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August 2009

1 August 2009

Events and exhibitions at Discovery Museum.

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Northern Print Biennale

Print artist Julian Meredith will be creating a giant wooden whale picture in the Great Hall in the museum. Visitors will be able to watch him at… Read more

3 Aug 09

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Pirates Ahoy!

Join the Discovery crew by making your pirate hat and listen to swashbuckling pirate tales from storyteller Tanya Bentham. 10.30am - 12.30pm and… Read more

6 Aug 09

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Air Travel Past, Present and Future

Use paper to explore aerodynamics and create a WWII plane, a helicopter or a flying saucer with artist Tracy Greener. 10.30am - 12.30pm and 2pm - Read more

8 Aug 09

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Magical Science

Magician Martin Duffy will be performing science magic shows and you can make your own optical illusion to take home. 10.30am - 12.30pm and 2pm - Read more

11 Aug 09

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Victorian Style

Design and create a peg doll with a fantastic Victorian outfit, and discover the museum’s Victorian collections with a fun detective… Read more

20 Aug 09

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Wartime Bunting

To celebrate the Peace in Your Time exhibition, work with artist Louisa Jackson to make a piece of fabric bunting to help decorate the museum. Read more

22 Aug 09

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Mining Melodies and Pit Ponies

Listen to and learn traditional mining songs from the North East with Keith Gregson and take part in a pit pony craft activity. 10.30am - 12.30pm… Read more

25 Aug 09

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Meet the artist: Julian Meredith, printmaker

6.30 - 7.30pm Artist Julian Meredith will demonstrate printmaking techniques as part of his summer residency at Discovery Museum. Come along to… Read more

11 Aug 09

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Storytelling in the Great Hall

2pm Join storyteller Christine Watkins for a free stoytelling session in Discovery's Great Hall where artist Julian Meredith is creating a giant… Read more

19 Aug 09