Baltic Centre for Contemporary Artwww.balticmill.com/
The Baltic is housed in the original 1950’s Baltic Flour Mill retaining the original South and North facades and opened on 13 July 2002. So far is has presented over 40 exhibitions and has had 2 million visitors. It has six main floors with four galleries, artists’ studios a cinema/lecture space, shop, library, an archive for the study of contemporary art and a rooftop restaurant on level 6.
The Baltic is housed in the original 1950’s Baltic Flour Mill retaining the original South and North facades and opened on 13 July 2002. So far is has presented over 40 exhibitions and has had 2 million visitors. It has six main floors with four galleries, artists’ studios a cinema/lecture space, shop, library, an archive for the study of contemporary art and a rooftop restaurant on level 6.
Side Photographic Gallerywww.amber-online.com/sections/photography
The Side Photographic Gallery opened in 1977. It aims to show the best of documentary photography from around the world as well as here in the North East.
Laing Art Gallery
http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/laing/
The Laing Art Gallery was opened in 1904 by Alexander Laing a Scottish wine and spirit merchant. It is the North East's principal gallery and is of Baroque style with Art Nouveau detailing. Designed by local commercial architects Cackett and Burns Dick, the Gallery has a distinctive tower which has become a landmark in Newcastle
Key works include Isabella and the Pot of Basil by William Holman Hunt (1827-1959), Laus Veneris by Edward Coley Burne Jones (1835-1898), The Breton Shepherdess by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), The Lovers by Stanley Spencer (1891-1959) and an important group of works by John Martin (1789-1854). Early 20th century artists represented include Auerbach, Nicholson, Hitchens, Bomberg and Moore as well as a growing contemporary collection.
The Centre for Life opened in May 2000. It was designed by award-winning architect and urban designer, Terry Farrell. The centre hosts exhibitions on the theme of “Life” with hands on displays and workshops aimed at families. It holds debates and an annual lecture, it also has laboratory space providing facilities for research in stem cell, genetics and regenerative medicine.
Discovery Museum
Discovery Museum started life in 1934 as the Municipal Museum of Science and Industry. The collections were housed in a temporary pavilion built for the 1929 North East Coast Exhibition in Exhibition Park, Newcastle. This was the first UK science museum outside London.
The collections and displays grew for another forty years, until the temporary pavilion could no longer meet the Museum's needs. In 1978, the Museum was re-located to Blandford House, the former Co-operative Wholesale Society Headquarters for the Northern Region. Designed by Oliver, Leeson and Wood, this magnificent 1899 building had been the distribution centre for over 100 Co-op stores across the region, and contained extensive warehouse space and offices.
In 1993 the Museum was re-launched as Discovery Museum. Ongoing refurbishment has brought many new displays in recent years. This includes the spectacular transfer of Turbinia, in 1994, from her old home in Exhibition Park through the streets of Newcastle to the new entrance hall at Discovery.
In 2004 the £13 million redevelopment of the Museum was complete and the following year proved the venue to be the region's most popular museum - attracting 450,000 visitors.
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