Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus by Édouard Manet
Wed 24 Apr 13 - Sun 02 Jun 13

We are delighted to announce that a painting by Édouard Manet, judged to be of outstanding cultural importance, is to go on show in April. Manet’s Portrait of ... view details

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Sat 25 May 13 - Sun 01 Sep 13
Tim Walker: Dreamscapes

An innovative exhibition of photographs by Tim Walker, revealing how this leading fashion photographer is a significant artist with roots in traditions of English landscape painting. Curated by ...more

Sat 29 Jun 13 - Tue 31 Dec 13
Dolls, Bears, Robots

Appealing to families, this extension to the current toy display will create a specific Children’s Room in the Museum’s Streatlam Galleries. More dolls and teddy bears from the collection ...more

Wed 31 Jul 13 - Tue 31 Dec 13
The Anglo-Saxons in the North

Highlighting the Museum’s Anglo-Saxon archaeology collections, in celebration of the Lindisfarne Gospels’ return to the region in 2013.   ...more

Sat 21 Sep 13 - Fri 28 Feb 14
A Celebration of Savile Row and Wool Cloth

An exhibition to celebrate the craft of bespoke tailoring by Savile Row family, Henry Poole & Co which opened in 1806 and launched Savile Row. Henry Poole & Co went on to create the tuxedo ...more

Sat 21 Sep 13 - Sun 05 Jan 14
Laura Ashley, The Romantic Heroine

To celebrate the 60th anniversary in 2013 of the founding of the Laura Ashley label, this exhibition will celebrate the vision of the romantic heroine that Laura Ashley gave to fashion in the 1960s ...more

Sat 26 Oct 13 - Sun 09 Feb 14
How to Hide a Lion!

This exhibition brings Helen Stephens’ entertaining stories to life. Children can find out how she writes her books and explore some of her original artwork. The exhibition is interactive and ...more