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Managed by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums on behalf of South Tyneside Council
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | CLOSED |
| Wednesday | CLOSED |
| Thursday | CLOSED |
| Friday | CLOSED |
| Saturday | CLOSED |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
Visitor Information
Our venues will remain closed until further notice, following the national lockdown announcement.
Whilst our museums and galleries are closed you can enjoy exhibition and collections content and activities on our website and social media or by joining our mailing list at mustseemuseums.org.uk.
Our continued closure will have an even greater impact on our income - please support us.
We look forward to seeing more of you as soon as it is safe to.
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Sheila's Mini Mewseum Show - Virtual exhibition
Enjoy Sheila Graber’s world of art, animation and cats.
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South Shields Museum at Home - colouring sheets
By South Tyneside's artist Sheila Graber
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Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums has over 450,000 objects from its collections to search online.
A curated feed of items from our collections.
Take One Treasure - home learning
Activities inspired by the museum collection.
Take One Treasure - school learning
Inspiring Children through museum collections.
