Tyne and Wear Museums

Tyne and Wear Museums

Tyne and Wear Museums is a regional group of United Kingdom national museums located across the Tyne and Wear area of north-east England.

Tyne and Wear Museums are responsible for managing 11 museums and galleries:

*Arbeia Roman Fort and Museum, South Shields
*The Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne
*Hancock Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne
*Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
*Monkwearmouth Station Museum, Sunderland
*Segedunum Roman Fort and Museum, Wallsend
*Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead
*South Shields Museum, South Shields
*Stephenson Railway Museum, North Shields
*Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, Sunderland
*Washington 'F' Pit, Washington

They also share use of the Regional Museums Store at Beamish Museum.

External links

* [http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/ Tyne and Wear Museums]


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