Tyne & Wear Museums (TWM) is a major, regional museum and art gallery service.
Tyne & Wear Museums is a collection of eleven museums and galleries across Tyne and Wear, supported by the five local athorities of the area. Our venues are:
Gateshead
Shipley Art Gallery (founded 1917)
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Discovery Museum (founded 1934)
Hancock Museum (founded 1829)
Laing Art Gallery (founded 1901)
North Tyneside
Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths & Museum (founded 2000)
Stephenson Railway Museum (founded 1986)
South Tyneside
Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum (founded 1953)
South Shields Museum & Art Gallery (founded 1876)
Sunderland
Monkwearmouth Station Museum (founded 1973)
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens (founded 1846)
Washington ‘F’ Pit (founded 1976)





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