Join our Mini Science UK Club this Friday! 😃

Bring along your little ones to enjoy hands-on experiments, learning and messy play with a science twist!

📅 Friday 17 May, 1.30pm-2:30pm
🎟️ £5 per child
📌 Suitable for 1-4 year olds
🎫 bit.ly/3NM8yrU

Looking for something to do this Saturday? Visit our Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, on loan from Natural History Museum.

The exhibition is free to visit until 1 June and you can find out more detail at sunderlandmuseum.org.uk.

📷 Colin Davison

Book your place for Bear’s Museum Adventure: Find the History Heroes! 🐻

📆 Wednesday 29 May
🕰 1pm – 2pm and 2.30pm – 3.30pm
🎟 £2 per child, adults go free
📌 Recommended age 4+

Book your place 👇
sunderlandculture.org.uk/events/bears-m…

📢 Job Opportunity 📢

We’re recruiting an Assistant Producer to join the Culture Start project team.

Culture Start, is a new arts and cultural programme for children and young people in #Sunderland .

Find out more about this exciting new role 👇
sunderlandculture.org.uk/about-us/oppor…

We have lots to enjoy over May Half Term! 😃

🖍 Family Wellbeing Day: 25 May: Free
🦉 Creature Collections: 28 May: Free
🐻 Bear’s Museum Adventure: 29 May: £2 per child, adults go free
🌿 Garden Mania: 31 May: Free

Discover more at sunderlandmuseum.org.uk

Four ‘Young Curators’ from across Wearside are delving into the past to help shape the future of our Museum & Winter Gardens!

Find out more more: sunderlandecho.com/lifestyle/youn…

Pick up our Wildlife Spotters Activity Sheet and enjoy a variety of puzzles and challenges as you explore Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

The activity sheet is free and available until 1 June.

Plan your visit to Wildlife Photographer of the Year 👇
sunderlandculture.org.uk/events/wildlif…

📷 Colin Davison

Our next Threads session takes place on Tuesday 😀

Threads is a social, self-help group who meet monthly to work on individual projects and share their skills 🧵

📅 Tuesday 7 May
📌 Drop-in from 1pm-3pm
🎟️ sunderlandmuseum.org.uk

Why not come along and find out more!

There's a month left to visit our Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, on loan from Natural History Museum.

The exhibition is free to visit and open until Saturday 1 June.

Plan your visit at sunderlandmuseum.org.uk.

📷 Colin Davison

We are so excited to see the return of the Sunderland Food and Drink Festival on 7, 8 and 9 June.

There will be events happening across the city centre with something for all ages to enjoy!

Discover more 👇
sunderlandfooddrinkfest.co.uk

Jellyfish, whales and hippos are just some of the animals captured in Wildlife Photographer of the Year's ‘Under Water’ category.

The images reveal life under water, showcasing the behaviour of an animal in either a marine or freshwater environment.

Discover more at sunderlandmuseum.org.uk

In Wildlife Photographer of the Year, see first-hand how human activities, both good and bad, are shaping the natural world we rely on.

The stunning photography will leave you inspired by nature and hopefully give you a renewed drive to do what you can to protect it.

#EarthDay2024 #WorldEarthDay

‘Animal Portraits’ is just one of the categories in Wildlife Photographer of the Year, on loan from Natural History Museum.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is free to visit and you can plan your visit at sunderlandmuseum.org.uk.

📷 Colin Davison

Check out Sunderland Echo's piece on the work of Collections Care Development Manager, Anneke, as uncovers hidden stories.

Anneke’s work is part of exciting Sunderland UK plans for the Museum’s redevelopment, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Read it here 👇
sunderlandecho.com/lifestyle/new-…

Join our Mini Science Club with Big Science UK this Friday! 😃

Bring along your little ones to enjoy hands-on experiments, learning and messy play with a science twist!

📅 Friday 19 April, 1.30pm-2:30pm
🎟️ £5 per child
📌 Suitable for 1-4 year olds
🎫 bit.ly/3NM8yrU

Our next Threads session takes place tomorrow 😀

Threads is a social, self-help group who meet monthly to work on individual projects and share their skills 🧵

📅 Tuesday 16 April
📌 Drop-in from 1pm-3pm
🎟️ sunderlandmuseum.org.uk

Why not come along and find out more!

It's the last few days to pick up our Baby Dino Egg Hunt! 🦖

Can you find all the baby dinosaurs to claim a themed prize.

📅 Monday – Saturday, 10am – 4pm
📌 £2.50 per trail with prize
🦕 Until 13 April
🎟 sunderlandmuseum.org.uk

‘Wetlands – The Bigger Picture’ is just one of many categories to explore in Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

The stunning photography in the exhibition will leave you truly inspired!

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is free to visit, find out more 👇
sunderlandmuseum.org.uk

📷 Colin Davison

Join our Creature Collections drop-in session tomorrow! 🦆

Explore brilliant birds and other taxidermy creatures from the Museum collections.

📅 Tuesday 9 April
🕰 Drop-in from 1pm – 2.30pm
🎟 Free

Plan your visit at sunderlandmuseum.org.uk.

Coming up next week:

🐙 Little Inventors: Help the Sea Creatures!: 8 April: Free
🦉 Creature Collections: 9 April: Free
✏️ Drawing the Wild with Dan: 10 April: Free
🦕 Baby Dino Egg Hunt: Daily: £2.50 per trail

Find out more and book your place 👇
sunderlandmuseum.org.uk