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October 2010

1 October 2010

All events from this day, until the end of the month

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Exhibition

Striking Times

Striking Times: Memories of the 1984-85 Miners’ Strikes is a community exhibition inspired by one of the most bitter industrial disputes in… Read more

10 Jun - 10 Oct 10

Exhibition

Building Bridges

This exhibition celebrates the bridges of the Tyne, through photography, art and storytelling, from the first known bridge to cross the Tyne (in… Read more

12 Jun - 30 Jan 11

Exhibition

William Armstrong - A Spark of Inspiration

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Tyneside industrialist and inventor Lord William Armstrong, this new exhibition will track… Read more

10 Jul - 16 Jan 11

Exhibition

Beadwork from South Africa

This display contains a collection of beadwork produced through a project between Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums and Gateshead Young Women& Read more

1 Oct - 31 Oct 10

Exhibition

Photomapping Our World

This exhibition showcases photographs by children from Gateshead, who worked with professional photographers and took photographs to document their… Read more

20 Oct - 20 Mar 11

Event

Free talk - William Armstrong: Hydraulic Engineer

6.00pm Discover what we can learn today from Armstrong’s water powered machines, with Robin Wright of the National Trust at Cragside. Read more

5 Oct 10

Event

Felix Dennis' Poetry Tour

7pm Critically acclaimed poet Felix Dennis is bringing his Did I Mention The Free Wine? tour to Discovery Museum. The evening will include poetry… Read more

6 Oct 10

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Free Family Armstrong Activities

Free Family Activities 10.30am -12.30pm & 2pm - 4pm Why not come along and join in with the fun at the free William Armstrong- Read more

26 Oct 10

Event

The Prodigal Son - film screening plus Culture Shock showreel

Rastafarian filmmaker Kurt Orderson retraces his Grandfather’s epic journey from Barbados to South Africa in the 1890s, and explores his… Read more

26 Oct 10