A place on Gitch
Great North Museum: Hancock
Newcastle upon TyneUpcoming sessions- Museums
- Learning
- Event space
- Art
Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4PT, United Kingdom
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A place on Gitch
Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4PT, United Kingdom
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🦖 A museum of natural history, archaeology and world cultures at Barras Bridge. The Hancock brings together collections, temporary exhibitions and public activities, with displays ranging from the natural world to ancient societies. Managed by North East Museums on behalf of Newcastle University, it also provides a library, learning spaces and a separately ticketed planetarium.

🧵 Discover a rare Newcastle-made paper reproduction of the Bayeux Tapestry. Commissioned in the early 1850s by John…
🥐 See the story of a North East bakery told through an eight-metre embroidered artwork. Created with Hawthorne &…