North East Museums

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North East Museums (previously Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums) is a regional group of United Kingdom museums and the county archives service located across the Tyne and Wear area of north-east England. They have been administered by a joint board of local authorities since the abolition of the Tyne and Wear Metropolitan County Council in 1986.

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They receive financial support from the five local authorities they operate within and since 2012, Arts Council England. The service is one of those specified in the Designation Scheme administered by Arts Council England. In the past, the service received additional financial support from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Since 2021, the director has been Keith Merrin. [1]

On 26 November 2024 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums rebranded as North East Museums [2]

On 1 April 2025, three Northumberland venues were added to the list of nine existing managed venues.

Museums

North East Museums are responsible for managing the 12 museums and galleries below and the county archives. They also share the use of the Regional Museums Store at Beamish Museum.

MuseumLocationWebsite
Arbeia Roman Fort and Museum South Shields Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum
Discovery Museum Newcastle upon Tyne Discovery Museum
Great North Museum: Hancock Newcastle upon Tyne Great North Museum: Hancock
Hatton Gallery Newcastle upon Tyne Hatton Gallery
Hexham Old Gaol Northumberland Hexham Old Gaol
Laing Art Gallery Newcastle upon Tyne Laing Art Gallery
Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum Northumberland Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum
Segedunum Roman Fort and Museum Wallsend Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths & Museum
Shipley Art Gallery Gateshead Shipley Art Gallery
South Shields Museum & Art Gallery South Shields South Shields Museum & Art Gallery
Woodhorn_(museum) Northumberland Woodhorn Museum
Stephenson Railway Museum North Shields Stephenson Railway Museum

Archives

Tyne and Wear Archives are based within the Discovery Museum.

Cross Service Collaborative Ventures

Partnership between the museums and galleries both inside and outside of North East Museums has been a significant matter. One example is The Late Shows which has run every May since 2007. Another large-scale project has been "A History of the North East in 100 Objects" [4] that launched in June 2013.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Keith Merrin to lead Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums". Museums Association. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "An exciting new chapter for North East's biggest cultural organisation". North East Museums. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Order, Chronological. "A History of the North East in 100 objects". A History of the North East in 100 objects. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "A History of the North East in 100 Objects". 100objectsne.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
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