Art Galleries in Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear has a deep history within arts and culture. The art galleries in Tyne and Wear boast everything from historical to contemporary art pieces. Art is for everyone to enjoy and the region’s exhibitions are unmissable.
Listed below are 5 of the region’s top galleries that are all accessible via Metro.
- Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens is situated in the heart of the city, the museum has four floors of exciting galleries and exhibitions waiting to be discovered as well as a wonderful garden. Learn the story of the city and its people and of the fascinating worlds beyond.
Closest Metro station is Sunderland.
2. South Shields Museum
South Shields Museum celebrates the rich heritage of South Tyneside and the people who shaped it. The museum is spread over two floors telling the story of the borough’s social, industrial and maritime history from 4,000 years ago to present day through a range of displays, exhibitions and nationally significant works of art.
Closest Metro station is South Shields
3. Laing Art Gallery
The gallery was founded in 1901. It is home to an internationally important collection of art focusing on British oil paintings, water colours, ceramics, silver and glassware. The Laing Art Gallery holds regularly changing exhibitions of historic, modern and contemporary art, and events including artist and curator talks and family activities.
Closest Metro station is Monument.
4. Shipley Art Gallery
The Shipley Art Gallery opened in 1917 and the collection is now nearly at 800 paintings and collections of works on paper, decorative art and contemporary craft. Over the last 25 years the venue has become established as a national centre for contemporary craft and has built up one of the best collections outside of London.
Closest Metro station is Gateshead.
5. Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
With a history that stretches back much further than its 2002 opening, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art is the biggest gallery of its kind in the world. Housed in a historic, renovated flour mill on the Gateshead bank of the River Tyne, Baltic presents a dynamic and international programme if art, with ever-changing exhibitions and activities.
Closest Metro station is Gateshead or Central.
