Vacuum-packed (live) humans ⁦hanging around today ⁦Great North Museum: Hancock⁩ as part of ⁦Novum Festival⁩ (on until Sunday) - extraordinary installation by Lawrence Malstaf ⁦CULTURED. North East⁩

1/3 To help us keep our communities safe today, a legal order has been put in place allowing officers to control the movement of those taking part in today’s protests. Demonstrators will be limited to Bigg Market and Newgate Street.

Join us for our summer Great North Night on 30 August, where we explore the form and function of architecture and how we exist in spaces filled with beauty and objects hidden from our everyday gaze. £8 + booking fee. Find out more: bit.ly/3M3MWY4

🎙️ Big thanks to BBC North East for having our Producer Katy on air yesterday to talk about our exciting Marvellous Microbes workshops Great North Museum: Hancock this week, 14-16 Aug. Last few tickets here: greatnorthmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/marve… Listen again (2hrs 18mins) bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

Like LEGO®? Want to help nature? Join us to build the change! 17 Aug-1 Sep. Ages 6+(adult supervision required). Free entry. Info: bit.ly/473NK93 This activity has been made possible through the partnership between Natural History Museum & LEGO Build the Change programme.

There's some amazing activities to try and to discover at the next Great North Nights event - many of which are led by our fantastic Newcastle University colleagues! Don't miss it! 🪐🌱🧠

Discover our #WaysToPlay programme of free and low-cost family-friendly activities this summer - twmuseums.org.uk/ways-to-play Travel to the museum by Tyne and Wear Metro and up to three children aged 11 and under can travel for free with a fare-paying adult.

How to put wellbeing at the heart of a museum 💜 Working with Kids in Museums these Nooks have been hanging out in Great North Museum: Hancock in the Ice Age to Iron Age gallery. The museum told us that people are really enjoying using it which is so great to hear! #Museums #MuseumExperience

Join us for our summer Great North Night on 30 August, where we explore the form and function of architecture and how we exist in spaces filled with beauty and objects hidden from our everyday gaze. £8 + booking fee. Find out more - greatnorthmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/great…

The Great North Museum: Hancock is open from 10am-5pm on bank holiday Monday 26 August. Plan your visit here: greatnorthmuseum.org.uk The Library will be closed from 26-29 August 2024.

Like LEGO®? Want to help nature? Join us to build the change! Until 2 Sep. Ages 6+(adult supervision required). Free entry. Info: bit.ly/473NK93 This activity has been made possible through the partnership between Natural History Museum & LEGO Build the Change programme.

Check out this article and video by The Tyne Times looking at the use of digital technologies at the Great North Museum: Hancock, including our spaceinvestigators.com exhibition ✨ journalists.org.uk/zehui-yang/202…

Our Great North Nights are an evolving series of events designed for people who love going out & taking the path less travelled. They offer a chance to experience the museum after hours, with additional activities. Find out what's coming up in the series - bit.ly/3M3MWY4

Ever wondered why the NE is a fabulous place to study #Classics? Check out this film, made in collaboration with partners Frances McIntosh Great North Museum: Hancock Dr Cora Beth Fraser DJCS David Almond OBE Northern Stage National Trust The Lit and Phil @edithmayhall Cathy Bothwell @classcivanchist

Went to Great North Museum: Hancock today. Their Roman/Hadrian’s Wall gallery was a highlight but their interactive displays across the museum were generally excellent.

Our summer Great North Night is happening this Friday! Don't miss out on tickets: greatnorthmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/great…

Join Liz Pavey, dance artist and Assistant Professor in Performance at Northumbria Uni, for 'A Deep Time Walk' on 29 August, 11am-4.30pm. This transformative journey will take you through 4.6 billion years of Earth's history on a 4.6 km guided walk. Info: eventbrite.com/e/deep-time-wa…

The rooftop & the bunker beneath the Grainger Market. Really excited to share these photographs from my Secret City #Newcastle exhibition which was part of this years Novum Festival Festival. The exhibition run has now been extended & is showing outside the Great North Museum: Hancock

📣 Excited to launch Time Odyssey, a new learning programme by Art Explora UK and British Museum! Students aged 7-11 can explore their local museums in person and online. Join us at Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, Great North Museum: Hancock, Yorkshire Museum, Manchester Museum, and more locations soon! #timeodyssey

Last week we had the bittersweet task of taking down the Space Investigators exhibition at the Great North Museum: Hancock. The exhibition ran for 5 months, with thousands of visitors coming to learn about astronomy in the North East ✨