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• Creature Corner

  Apr 25th 2024

  A number of critters including snakes, spiders and lizards live in the museum in Creature Corner. Come and meet Lou, the Californian King Snake and Gizmo, the Dwarf Spiny Tailed Lizard as well as all their friends. Find out fascinating facts about what they like to eat and their natural environment, diet and habits.

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• Tales of South Tyneside

  Apr 25th 2024

  See how dramatically South Tyneside has changed over the last two centuries, from the boom in the Victorian times to the decline of major industries along the Tyne and the regeneration of the region recently. Find the stories of local people and how they lived, worked, played and fought over the years. See a replica early 20th century kitchen, find out more about the bravery of John Simpson Kirkpatrick and see the impact the decline of key industries had on the area.

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• SCRAN! A history of Food & Drink in South Tyneside

  Apr 25th 2024

  Food and drink is the mouth-watering theme for South Shields Museum’s latest exhibition. The exhibition charts the story of food and drink across South Tyneside and celebrates the traditional cuisine of the North East, from regional favourites such as stottie cakes and leek pudding, to singing hinnies and panaculty. In this exhibition, visitors can discover South Tyneside’s evolving food and drink story, from Roman times up to the present day, and learn of the origins of some of the borough’s most iconic eateries, including Colmans fish and chips, Dicksons pork butchers and Minchella & Co’s ice cream.

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• Vince Rea

  Apr 25th 2024

  This new exhibition charts the life of Vincent Rea, a local artist and gallery-owner who was best-known for transforming a disused Cold War bunker in Springwell Park, Jarrow, into the nationally recognised Bede Gallery. The exhibition showcases a wide variety of Rea’s creative works, including ceramics, abstract artworks, line drawings and photographs.

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• Artworks by Peter Mayne

  Apr 25th 2024

  This exhibition displays 34 paintings by Peter Mayne, a South Shields-born artist who seeks inspiration from Scottish colourists and French impressionists. This exhibition showcases Peter's recent work painted in the North East, as well as paintings of Spain and France.

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