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See our 'What's On' page for the latest exhibitions, activities and events.
We now have a Facebook page
We shall still be welcoming our visitors as normal until the end of October but please note that the Museum will close for the winter starting 1 November and re-open in the Spring 2012.
Museums & Galleries Middlesbrough has been selected to take part in museumaker, a prestigious, national project involving 16 museums across the country. It is an ambitious partnership between makers, museums, and visitors, and is supported by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, Renaissance in the Regions and Arts Council England.
Three artists have been invited to unite the three museum’s collections and a popular enthusiasm for jewellery design in Middlesbrough. Lin Cheung and Laura Potter have been working with local residents in jewellery workshops and selected two participants to directly work with in commissioning work. The final pieces will be made in a series of two, one remaining with the commissioner and one remaining with the museums, exploring realms of personal value and cultural value.
museumaker is a prestigious national project involving sixteen museums across four participating regions. It is supported by Arts Council England (ACE), Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) and its Renaissance programme; and is unlocking the creative potential of collections through imaginative interchanges between the heritage and contemporary craft sectors.
www.museumaker.com
See 'Collections' and 'Niu Treasures of the Pacific' for information on our new outdoor sculpture and exhibit.
TFM's Graham Mack gets a traditional Maori welcome to the Museum from George Nuku.
The Museum welcomed nearly 3000 visitors during the half-term break, 649 on Thursday when TFM's Graham Mack came in his attempt to break a world record handshake of 100,000 hands in the year. Visitors also met tattooed Maori George Nuku who helped them to create Maori designs and artwork.
George Nuku as Captain James Cook with "Aheuri" of Billingham Kids' Club
Billingham Kids' Club Maori song and dance group "Aheuri" worked with tattooed Maori artist George Nuku to create a colourful backdrop that they can use in future performances. The backdrop features a meeting house decorated in lively traditional Maori designs. In 2007-8 the Club won a HLF 'Awards for All' grant to allow them to work with visiting Maori artists to the Museum and to visit the British Museum, London, in August 2007 where they rehearsed and performed with Maori performance group 'Manaia'.
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A teacher's pack has been produced by the education staff at the museum with the help of local teachers. The pack includes information, worksheets and activity trails. The pack is available from the museum shop priced at £3.50 or £5.00 mail order.
Workshop themes for school groups have been introduced as well as a menu of charges for tours and workshops. Please see the 'schools' section for further details.
The Hub supports a documentation assistant who continues to work on the digitisation of the 18th century collections and cataloguing of Cook ephemera. There are now over 4,500 recorded items on the collections database, probably the largest collection of Cook and related subject reference material outside national institutions. All material is available to researchers and students by prior arrangement.
Nana Tom's Cafe successfully completed its first year of trading and over 13-15th February 2008 celebrated its first birthday with a promotional offer for regular and new customers old and new. Refurbished and recently awarded four stars by the Tees Valley Award Scheme for food hygiene, the Cafe has spectacular views of the park and a lounge area, providing an ideal meeting place. For bookings and further information t.07950 956810
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