Great North Museums

Events & Exhibitions 2008

Museum of Antiquities

1 March - 19 April - Favourite Things - the Museum's last exhibition before closure about the public's favourite objects in the museum

1 March - launch of Recollections, a book of poetry by Maureen Almond with photographs by Glyn Goodrick

22 March - the Shefton Museum's porphyry foot travels to the Victoria and Albert Museum for 'Thomas Hope: Regency Designer and Collector' exhibition.

17 April - University Public Lecture by Lindsay Allason Jones, Director of University Museums, Museum of Antiquities: a Retrospective, 5.30p.m. Curtis Auditorium

19 April - Museum of Antiquities last day of opening

24 July - 26 October - Museum of Antiquities objects on loan to the British Museum for the Hadrian exhibition


Shefton Museum

18 April - last day of opening

Hatton Gallery

17 November 07 - 16 February 2008
The Triumph of Maximilian: Hans Burgkmair and Others Matthew Luck Galpin
Friends of the Hatton: Recent Works

Future exhibitions coming up in 2008...

29 February - 5 April
Broadcast Yourself, AV Festival 2008

19 April - 21 May
Jerwood Drawing

19 April - 21 May
Drawn from the Hatton Gallery Collection

17 - 21 May
Ginny Reed: New Commission

Hatton Events

12 March 6pm
Guided Tour: Broadcast Yourself

10 May 2pm
Guided Tour: Drawing Exhibitions

17 May 7 -11pm
The Late Shows drop-in activities

16, 17, 18 April 10.30 - 12.30
Drop in Drawing for children

1 March, 5 April, 3 May, 10.30 - 12.00
Children's Art Workshop

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