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Strike!

Exhibition

When: Sat, May 2, 2026 · 11:00 – Sun, January 17, 2027 · 16:00
Where: Discovery Museum NewcastleBlandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4JA, United Kingdom

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What to expect

⚙️ A display marking one hundred years since the General Strike of May 1926. Explore a major moment in Britain’s industrial history, when workers stopped work in support of locked-out miners. Find the display on Discovery Museum’s ground floor.

2 May 2026–17 January 2027. Open Monday–Friday, 10:00–16:00; Saturday–Sunday, 11:00–16:00. The museum is closed on bank holidays.

Admission is free, with optional donations welcome.

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