List of museums in Tyne and Wear

This list of museums in Tyne and Wear, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Name Image Town/City Region Type Summary
Arbeia Roman Fort and MuseumSouth ShieldsSouth TynesideArchaeologyExcavated and reconstructed Roman fort, museum of artefacts and life of a Roman soldier
Baltic Centre for Contemporary ArtGatesheadGatesheadArtContemporary art
Bessie Surtees HouseNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon TyneHistoric houseOperated by Historic England, two five-storey 16th and 17th century merchants' houses
Bowes RailwaySpringwellCity of SunderlandRailwayPreserved operational standard gauge cable railway system built to transport coal to boats, built by George Stephenson in 1826
Castle KeepNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon TyneHistoric houseKeep and remains of the medieval castle
Centre for LifeNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon TyneSciencePermanent exhibits about human life
Customs HouseSouth ShieldsSouth TynesideArtArts centre with exhibit gallery, theatre and cinema
Discovery MuseumNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon TyneMultipleScience, local history, shipbuilding and industrial heritage, Turbinia, first steam turbine powered steamship, regimental museum for the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars and the Northumberland Hussars, costumes, art exhibits of painting, photography and sculpture
Fulwell WindmillFulwellCity of SunderlandMillwebsite, restored early 19th century windmill
Gateshead Heritage @ St Mary`sGatesheadGatesheadLocalwebsite, local history, culture,
Globe GalleryNorth ShieldsNorth TynesideArtwebsite, contemporary art
Great North Museum: HancockNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon TyneMultipleNatural history, archaeology and Roman Britain, Ancient Rome and Egypt, dinosaurs and fossils, ethnography
Hatton GalleryNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon TyneArtPart of Newcastle University
Holy Jesus HospitalNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon TyneHistoryOperated by the National Trust, medieval building in use for 700 years, exhibits about its use as a 14th-century Augustinian friary, 17th century almshouse and Victorian soup kitchen
Jarrow HallJarrowSouth TynesideMultipleLife and times of monk, scholar and author Venerable Bede, includes artifacts from the adjacent medieval church, museum exhibits, Anglo-Saxon demonstration farm with heritage breeds of animals
Laing Art GalleryNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon TyneArtCollections include 18th and 18th century British oil paintings and sculpture, watercolours, ceramics, silver and glassware, 20th century art
Monkwearmouth Station MuseumMonkwearmouthCity of SunderlandRailwayRailway and transportation history and heritage
National Glass CentreSunderlandCity of SunderlandArtHistoric and contemporary glass, history of glass-making
Newburn Hall Motor MuseumNewburnNewcastle upon TyneAutomotiveinformation
North East Land, Sea and Air MuseumsSunderlandCity of SunderlandAviationHistoric aircraft, aviation history, Military vehicles, historic emergency services vehicles, buses and trams.
Northern Gallery for Contemporary ArtSunderlandCity of SunderlandArtContemporary art
Northumbria University GalleryNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon TyneArtwebsite, part of Northumbria University
Old Low LightNorth ShieldsNorth TynesideMaritime heritagewebsite - Galleries, exhibits, activities, viewing platform and café, housed in a former lighthouse
Path Head WatermillBlaydonGatesheadIndustryRestored water wheel and joiner's shop
Reg Vardy GallerySunderlandCity of SunderlandArtwebsite, information, contemporary art gallery of the University of Sunderland
Ryhope Engines MuseumRyhopeCity of SunderlandTechnologyVictorian pumping station with two beam engines, steam engines and pumps, boilers, a blacksmith's forge, waterwheel, replica plumber's shop
Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths and MuseumWallsendNorth TynesideArchaeologyExcavated Roman fort along Hadrian's Wall, museum of artefacts and life of a Roman soldier, shipbuilding and coal mining industries, reconstructed Roman baths
Seven StoriesNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon TyneArtArt of British children’s books
Shipley Art GalleryGatesheadGatesheadArtContemporary crafts and design, fine art
South Shields Museum & Art GallerySouth ShieldsSouth TynesideLocalwebsite, local history, culture, art
Souter LighthouseMarsdenSouth TynesideMaritimeOperated by the National Trust, lighthouse's engine room, light tower and keeper's living quarters
St. Mary's LighthouseSt Mary's IslandNorth TynesideMaritimeLighthouse to tour, exhibits about the lighthouse and island's wildlife
Stephenson Railway MuseumNorth ShieldsNorth TynesideRailwaySteam-powered electric and diesel engines, history of area electric transport, northern terminus of the North Tyneside Steam Railway
Sunderland Museum and Winter GardensSunderlandCity of SunderlandMultipleArt, textiles, pottery, glass, coal mining, local history, social history, natural history, industry, geology
Tynemouth Castle and PrioryTynemouthNorth TynesideHistoric houseOperated by English Heritage, remains and exhibits about the Anglo-Saxon settlement, Anglican monastery, royal castle, artillery fort and coastal defence
Tynemouth Life Brigade Watch House MuseumTynemouthNorth TynesideMaritimewebsite, history of area lifesaving, shipwreck artifacts
Tynemouth Toy MuseumTynemouthNorth TynesideToywebsite, toys, dolls, prams, puzzles, games
Washington 'F' PitWashingtonCity of SunderlandTechnologywebsite, Victorian steam engine, engine house and headgear for a coal mine
Washington Old HallWashingtonCity of SunderlandHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 16th century stone manor house, ancestral home of the family of George Washington, the first President of the United States

Defunct museums
Memorabilia from one of Tyne & Wear's defunct museums. This guide of about 1980 is now at Discovery Museum. The entire document is on Wiki Commons (use Park 1>6.jpg in sequence to reach it. Remember this is a historical and not a current document.

References
  1. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/222809 Geograph image of Dial Cottage
  2. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pinzac55/7267455114/ Flickr sourced image taken inside this museum when it was open in 1994.
  3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-15707555 "Newcastle's Military Vehicle Museum building for sale", BBC News, November 12, 2011
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-05-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "Former Newcastle United Chairman Freddy Shepherd To Reopen Museum In Exhibition Park", Sky Tyne and Wear, May 18, 2012

See also
  • Category:Tourist attractions in Tyne and Wear
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