Events Search and Views Navigation
May 2021
Northumberland Folk
Museums Northumberland presents ‘Northumberland Folk’, a series of four new exhibitions by illustrator Jonny Hannah. Discover some of Northumberland’s strangest stories and most curious characters through Jonny’s extraordinary paintings and prints. The vast array of Northumbrian stories you will see illustrated in the exhibitions have been drawn from our museum collections, inspired by our heritage buildings and contributed to the project by members of our communities. This visual ballad from the borderland delves into Northumbrian piping lore and…
Find out more »Take a Virtual Tour of Amazing Lightship LV50
Blyth's historic lightship (a floating lighthouse), the LV50, is re-engaging with people virtually this Northumberland Day, to still take its magnificent experience and heritage out to children and adults alike, whilst it is unable to greet people in person. LV50 was built in 1879 in London and designed by one of the architects of the Plimsoll Line. She weighs a whopping 205 tons, is 100ft in length and is built very much like an 18th century fighting ship. She, like…
Find out more »Northumberland Folk
Museums Northumberland presents ‘Northumberland Folk’, a series of four new exhibitions by illustrator Jonny Hannah. Discover some of Northumberland’s strangest stories and most absorbing characters through Jonny’s extraordinary paintings and prints. The exhibition will introduce lesser-known folk tales and curious customs, past and present, real and imagined, with tours at 10.30am, 11.30am, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm. The vast array of Northumbrian stories you will see illustrated in the exhibitions have been drawn from our museum collections, inspired by…
Find out more »Northumberland Folk
Museums Northumberland presents ‘Northumberland Folk’, a series of four new exhibitions by illustrator Jonny Hannah. Discover some of Northumberland’s strangest stories and most absorbing characters through Jonny’s extraordinary paintings and prints. The exhibition will introduce lesser-known folk tales and curious customs, past and present, real and imagined, with tours at 10.30am, 11.30am, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm. The vast array of Northumbrian stories you will see illustrated in the exhibitions have been drawn from our museum collections, inspired by…
Find out more »Northumberland Folk
Museums Northumberland presents ‘Northumberland Folk’, a series of four new exhibitions by illustrator Jonny Hannah. Discover some of Northumberland’s strangest stories and most absorbing characters through Jonny’s extraordinary paintings and prints. The exhibition will introduce lesser-known folk tales and curious customs, past and present, real and imagined, with tours at 10.30am, 11.30am, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm. The vast array of Northumbrian stories you will see illustrated in the exhibitions have been drawn from our museum collections, inspired by…
Find out more »