Great North Museum: Hancock

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This fantastic new Newcastle venue offers an exciting alternative in which to hold your event. Whether you are organising a dinner, conference, meeting or networking event this venue provides an unforgettable experience.
Highlights of the new attraction include a life-size T-Rex dinosaur skeleton, spectacular objects from Ancient Greece and mummies from Ancient Egypt. The Great North Museum:Hancock is a major new attraction, incorporating collections from the Hancock Museum, Newcastle University’s Museum of Antiquities and the Shefton Museum.
There are also major displays showing the wonder and diversity of the animal and plant kingdoms, a planetarium and a large scale interactive model of Hadrian’s Wall. This exciting new venue, combining the heritage of a Victorian listed building with brand new facilities, offers fun, family friendly facilities, together with world class collections and internationally significant objects.