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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 8d

Enjoyed chairing this session at the Labour Party Conference #Lab25 in the Creative UK Pavilion. Some brilliant insight from the panel on the importance of creative learning to the UK economy and the need for urgent curriculum change. @nmdcnews.bsky.social @northeastmuseums.bsky.social

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North East Museums @northeastmuseums.bsky.social · 14d

NEWS - North East Museums has been accepted into the latest cohort of the @museumsassociation.org Anti-Racist Museums Programme. www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/news/north-e...

Nine members of a community-led research project at a museum.

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 27d

Fun day taking custodianship of the first ever Metro train (number 4001) into the @northeastmuseums.bsky.social collection after 50 years in service. @my-metro.bsky.social

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North East Museums @northeastmuseums.bsky.social · Aug 7

NEWS - Woodhorn to receive nearly £1 million in Historic England funding www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/news/woodhor...

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Children playing at Woodhorn Colliery, now a museum and mining heritage site.

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ChronicleLive - The Chronicle @chroniclelive.co.uk · Jun 30

Newcastle attraction will have a pop-up bar for its chill-out social event which will feature a pick of gentle activities from meditation to board games, sketching, quizzes and stories

Digital detox night in Newcastle to include book swap and retro board games

Newcastle attraction will have a pop-up bar for its chill-out social event which will feature a pick of gentle activities from meditation to board games, sketching, quizzes and stories

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · Jun 23

Great to see our @northeastmuseums.bsky.social Great North Museum:Hancock shortlisted for the @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social Awards!

Kids in Museums @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social · Jun 23

🎉 The wait is over! Meet the Family Friendly Museum Award 2025 shortlist🏆

From free, hands on activities to co-designed inclusive resources, these museums are going above and beyond to ensure a great experience for their family visitors.

Explore the shortlist: kidsinmuseums.org.uk/2025/06/disc...

Discover the UK’s best museums for families this summer - Kids in Museums

18 museums are in the running to be named the UK’s Best Family Friendly Museum.

kidsinmuseums.org.uk

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · Jun 14

It was an honour to take part in the Northumberland Miners Picnic Memorial Service and lay a wreath on behalf of @northeastmuseums.bsky.social.

I will be on Tyne Tees news later talking about how we keep the traditions of the Picnic and North East coal mining communities alive at Woodhorn Museum.

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · May 15

Honour, on behalf of the judges, to get tonight’s Museums + Heritage Awards (the Oscar’s of the Museum world) Ceremony underway at the Park Lane Hilton! #MandHAwards

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · May 15

Honour, on behalf of the judges, to get tonight’s Museums + Heritage Awards (the Oscar’s of the Museum world) Ceremony underway at the Park Lane Hilton! #MandHAwards

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · May 14

I’ll be speaking at the Museums + Heritage Show later today about the future of civic museums alongside a stellar panel. show.museumsandheritage.com/2025-programme/

2025 Programme – Museums + Heritage Show

show.museumsandheritage.com

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · May 13

What a backdrop! Pleased to speak at today’s launch of Time Odyssey at the British Museum. The project fully funds school visits to museums including travel. @northeastmuseums.bsky.social have been part of the pilot working with over the 2,500 young people thanks to funds from charity Art Explora.

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · May 13

👀 cool place to be speaking this morning!

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · May 8

I was very pleased to get a sneak preview of the new National Gallery rehang and Sainsbury Wing. It was stunning!

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · Apr 27

Brilliant evening at The Fire Station seeing Public Record performed by (and telling the stories of) the communities of Sunderland. A great collaboration between @nationaltheatre.org.uk Sunderland Culture and Sunderland Empire and funded by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social. Life affirming!

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · Apr 12

Had a brilliant time opening the brand new Discovery Museum Under 5s Gallery yesterday. It’s got play versions of North East icons and items from our @northeastmuseums.bsky.social collections and was designed with the help of local families. Thanks to all of the funders!

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · Apr 8

More awards success!

North East Museums @northeastmuseums.bsky.social · Apr 8

We're delighted that Woodhorn Museum has been recognised at the Educate North Awards winning the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Initiative Award for its STEM communities project, in partnership with @nustem.bsky.social at @northumbriauni.bsky.social.

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · Apr 5

Great to see Cafe Laing at @northeastmuseums.bsky.social Laing Art Gallery picked as one of the 50 Best Museum Cafes in the UK!

www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

The 50 best museum cafes in the UK

The pioneering V&A tea rooms were designed to draw people into culture, and today these spaces offer more than just sandwiches. Felicity Cloake introduces some of our favourites

www.theguardian.com

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · Mar 29

What a day! #nufc

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · Mar 28

Not my usual work attire…

North East Museums @northeastmuseums.bsky.social · Mar 28

Thank you Adam Powell and BBC Look North for interviewing
@keithmerrin.bsky.social about the NUFC mini-exhibition at
Discovery Museum. More on BBC Look North tonight at 6pm!

Man in NUFC shirt being interviewed for TV.

Museum display case housing two football shirts and a football programme

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · Mar 28

Our @northeastmuseums.bsky.social Great North Museum:Hancock and Discovery Museum are getting ready for Saturday’s @newcastleunited.com Victory Parade with free drop in trails and crafts for families and items on loan from Wor Flags and our own collections including Jackie Milburn’s 1951 shirt!

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · Mar 26

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · Mar 20

Great to be in the stunning Banqueting Hall at Newcastle Civic Centre for the North East Tourism Awards #NEETA25 #EnglishTourismWeek25

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · Mar 17

It definitely happened! #nufc

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · Mar 17

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Newcastle United @newcastleunited.com · Mar 16

YOUR 2024/25 CARABAO CUP WINNERS 😍

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North East Museums @northeastmuseums.bsky.social · Mar 12

Primary School Arts Membership scheme

Why become a member?

The membership allows your school and your teachers to benefit from a variety of our practical art workshops and creative learning programmes across the academic year.

Gold and silver membership options available: twamschools.org.uk

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