Discovery Museum

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We are happy to tell you that we’re reopening on Monday 17 May (subject to change if government guidance changes).

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The Female Form Through Time

New online exhibition with Google Arts and Culture

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Re-imagining Pride

Must-see Stories: six new digital commissions from LGBTQIA artists in Tyne & Wear

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Dan Jackson's Top Picks

North east historian Dan Jackson shares the stories behind museum objects in these short films

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