Discovery Museum
Discovery Museum is a science and local history museum based in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Discovery Museum started life in Exhibition Park, Newcastle in 1934 as the Municipal Museum of Science and Industry, the first science museum outside of London. It was housed in the temporary pavilion that was built for the 1929 North East Coast Exhibition. Now situated in Blandford House, the museum was re-launched as Discovery Museum in 1993.
Built as warehouse for Co-operative Wholesale Society, the building has always stored things: originally clothing, fruit & veg, pickled onions, bacon, oil & vinegar, now museum objects and archives.
Remake a Take
From Blade Runner to Brief Encounter, the North has inspired generations of audiences and filmmakers. Get behind the scenes of these famous films with a host of hands-on activities.
Follow the Remake a Take movie trail to hunt out a series of interactive film stills featuring scenes from the likes of Get Carter, Billy Elliot and 24 Hour Party People.
Recreate an iconic scene from Blade Runner, Ridley Scott, 1982 at the Discovery Museum Cafe.
Nearest Metro: Central Station
Opening times
Open daily 10.00 – 18.00