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Home and Belonging Project workshop - Home and Belonging at Discovery Museum

An exhibition on home and belonging in Newcastle

Artworks created by refugees and asylum seekers will be on display at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle until Sunday 2nd July…

The Hoppings - Discovery Museum - Newcastle

All the Fun of the Fair in Newcastle

All the Fun of the Fair at the Discovery Museum will chart the history of Newcastle’s much-loved Hoppings Fair, with a chance to play on vintage amusements…

Darkroom Discovery - Discovery Museum - Newcastle

Make a darkroom discovery in Newcastle with a unique workshop

Take part in a traditional photographic silver printing workshop with professional tuition at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum on Wednesday 24th May…

Frankenstein - Discovery Museum - Newcastle

A lunchtime talk on Frankenstein and Electricity

Join historian Jo Bath for a lunchtime history talk inspired by the Fabricating Histories exhibition at Discovery Museum in Newcastle…

Meet and Make with Dominic Wilcox - Discovery Museum Newcastle

A workshop for inventive minds in Newcastle

Meet inventor Dominic Wilcox at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle on Saturday 6th May, and help him invent the transport of the future…

Parsons Generator – Arts and Sparks store tour - Discovery Museum

Discover insights into electricity with a tour of museum basement

Tour the Arcs and Sparks store in the Discovery Museum’s basement and gain an insight into some electrical inventions…

Doctor Geof - Steampunk - Discovery Museum - Newcastle

Fabricating Histories: An Alternative 19th Century

From engineers to Victorians, Fabricating Histories at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle turns history on its head and takes a look at what might have been…

Build your own Vinyl Record Player from Scratch - Discovery Museum - Newcastle

Build your own vinyl record player from scratch in Newcastle

Head to the Discovery Museum in Newcastle and build your own working vinyl record player, using simple junk materials, to take home and use…

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Forget the Olympics, it’s time for the launch of the Urban Games 2013

The Discovery Museum is going street on Saturday 10th August to mark the launch of the Urban Games in Newcastle. Join in with this free event from 11am…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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