Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) is a major regional museum, art gallery and archives service. TWAM manages a collection of nine museums and galleries across Tyneside and the Archives for Tyne and Wear. The organisation is supported by the five local authorities of the area and Newcastle University. TWAM is also a Major Partner Museum funded by Arts Council England and has Core Funded Museum status.
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Newcastle Rugby Foundation to benefit from National Lottery Heritage Fund support
by Finlay Magowan | 2nd September 2020 |
The Newcastle Rugby Foundation has received confirmation of a grant totalling £99,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to document the history of rugby league in the north east of England. The Foundation, the...
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New RAF Red Arrows Flight Simulator at Discovery Museum
by Shelley Johnson | 12th February 2020 |
Experience the thrill of the cockpit in a new RAF Red Arrows flight simulator at Discovery Museum. The state-of-the-art red capsule seats six – eight people for an immersive ride over the glorious landscape...
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The art of summer time catering
by Shelley Johnson | 9th July 2019 |
Corporate events are in the frame at the North East’s leading art gallery, which has unveiled two special summer packages for businesses. Newcastle’s The Laing Art Gallery is home to an internationally important collection...
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Putting Mum in the picture
by Shelley Johnson | 11th March 2019 |
One of the North East’s leading galleries has Mother’s Day down to a fine art, with a special treat for mums this month. On 30 March, Newcastle’s Laing Art Gallery, New Bridge Street, which...
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Dine with Dippy
by Shelley Johnson | 12th February 2019 |
Businesses can dine in the shadow of Britain’s most famous dinosaur when it travels to Tyneside this spring. The Natural History Museum’s famous Diplodocus cast, Dippy, is coming to the Great North Museum: Hancock...
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Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums and Great Exhibition recognised at Northern Soul Awards
by Shelley Johnson | 11th December 2018 |
Great Exhibition of the North and Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) have achieved a cultural hat-trick at The Northern Soul Awards 2018 – together winning a total of three awards. Newcastle University’s...
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Going Dippy
by Shelley Johnson | 4th September 2018 |
Britain’s most famous dinosaur is heading to Tyneside – with a bone shaking offer for businesses. The Natural History Museum’s famous Diplodocus cast, Dippy, is coming to the Great North Museum: Hancock in May...
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Celebrating the north
by Shelley Johnson | 8th May 2018 |
Chefs at a leading North East visitor attraction have created a menu of Tyneside-inspired delicacies in honour of the Museum’s part in Great Exhibition of the North. As part of the event, from 22...
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It’s Rocket Science
by Shelley Johnson | 26th March 2018 |
A WORLD-famous steam locomotive, built in Newcastle almost two centuries ago, is returning to Tyneside. Robert Stephenson’s iconic Rocket, built in 1829 and once the fastest locomotive in the world, will be on show...
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Hire Discovery Museum’s historic Great Hall for less in the New Year
by Shelley Johnson | 12th December 2017 |
One of the North East’s most popular venues is offering a special price on daytime hire in the New Year. Throughout January and February 2018, the Great Hall at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum will be...
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Hadrian’s Wall model offers unique backdrop for events
by Shelley Johnson | 11th December 2017 |
A giant model of the famous Hadrian’s Wall is now available as the backdrop for dinners and events at a leading North East museum. The Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle is now taking...
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New recruit, Israh, joins Sodexo team
by Shelley Johnson | 4th October 2017 |
A leading catering and events company has boosted its team with the appointment of a new sales and events co-ordinator. Sodexo Prestige Venues & Events, which manages the conference and banqueting facilities for Tyne...
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