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Thursday, 25-May-2006 08:56:43 BST
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Museum unveils Georgian countryside feature
AN award-winning museum's latest attraction provides visitors with an insight into life during the 1820s in the North-East.
Museum unveils new guide tapes
A FAMOUS author's son will provide an exclusive insight into his father's life for visitors to a tourist attraction in the region.
Fun and games from past at museum
AN award-winning museum will give visitors the chance to play old-fashioned games.
Rail team hopes auction will help restoration goal
A GROUP of railway enthusiasts trying to secure the return of their beloved steam engine to the region hope a charity auction will help.
On track for visit by Thomas
Visitors to Darlington Railway Museum, in North Road, can meet Thomas the Tank Engine and friends on July 8 and 9, from 10am to 5pm both days. There will be train rides, face painting, quizzes and refreshments.
'Huey' the Vietnam war helicopter is show star
A HELICOPTER used in the Vietnam war is making its first official display appearance this weekend.
Museum visitors get chance to go back to age of steam
VISITORS to one of the North-East's most popular museums had the chance to travel back to the age of steam at the weekend.
Museum hosts Power from Past display
A NORTH-EAST museum will be the venue for an an early 1900s technology exhibition.
Museum Meccano exhibition is out of this world
MECCANO enthusiasts displayed some of their recent creations with the well-known construction kit at a popular tourism haunt at the weekend.
Curators face mammoth task to get everything into storage
REMOVAL men often have to contend with difficult loads, but rarely anything as difficult as two Egyptian mummies, collections of snakes and insects and a hippopotamus skull.
Glimpse of the past
INDUSTRIAL engineering from the turn of the last century went on show to visitors over the bank holiday weekend.
Duke will watch Masonic march
A PROCESSION of more than 1,000 Freemasons, watched over by the Duke of Kent, will mark the official opening of the North-East's latest Masonic Hall tomorrow.
PoW camp's home, sweet home
VISITORS to a North-East tourist attraction have helped its owners recreate domestic bliss 1940s-style.
Artefact hints at monks' secret drinking
A CERAMIC hood, possibly used by monks who fancied an illicit tipple, has gone on display for the first time.
Dale link to tycoon's heir who died in volcanic disaster
Still known to many of its customers as Bainbridge's, the much-loved Newcastle Institution dates from 1838,. But, as John Hobbs discovers, behind the success lay a tragic story.
Museum acquires Napoleon snuffbox
A PRICELESS piece of military history has finally found a permanent home after years of travelling around the globe.
Museum is put on war footing as it prepares for North's biggest military show
THOUSANDS of visitors are expected to flock to the region this weekend as the North-East's first national museum hosts one of the largest military shows in the area.
Exhibition marks the life of North-East built legend of the seas
THE life of one of the greatest ships to sail the seas is to be commemorated 100 years after her launch.
Girl Guides enjoy overnight stay with a Victorian theme
GIRL Guides brought a museum to life when they sampled the Victorian era at the weekend.
Getting a Turkish view of eclipse
A MUSEUM has given visitors the chance to see live images of yesterday's spectacular solar eclipse.
Opportunity to get close-up view traditional shipbuilding skills
REPAIRS to an historic ship have offered a rare opportunity to inspect traditional shipbuilding skills.
Science to make sparks fly
SPARKS will fly at a museum this weekend when science comes under the microscope.
Museum plans floral treat for mothers
A MUSEUM will host a free floral extravaganza duirng Mother's Day weekend.
Museum reopens
THE Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life, in Pickering, North Yorkshire, will reopen for the season on Monday.
Museum focus on tale of two sea captains
AN exhibition charting the differing fortunes of two famous sea captains has opened in the region.
Surreal creatures in jewellery collection
A SURREAL world jewellery designer has chosen Teesside as the venue for her first UK solo exhibition.
On the right track with book scheme
BOOK-LOVERS have made tracks to the Darlington Railway Centre and Museum to enjoy the centrepiece of an initiative to promote reading.
Spotlight on music hall as part of museum's upgrade
ALTHOUGH television costume dramas tend to characterise the Victorians as spending their evenings around the piano, entertainment at the turn of the century largely centred around music halls.
Museum to show off wares for teachers
A REGIMENTAL museum and art gallery is throwing open its doors to allow teachers to find out what it has to offer them.
Museum display marks Somme anniversary
SOLDIERS from The Green Howards who flew with the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War are featured in a new exhibition.
Exhibit featuring a history of toys
AN exhibition of toys dating back to the days of King Albert and Queen Victoria is being staged in the region.
Museum visitors box clever for birds
VISITORS to a Teesside museum were able to do their bit to help local wildlife when they created attractive new homes for birds.
Gift to museum to stir memories of Gulf War
IN times of war, it is capable of hammering its way through 14ft of reinforced concrete and blowing everything around it to kingdom come.
Glamour girls who toured US hunted by museum for reunion
THEY were the glamour girls of their day and flew the flag for Britain across the US on board the legendary Flying Scotsman.
Making sure the museum has a roof over its head
STAFF and volunteers at a North museum are busy preparing for the new season.
Good response to rail museum appeal for wagon plates
A MUSEUM'S efforts to celebrate a town's railway heritage by starting off its own collection of local memorabilia has got off to a flying start.
Volunteers restore relics of rural life to their former glory
RARE relics of the agricultural past are being restored to some of their former glory.
Echo builds museum age theory
THE Northern Echo has helped staff at a North-East museum date precisely when the building's roof was constructed.
Exhibition marks end of war celebrations
IMPRESSIVE rifles and replicas of a guards' hut and hospital tent will attract crowds to a touring exhibition.
Helping new stargazers to set their sights
WOULD-BE stargazers fascinated by the mysteries of the night sky are being given the chance to get free, first-hand advice from an expert.
Work gets under way to upgrade museum
A GALLERY devoted to a museum's centrepiece exhibit is one of a number of ideas suggested for its multi-million pound redevelopment.
Museum celebrates legend of the skies
AN air museum will tomorrow celebrate the 70th anniversary of the legendary Douglas Dakota taking to the skies for the first time.
Museum to host card-making sessions
A MUSEUM and art gallery is staging a series of drop-in activities to help visitors add a personal touch to their festive greetings.
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