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The Shipley Centenary @ Shipley Art Gallery

01 January 2017 - 31 December 2017

Throughout 2017

2017 marks 100 years of the Shipley Art Gallery

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Conservation Workshop @ Locomotion – The National Railway Museum at Shildon

01 January 2017 - 31 December 2017

Daily, 10am–4pm

Get a great view of Shildon's rail restoration projects from the viewing platform in the Collection Building.

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STEAM Museum Challenge @ South Shields Museum and Art Gallery

01 February 2017 - 01 February 2018

Workshop length 3 Hours- £180.00. Boking essential.

A day of creative thinking, doing, and making activities

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Life as a Miner @ Killhope

10 April 2017 - 31 December 2017

Step inside a miner’s kitchen, explore a mine agent’s drawing room and even visit a country show – all in our exhibition hall.

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Guided Tours @ Locomotion – The National Railway Museum at Shildon

10 April 2017 - 31 December 2017

Every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 11am, 1pm and 3pm

Explore Locomotion's Collection building with insight from one of our tour guides.

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Dino Jaws @ Life Science Centre

27 May 2017 - 31 December 2017

Included in Science Centre admission

This is the nearest you’ll get to coming face to jaw with a real dinosaur

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Bang, Crackle, Pop @ Life Science Centre

04 July 2017 - 01 October 2017

Included in Science Centre admission price

Explore how sounds are made in this noisy Science Theatre show.

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Hopetown Heritage @ Head of Steam – Darlington Railway Museum

06 September 2017 - 19 November 2017

Contact the museum for entrance times

Normal entrance fee

A history of buildings, present and lost, located within the Head of Steam Museum Campus and the immediate surrounding area

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Crime and Death on the Railways @ Head of Steam – Darlington Railway Museum

09 September 2017 - 05 November 2017

Contact museum for opening times

Explore historic unsolved murders, accidents and robberies on the railways here in the North East

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Tour of the Archives @ Discovery Museum

25 September 2017

10am and 1pm - The tour will last approx 45 - 60 minutes

£4 per person, booking essential

Take a peek in our treasure trove of historical documents...

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“Rocket Man with Cousin Jacks - Robert Stephenson in Colombia”: A Talk by Michael Taylor @ Head of Steam – Darlington Railway Museum

28 September 2017

1.45pm

FREE to members of the Friends, non-members welcome

FREE to members of the Friends, non-members welcome

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Kaleidoscope @ Life Science Centre

03 October 2017 - 14 January 2018

Mon-Sat -10.00am-6.00pm, Sun – 11.00am-6.00pm

Included in Science Centre admission price

Our science explainers explore the beautiful, colourful world of chemistry in this new Science Theatre show

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“Two Centuries in the Making – Plans for the Future”: A Talk by Huw Lewis @ Head of Steam – Darlington Railway Museum

12 October 2017

1.45pm

FREE to members of the Friends, non-members welcome

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Visible Ghosts: What Does A Ghost Look Like and How Have They Been Shown Through the Ages? @ Newcastle Castle

20 October 2017

18:00 To 19:00

£4.50, Payable Via Eventbrite. Tickets On Sale 8 September

Join cultural historian Gail-Nina Anderson for her latest talk.

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Tour of the Archives @ Discovery Museum

30 October 2017

10am and 1pm - The tour will last approx 45 - 60 minutes

£4 per person, booking essential

Take a peek in our treasure trove of historical documents...

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“A Railwayman for all Seasons”: A Talk by Philip Benham @ Head of Steam – Darlington Railway Museum

04 November 2017

1.45pm

FREE to members of the Friends, non-members welcome

FREE to members of the Friends, non-members welcome

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Exposed @ Head of Steam – Darlington Railway Museum

11 November 2017 - 07 January 2018

11.00am - 3.30pm

Normal entrance fee

In 2015 a small collection of glass plate negatives were uncovered in the Museum of Hartlepool’s photographic archives

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Angels and Demons: A Pictorial History @ Newcastle Castle

17 November 2017

18:00 To 19:00

£4.50, Payable Via Eventbrite. Tickets On Sale 6 October

Join cultural historian Gail-Nina Anderson for her latest talk.

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NERA Meeting: “A Ryedale Ramble” @ Head of Steam – Darlington Railway Museum

18 November 2017

Robin Coulthard leads a pictorial perambulation following the railways around Ryedale’s perimeter

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Streatlam Castle: Rediscover The Home Of John And Joséphine Bowes @ The Bowes Museum

25 November 2017 - 11 March 2018

Viewable all day during Bowes Museum opening hours

This exhibition will show how Streatlam looked in its heyday, bringing to life the style in which John Bowes, one of the richest men in England, lived.

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Saintly Sisters @ Durham Cathedral

28 November 2017 - 24 February 2018

£2.50 - £7.50

This exhibition will focus on the lives and legacies of female saints with a particular link to Durham or the North

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The Afternoon Lectures: “Quiz and Video” @ Head of Steam – Darlington Railway Museum

07 December 2017

1.45pm

FREE to members of the Friends, non-members welcome

FREE to members of the Friends, non-members welcome

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Santa and his Minions: The Darker Side of Jolly @ Newcastle Castle

08 December 2017

18:00 To 19:00

£4.50, Payable Via Eventbrite. Tickets On Sale 27 October

Join cultural historian Gail-Nina Anderson for her latest talk.

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Tour of the Archives @ Discovery Museum

18 December 2017

10am and 1pm - The tour will last approx 45 - 60 minutes

£4 per person, booking essential

Take a peek in our treasure trove of historical documents...