Description
The Great North Museum: Hancock was purpose built in Newcastle as a natural history museum in 1884 to house the growing collections of the Natural History Society of Northumbria.
Noted Newcastle born ornithologist and trailblazing taxidermist John Hancock was instrumental in securing funds for the museum. When he died in 1890 the museum, briefly called the New Museum of Natural History, was renamed the Hancock Museum.
If you are looking for Best Museums and Art Galleries in Newcastle upon Tyne , Tyne and Wear then you can visit The Great North Museum. The Great North Museum is one of the places in Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear for day out with kids and families. More details can be found on the website for this place.
Features
- Free
- Host birthday parties: No
Features
On Site Parking
On Site Cafe
Ground Floor
The Living Planet gallery spans the ground and first floor of the museum and tells the story of wildlife and habitats. Also on the ground floor, the Hadrian’s Wall gallery enables visitors to discover the detailed history of the World Heritage Site as well as finding out about all the forts, milecastles and associated museums that can be visited today. The gallery includes a wealth of archaeological finds from across the 73 mile stretch of Hadrian’s Wall.
The Mouse House, near the entrance of the Museum, is especially for Under 5s and there are regular activities for younger visitors in this space.
Also on the ground floor is Fossil Stories, which uses fossils show major changes to the landscape and the animals and plants that were around millions of years ago. It also features a T. rex replica skeleton.
First Floor
On the first floor of the Museum visitors can discover the world of the Ancient Egyptians - including two mummies - and marvel at important collections of Greek and Etruscan art and archaeology. Natural Northumbria uncovers what is special about the North East of England’s animals and plants exploring woodlands, uplands, lowlands, and coastal areas.
World Cultures showcases objects in the Museum collections from across the world including the Islands of the Pacific, the great land masses of Africa and Asia, the plains of North America, as well some parts of Europe (including Newcastle, of course).
Learn
This includes workshops, private planetarium showings, gallery explorer kits you can book, as well as downloadable worksheets.
Collection
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums has over 450,000 objects from its collections to search online. There are two ways to search our collections. If you know what you're looking for, use the standard collections search on the left. If you want to dive in, use our collections discovery engine on the right.
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