You could win a £250 Dawson & Sanderson voucher to use for your next holiday when you sign up to become a Supporter ☀️ bit.ly/3OuEJOA

We had a brilliant night hosting our SCRAN! Stories event 🍴 Thanks to all who dropped by to enjoy our brilliant food, activities and exhibition tours!

THIS WEDNESDAY🍴 Enjoy all things food & drink at the museum. We'll have free snacks and refreshments, as well as tours of our must-see exhibition, SCRAN! Find out more - bit.ly/3JlsPD2

Over a third of children in the North East are living in poverty. With donations from our Supporters’, we can provide free activities for children during school holidays. Help us to continue this by becoming a Supporter - bit.ly/3OuEJOA

Looking for a fun way to spend the last week of your Easter break? On Tuesday, we're running free craft activities. Drop in from 11am-1pm + 1:30pm-3pm. This event is part of our #WaysToPlay programme. Make your adventure a great value day out with Tyne and Wear Metro

Could you loan us an item to feature in the upcoming exhibition: Routes and Roots: British Bangladeshi Stories of South Tyneside? Please visit the website for more info and to submit your application - bit.ly/49GZ8YK
Deadline: Monday 15 April

Drop by the museum today to take part in our free craft activity 🎨 Kids can have fun creating a piece 3D abstract art using coloured card.
⏰11am-1pm and 1:30pm-3pm

This event is part of our #WaysToPlay programme of free and low-cost family-friendly activities. Tyne and Wear Metro

Before Vs. After: 1981 Vs. 2019 📷 What a transformation South Shields Tyne and Wear Metro Station and Interchange has had! Can you remember how it looked before its multi-million-pound makeover?

Who wants to take a guess as to what Tyne and Wear Metro station is being built in this image? We’ll give you a clue... this station was originally a Tyneside Electrics station. Any ideas? @ us and we'll tell you the answer soon!

How amazing are these images showing the excavations made prior to the opening of Chichester Metro Station? Can you believe this Tyne and Wear Metro station opened exactly 40 years ago today?

📢 Fantastic news for Discovery Museum - just over £3 million in grant funding announced today for repairs to the roof above the Great Hall. Thank you Department for Culture, Media and Sport Arts Council England

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the South Shields Tyne and Wear Metro line, we’re shining a light on Metro-related items within our collection🚆We would love to know if anyone has one of these limited-edition postcards, featuring one of the first Metro carriages at Jarrow station?

We have a new display🎉We're celebrating 40 years of Tyne and Wear Metro in South Tyneside. Going Places: 40 Years of Metro in South Tyneside, showcases vintage Metro memorabilia and photographs from the museum's collection. Can you remember when the Metro expanded into Tyneside?

Can you help us with an upcoming exhibition? We want to feature British Bangladeshi items in the upcoming exhibition, Routes and Roots. Your contribution(s) will help to celebrate this wonderful community in South Tyneside. Submit your object via the link- bit.ly/49GZ8YK

We rely on the kindness of our visitors and donors to sustain and develop the work we do. March is free wills month. Please consider leaving us a gift in your will so that we can continue keeping art, culture and heritage at the heart of the North East. bit.ly/3IxQCPJ

Nominate us❤️By nominating us, we could receive £1000 from Benefact! It only takes 1 minute to submit your nomination - bit.ly/3HXxSZV
Charity number: 1137867

Do you want to share your story about being a British Bangladeshi? We want to shine a light on your stories and objects in our upcoming exhibition. Please fill out our Google Form to help us tell the untold story of the Bengali heritage in South Tyneside bit.ly/49GZ8YK

Would you like to show your support for your favourite museum? Nominate us to receive one thousand pounds from The Benefact Trust bit.ly/3HXxSZV
Charity number: 1137867

We're welcoming Angela and her ark of animals into the museum during the Easter holidays🐍Angela and her team provide a unique animal learning experience to enrich mental health and wellbeing. Book your tickets now - bit.ly/42ZcMUu

We need your help 📢 Thanks to Benefact Trust we could be given £1000 to help support our museum programmes. All we need is a nomination from you and it only takes 1 minute - bit.ly/3HXxSZV