Drop-in session from Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens to handle spooky objects, share local history stories and do crafts, suitable for ages 4 and over.
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens are bringing a slice of their collection to Theatre Space NE on Saturday 31 October, from 10am to 11am. It's a pop-up museum session, and since the museum itself is currently closed for a £13.6m transformation, it's one of the few ways to get close to their stuff while the building is off-limits.
The theme is spooky, and they're not messing about with the objects. You'll get to see and handle things like a poison bottle, a taxidermy owl, and a horse's head — the kind of things that usually stay behind glass or in the archives. Alongside the objects, there's local history story-sharing, object handling, and crafts, so it's as much about talking and making as it is about looking.
It's part of the museum's Object of the Month series, produced in partnership with Sunderland Heritage as part of a collections project made possible by a Museum Renewal Fund grant from Arts Council England. The whole thing is a drop-in, so there's no booking required — you just turn up when you fancy and stay as long as you like. It's suitable for ages four and over, which makes it a decent shout for a family morning out on the Saturday.
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You'll find it at Theatre Space NE, 14A Borough Rd, Sunniside, SR1 1EP, Sunderland, on Saturday 31 October from 10am to 11am. Entry is free.
