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Great North Museum

visitor attraction in Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England

  • TypeMuseums
  • WhereNewcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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About Great North Museum

The Great North Museum: Hancock is a museum of natural history and ancient civilisations in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The museum was established in 1884 and was formerly known as the Hancock Museum. In 2006 it merged with Newcastle University's Museum of Antiquities and Shefton Museum to form the Great North Museum.

The museum reopened as the Great North Museum: Hancock in May 2009 following a major extension and refurbishment of the original Victorian building. The museum and most of its collections are owned by the Natural History Society of Northumbria, and it is managed by North East Museums on behalf of Newcastle University.

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Built
1884
Visitors a year
638,000
Official website
greatnorthmuseum.org
Newcastle upon Tyne

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