Laing Art Gallery - by lealea7909

lealea7909 — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:54:00 +0000

Review by lealea7909

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 0191 232 7734

The Laing Art Gallery is a wonderful place to visit, for a bit of a cultural insight into the more artisitic side of Newcastle! It's free to get in and the gallery itself is full of fantastic pieces of art. The works are really accessible, even to a complete art novice like me - my partner loves art and knows a lot about it, but visiting the Laing with him, I wasn't made to feel stupid about not knowing much - the staff were all really helpful and nobody looked down on you. The gallery was full of everyday people who just fancied a bit of culture, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.The Laing Art Gallery is a wonderful place to visit, for a bit of a cultural insight into the more artisitic side of Newcastle! It's free to get in and the gallery itself is full of fantastic pieces of art. The works are really accessible, even to a complete art novice like me - my partner loves art and knows a lot about it, but visiting the Laing with him, I wasn't made to feel stupid about not knowing much - the staff were all really helpful and nobody looked down on you. The gallery was full of everyday people who just fancied a bit of culture, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Discovery Museum - Cool! by lealea7909

lealea7909 — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:38:21 +0000

Review by lealea7909

Rating: 4.00

Tags: photographic exhibition, great for kids

The Discovery Museum is a huge and very impressive building, situated not far from Newcastle College and St James' Park. It looks like it may have been an old workhouse or something, quite a formidable place! As soon as you enter the building however, you're reassured by how bright, welcoming and entertaining the museum immediately is - you're greeted by a huge boat and lots of friendly staff! There's lots to see at The Discovery Museum: a well-stocked gift shop, a range of historical and scientific displays and lots of interactive resources for children. My favourite part of the museum is the walk through of Newcastle in the modern ages: eras such as the swinging sixties and the roaring twenties are covered, with some fab displays. And best of all - The Discovery Museum is free to enter!The Discovery Museum is a huge and very impressive building, situated not far from Newcastle College and St James' Park. It looks like it may have been an old workhouse or something, quite a formidable place! As soon as you enter the building however, you're reassured by how bright, welcoming and entertaining the museum immediately is - you're greeted by a huge boat and lots of friendly staff! There's lots to see at The Discovery Museum: a well-stocked gift shop, a range of historical and scientific displays and lots of interactive resources for children. My favourite part of the museum is the walk through of Newcastle in the modern ages: eras such as the swinging sixties and the roaring twenties are covered, with some fab displays. And best of all - The Discovery Museum is free to enter!

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