North East Museums

North East Museums (formerly Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums or TWAM) is a regional museum, art gallery and archives service. They manage 9 museums and galleries across Tyneside and the Archives for Tyne and Wear. Most of their venues are free to visit. For more information about the venues’ facilities, accessibility, exhibitions, activities, cafes and opening times visit the listings below.

• Arbeia, South Shields Roman Fort
• Discovery Museum
• Great North Museum: Hancock
• Hatton Gallery
• Laing Art Gallery
• Segedunum Roman Fort and Museum – there is a cost for this museum
• South Shields Museum and Art Gallery
• Stephenson Steam Railway
• The Shipley Art Gallery
• Tyne & Wear Archives

North East Museums run:

• an adult learning programme, which includes a range of exciting workshops, courses, talks and tours
• The Late Shows, the annual late night culture crawl across Newcastle and Gateshead. For one weekend only cultural venues, museums, galleries, studio collectives and landmark historical buildings come together to offer one-off events including hands-on workshops, behind-the-scenes tours, performances and parties
• volunteering opportunities at their museums and The Late Shows
• special events and festivals

Museums, culture and heritage can help to improve your health and wellbeing. They have free museum object boxes that you can borrow. You can use these can be used as part of a guided session. Read more about their free health and social care resources.

There are 2 Museum 2 Museum Tyneside Cycle Routes for cyclists to enjoy. You can view the cycle routes here