Museums · North East England
Great North Museum: Hancock
In or near Newcastle upon Tyne.
Great North Museum: Hancock in England North East, United Kingdom.
Photograph by Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent. (www.clemrutter.net). — CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Haymarket · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Great North Museum: Hancock, the nearest railway station is Haymarket, located 0.3 km away. The museum has wheelchair accessibility, and the postcode for sat-nav is NE2 4PT.
About
Great North Museum: Hancock is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
The Great North Museum: Hancock is a museum located in Newcastle upon Tyne, showcasing a diverse range of exhibits including archaeology, natural history, and world cultures. Visitors can explore various galleries, participate in educational activities, and enjoy family-friendly events.
From the Wikipedia article
The Great North Museum: Hancock is a museum of natural history and ancient civilisations in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The museum was established in 1884 and was formerly known as the Hancock Museum. In 2006 it merged with Newcastle University's Museum of Antiquities and Shefton Museum to form the Great North Museum. The museum reopened as the Great North Museum: Hancock in May 2009 following a major extension and refurbishment of the original Victorian building. The museum and most of its collections are owned by the Natural History Society of Northumbria, and it is managed by North East Museums on behalf of Newcastle University.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The collection of the Hancock Museum can be traced to about 1780 when Marmaduke Tunstall started accumulating ethnographic and natural history material from around the world. He then brought his collection from London to North Yorkshire. In 1790 Tunstall died, and George Allan of Darlington purchased Tunstall's collection; and later in 1823 it was acquired by the Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne. A wombat, which is still on display, is considered to be the earliest object in the collection. It was the first complete wombat specimen to reach Europe. In 1829 the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne (now the Natural History Society…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9800, -1.6130
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE2 4PT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Phone
- +44 191 222 6765
- Established
- 1884
- Annual visitors
- ~228,024/year
- Nearest railway station
- Haymarket — 0.3 km
- Opening
- Monday – Friday 10am - 5pm; Saturday 10am - 4pm; Sunday 11am - 4pm
- Official site
- www.northeastmuseums.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5647057 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Great North Museum: Hancock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great North Museum: Hancock?
- Great North Museum: Hancock is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE2 4PT), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- What is Great North Museum: Hancock?
- Great North Museum: Hancock in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Great North Museum: Hancock?
- The nearest railway station is Haymarket, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE2 4PT.
- When was Great North Museum: Hancock built?
- Built or established in 1884.
- Who owns Great North Museum: Hancock?
- Great North Museum: Hancock is owned by Natural History Society of Northumbria.
- How do I get to Great North Museum: Hancock?
- The nearest railway station is Haymarket, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE2 4PT.
- How busy is Great North Museum: Hancock?
- Great North Museum: Hancock draws around 228,024 visitors a year.