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…
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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…
Empire & Flag Weekend at Beamish Museum
TV’s Police Interceptors, a police helicopter and a 1,500-strong parade will be part of the celebration for Beamish Museum’s Empire & Flag Weekend…
Taxidermy, tunnel tours and immersive theatre for Museums at Night
This week, museums all over the UK will be opening late and hosting a variety of quirky events as part of Museums at Night…
Workshops and walks for Dementia Awareness Week at Beamish
Head to Beamish for a packed programme of activities as part of Dementia Awareness Week, including gardening, singing and walking…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
Saddle up for Beamish Museum’s Horses at Work
An equine extravaganza featuring around 50 horses and ponies, from Shires to Shetlands, is taking place at Beamish Museum this weekend…
Traditional dance, dialect and craft at Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering
The people of Morpeth will be welcoming visitors to the town as they showcase Northumberland’s traditions in an annual festival of music, dance, craft and dialect…
The ten best quirky Easter events for 2017
We bring you the best of the UK’s Easter customs and contests, including coal carrying and marbles championships, chair lifting and bottle kicking…
Climate change, migration and refugee crisis on agenda in Newcastle
Tyneside Cinema will be sparking discussion with a programme of film screenings, talks and workshops, as Gimme Shelter takes place from 16th March…
Steng Cross Gibbet
Our latest Curiosity of the Week is a gruesome landmark in Northumberland. Steng Cross Gibbet aka Winter’s Gibbet can be found on the roadside near the historic village of Elsdon…