against a blue sky
The funding will be used for repairs and improvements as the first stage of plans for an ambitious redevelopment

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11 March 2022

Make Your Moment this spring

a t-rex skeleton, a ballerina and people in a crowd with the words Discoveries Dinos Blockbusters Ballet
A campaign to encourage people to visit cultural venues in Newcastle Gateshead is launched

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16 February 2022

North of Tyne Combined Authority to support Lindisfarne Gospels 2022 programme

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Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums is being awarded a significant grant from the North of Tyne Combined Authority in support of the upcoming Lindisfarne Gospels exhibition at the Laing Art Gallery

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10 February 2022

Museums and Metro partnership

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Museums and galleries across Tyneside partner with Tyne and Wear Metro to offer families good value days out

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27 January 2022

Great North Museum to feature in 'North of Tyne, Under the Stars' festival

Anthro Zoo
Festival will use large scale projection, atmospheric imagery, sound and fire to capture the character, beauty and diversity of this region and ignite the imagination of the audience.

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21 January 2022

Tyne & Wear Archives wants your suggestions

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Tyne & Wear Archives wants your suggestions as to what sounds to collect for future generations - everyday sounds that best represent Tyneside in the year 2022.

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12 January 2022

Great North Museum: Hancock seeks to return Benin Bronze

The Great North Museum: Hancock
The Museum recently established that a Benin Bronze held in its ethnography collection was taken from Benin City by the British military as part of the Punitive Expedition of 1897.

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10 January 2022

Calling all venues for The Late Shows 2022

Two people are stood facing away from the camera, one person is wearing a late shows hoodie, the other is holding a late shows tote bag.
Preparations are underway for our 14th annual late-night culture crawl and we need you to make the event a success once again.

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16 December 2021

North East visitors encouraged back to cultural venues with exciting 2022 programme

Spine and cover of the Lindisfarne Gospels book, red with gold decoration
Exhibition and event highlights from Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums’ Venues in 2022

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13 December 2021

Long-term supplier signs up as museum supporter

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Award winning Newcastle based printing service Statex has entered into a business partnership with Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) after decades as a valued supplier.  

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08 December 2021

The Late Shows – NewcastleGateshead’s annual culture crawl set to return in 2022

The Late Shows
One of the biggest Museums at Night events in the UK the Tyneside-based The Late Shows will return in May 2022 after two years of cancellations due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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08 December 2021

New business partnership for Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

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Newcastle’s Large Print Works based in the east of the city at Hawick Crescent Industrial Estate is the latest local business to enter into a business partnership with the region’s museum, gallery and archive group Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM).

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02 December 2021

Lindisfarne Gospels 2022

A black logo with white writing saying Lindisfarne Gospels 2022
A region-wide programme of cultural events has been created to coincide with the much-anticipated display of the Lindisfarne Gospels at Newcastle’s Laing Art Gallery next year.

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19 November 2021

Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums to receive £87,820 from the third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund

We're here for culture
More than £100 million has been awarded to hundreds of cultural organisations across the country including Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) in the latest round of support from the Culture Recovery Fund, the Culture Secretary announced today.

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11 November 2021

Kickstart opportunities at Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) is pleased to be working in partnership with the North of Tyne Combined Authority to offer new employment opportunities through HM Government’s Kickstart scheme.

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09 November 2021

Major exhibition of the art works of the late North-East artist John Peace

The Groyne
This November a major exhibition of the art works of the late John Peace, a leading artist in the North East, will open at South Shields Museum & Art Gallery.

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29 October 2021

Weird Walks: The Dark Side of Newcastle

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Our new online series and digital trail with broadcaster and paranormal expert Alan Robson MBE

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28 October 2021

New manager sought for Great North Museum: Hancock

The Great North Museum: Hancock
One of Newcastle’s most popular attractions is looking to appoint a new manager.

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27 October 2021

Roman altars reimagined in vivid colour at the Great North Museum: Hancock

Seven Roman altars at Newcastle University’s Great North Museum: Hancock have been transformed in vivid hues thanks to an innovative creative project called Roman Britain in Colour.

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