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NewcastleGateshead offers visitors and locals an excellent variety of world-class cultural venues that hold exhibitions of all sizes. From leading artists like Yoko Ono to smaller North East artists - art galleries in Newcastle and Gateshead cater for every art enthusiast.
Gateshead's BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art is the only non-TATE venue outside of London to host the coveted Turner Prize and is recognised by many as one of the country's best examples of a modern art venue. As well as housing some of the best local exhibitions it provides an ever-changing calendar from critically-acclaimed artists from around the globe.
The Laing Art Gallery Newcastle has an impressive collection of art and sculpture with its Newcastle exhibition programme renowned for bringing the biggest names in historic, modern and contemporary art to the North East. There permanent displays of John Martin's breathtaking The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and William Holman Hunt's poignant painting of Isabella and the Pot of Basil are always worth a visit.
Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art in Sunderland brings new exhibitions from emerging artists in the region and should be an essential stop for any art-lover's itinerary.
The Biscuit Factory, the UK's biggest commercial gallery, is the perfect place to start or expand your personal collection. Formerly a Victorian warehouse, the beautiful and dynamic gallery space is set over two floors and displays a range of fine art, sculpture, prints and crafts.
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Ouseburn
Head to Ouseburn for behind the scenes access to the Cultural Quarter's busy and eclectic artist studios during Ouseburn Open Studios. Buy the best of original art, craft and design, watch demonstrations and have a go yourself.
Wallsend
An exhibition exploring the Roman interest in gladiators, chariot racing and other forms of public entertainment, including executions.
Gateshead
Our local galleries house some famous and stunning works by masters through the centuries. Their composition and subject matter is awe-inspiring and magnificent. Recreating tableax of some of the region's most famous pieces, Making Living Art brings…
Newcastle upon Tyne
Sir Edward Poynter, President of the Royal Academy, described William De Morgan and his wife Evelyn, also an artist, as ‘two of the rarest spirits of the age’. William De Morgan was undoubtedly the most intriguing and inventive ceramic designer of…
Newcastle upon Tyne
It's easy to forget we live on a spinning rock that is whizzing through space. The new Space Zone brings space close to home: find out how we're already using space technology in our everyday lives and discover how the future of space exploration is…
Newcastle upon Tyne
Art Deco by the Sea is the first major exhibition to explore how the Art Deco style transformed the British seaside during the 1920s and 30s. Art Deco became the style of pleasure and leisure, as coastal resorts were modernised, new resorts…
South Shields
Over 200 captivating photographic images on display, ranging from landscape and wildlife to architecture, fashion and personal portraits. Brought to the museum by South Shields Photographic Society and South Shields Digital Group.
Bishop Auckland
ne of the North East’s best-loved artists, Bob Olley, started work at Whitburn Colliery when he was 17, following in the footsteps of his father and uncle. He left the mining industry in 1968 when Whitburn Colliery closed, before becoming a…
Newcastle upon Tyne
The bicentenary of the Northumberland Hussars is being celebrated through a new exhibition at Discovery Museum.
Originally known as the Northumberland and Newcastle Volunteer Cavalry, the regiment was formed in 1819 to support the authorities…
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