Want to learn more about the diverse languages spoken across Newcastle? Led by Professor Ewa Dabrowska, this series of short talks and accompanying audience quiz will explore the linguistic diversity found in Newcastle’s major community languages.
Free Admission | Booking Essential
Nov 14, 14:00 – 16:00 GMT
Great North Museum: Hancock
Large Clore Suite
Barras Bridge
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4PT
Learn more about how migration has shaped the region with Dr Tanja Bueltmann. There will be short talks for adults, storytelling for children, and a ‘pop-up museum’. Here members of the public can bring in objects that are important to them and which tell local migration stories.
Free Admission | The storytelling and pop-up museum will be drop-in and non-ticketed. The talks for adults are al...
Nov 15, 11:30 – 14:30 GMT
Discovery Museum
Blandford Square
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4JA
Henry Rothschild Memorial Lecture: 20 Years of Continually Growing as a Creative Person
Halima Cassell is an internationally renowned ceramicist. Her lecture will explore the various elements of her practice and discuss how her work evolves.
Refreshments will be available from 6pm.
Nov 17, 18:00 – 21:00 GMT
Shipley Art Gallery
Prince Consort Road
Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE8 4JB
Join us for a free taster of the established monthly Shakespeare Club in this special festival session, in which we will read and discuss still-relevant passages about the conflicts and challenges of city life in Shakespeare’s plays. No previous knowledge of Shakespeare’s drama is required, and all are welcome.
Free Admission | Booking Essential
Nov 17, 18:00 – 20:00 GMT
The Lit and Phil
23 Westgate Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 1SE