Leisure & Lifestyle All art galleries & museums organisations

All art galleries & museums organisations

Dementia Friendly Newcastle is a city wide project that brings people living with dementia and their carers together with community partners to improve wellbeing, take part in activities and increase knowledge of local support available.

Discovery Museum explores life in Newcastle and Tyneside from our renowned maritime and military history to world-changing science and technology.

 

Swimming pool and gym.

Equal Arts is a creative ageing charity which provides arts and creative activities for older people and those living with dementia in Gateshead and Newcastle.

EuansGuide.com is a disabled access review website where disabled people, their families, friends and carers can find and share the accessibility of venues around the UK and beyond. The website shares thousands of experiences, helping you to plan activities, days out, short breaks and holidays that suit your needs.

The Farrell Centre is a centre for Cities and Architecture, near Haymarket on Newcastle University’s main campus. They offer exhibitions, workshops and activities for visitors of all ages. Giving you the opportunity to access a platform to debate the future of planning and architecture.

It’s free to visit. They offer a variety of experiences such as: exhibitions, public talks and debates, activities for schools, young people, community groups, professional events, as well as publications, podcasts and other digital projects. See their website for more details about what’s on.

Gallery North, based in Northumbria University, is a contemporary art gallery showing both home-grown talent and international artists.

a website where you can find events, shops, restaurants, bars, clubs, theatres and attractions in Newcastle. You can find money off vouchers too.

GNM is a free museum. It has collections from the Hancock Museum and Newcastle University’s Museum of Antiquities and Shefton collection. Highlights of the museum include: a large-scale, interactive model of Hadrian’s Wall, major displays showing the wonder and diversity of the animal and plant kingdoms, spectacular objects from the Ancient Greeks and mummies from Ancient Egypt, a planetarium, children’s play area and a life-size T. rex dinosaur skeleton cast.

The Institute trains and examines guides for white, green and blue badges. You can also book a Guide.