Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Great to bring Monet from The National Gallery to South Shields! @northeastmuseums.bsky.social 042
Reposted by Keith MerrinNorth East Museums @northeastmuseums.bsky.social · 13/11/2025We’ve had a jammed-packed morning of inspiring and engaging speakers at our ‘Imagine If...’. conference for teachers and educators. Keith Merrin, Director of North East Museums, welcomed everyone to #ImagineIf2025, as we celebrate its ten year anniversary. 1/3 141
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Enjoyed chairing this session at the Labour Party Conference #Lab25 in the Creative UK Pavilion. Some brilliant insight from the panel on the importance of creative learning to the UK economy and the need for urgent curriculum change. @nmdcnews.bsky.social @northeastmuseums.bsky.social 031
Reposted by Keith MerrinNorth East Museums @northeastmuseums.bsky.social · 24/09/2025NEWS - North East Museums has been accepted into the latest cohort of the @museumsassociation.org Anti-Racist Museums Programme. www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/news/north-e... 194
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Fun day taking custodianship of the first ever Metro train (number 4001) into the @northeastmuseums.bsky.social collection after 50 years in service. @my-metro.bsky.social 090
Reposted by Keith MerrinNorth East Museums @northeastmuseums.bsky.social · 07/08/2025NEWS - Woodhorn to receive nearly £1 million in Historic England funding www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/news/woodhor... @keithmerrin.bsky.social 042
Reposted by Keith MerrinChronicleLive - The Chronicle @chroniclelive.co.uk · 30/06/2025Newcastle attraction will have a pop-up bar for its chill-out social event which will feature a pick of gentle activities from meditation to board games, sketching, quizzes and storieschroniclelive.co.ukDigital detox night in Newcastle to include book swap and retro board gamesNewcastle attraction will have a pop-up bar for its chill-out social event which will feature a pick of gentle activities from meditation to board games, sketching, quizzes and stories 031
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Great to see our @northeastmuseums.bsky.social Great North Museum:Hancock shortlisted for the @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social Awards! 041
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 14/06/2025It was an honour to take part in the Northumberland Miners Picnic Memorial Service and lay a wreath on behalf of @northeastmuseums.bsky.social. I will be on Tyne Tees news later talking about how we keep the traditions of the Picnic and North East coal mining communities alive at Woodhorn Museum. 0112
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Honour, on behalf of the judges, to get tonight’s Museums + Heritage Awards (the Oscar’s of the Museum world) Ceremony underway at the Park Lane Hilton! #MandHAwards 031
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Honour, on behalf of the judges, to get tonight’s Museums + Heritage Awards (the Oscar’s of the Museum world) Ceremony underway at the Park Lane Hilton! #MandHAwards 020
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 14/05/2025I’ll be speaking at the Museums + Heritage Show later today about the future of civic museums alongside a stellar panel. show.museumsandheritage.com/2025-programme/show.museumsandheritage.com2025 Programme – Museums + Heritage Show 010
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 13/05/2025What a backdrop! Pleased to speak at today’s launch of Time Odyssey at the British Museum. The project fully funds school visits to museums including travel. @northeastmuseums.bsky.social have been part of the pilot working with over the 2,500 young people thanks to funds from charity Art Explora. 042
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 08/05/2025I was very pleased to get a sneak preview of the new National Gallery rehang and Sainsbury Wing. It was stunning! 050
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 27/04/2025Brilliant evening at The Fire Station seeing Public Record performed by (and telling the stories of) the communities of Sunderland. A great collaboration between @nationaltheatre.org.uk Sunderland Culture and Sunderland Empire and funded by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social. Life affirming! 040
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Had a brilliant time opening the brand new Discovery Museum Under 5s Gallery yesterday. It’s got play versions of North East icons and items from our @northeastmuseums.bsky.social collections and was designed with the help of local families. Thanks to all of the funders! 093
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Great to see Cafe Laing at @northeastmuseums.bsky.social Laing Art Gallery picked as one of the 50 Best Museum Cafes in the UK! www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...theguardian.comThe 50 best museum cafes in the UKThe pioneering V&A tea rooms were designed to draw people into culture, and today these spaces offer more than just sandwiches. Felicity Cloake introduces some of our favourites 083
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Our @northeastmuseums.bsky.social Great North Museum:Hancock and Discovery Museum are getting ready for Saturday’s @newcastleunited.com Victory Parade with free drop in trails and crafts for families and items on loan from Wor Flags and our own collections including Jackie Milburn’s 1951 shirt! 171
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Great to be in the stunning Banqueting Hall at Newcastle Civic Centre for the North East Tourism Awards #NEETA25 #EnglishTourismWeek25 030
Reposted by Keith MerrinNorth East Museums @northeastmuseums.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Primary School Arts Membership scheme Why become a member? The membership allows your school and your teachers to benefit from a variety of our practical art workshops and creative learning programmes across the academic year. Gold and silver membership options available: twamschools.org.uk 031
Reposted by Keith MerrinChronicleLive - The Chronicle @chroniclelive.co.uk · 10/03/2025Discovery Museum and Life Science Centre are among the venues taking part in a 10-day national celebration of sciencechroniclelive.co.ukNewcastle celebrates British Science Week with museum takeover and robotic snailNewcastle celebrates British Science Week with museum takeover and robotic snail 011
Reposted by Keith MerrinNational Museum Directors' Council @nmdcnews.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Interesting discussion here on paying trustees in cultural organisations - Leadership in the Arts with Clore Leadership @cloreleadership.bsky.social with @hilarycarty.bsky.social @keithmerrin.bsky.social and Sara Wajid (from Dec 2024) www.artsandculturepodcast.com/episodes/lea...artsandculturepodcast.comLeadership in the Arts with Clore Leadership | Arts & CultureIn this episode, Hilary Carty (Clore Leadership), Sara Wajid (Birmingham Museums Trust), and Keith Merrin (Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums) join Tom Dawson (Association for Cultural Enterprises) to e... 022
Reposted by Keith MerrinArts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 05/03/2025New job #ad: Chief Executive, Northern Stage, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Salary: £75,000 - 80,000. #artsjobsbuff.lyChief ExecutiveNorthern Stage are seeking a Chief Executive. Above all, the role of the Chief Executive is to lead – both internally and externally. 003
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Great to see @northeastmuseums.bsky.social Discovery Museum on this list! 1116
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Great evening opening the Woodhorn Northumberland Open Exhibition 2025 featuring 197 artists from across the North East. Also marking the transition of the venue into the @northeastmuseums.bsky.social family. 072
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Really enjoyed Champion at @livetheatre.bsky.social set against the backdrop of the visit by Muhammad Ali to South Shields in 1977. Pleased to have the @northeastmuseums.bsky.social team there last night with artefacts relating to the visit including a pair of gloves signed by Ali! 071
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Really enjoyed Champion at @livetheatre.bsky.social set against the backdrop of the visit by Muhammad Ali to South Shields in 1977. Pleased to have the @northeastmuseums.bsky.social team there last night with artefacts relating to the visit including a pair of gloves signed by Ali! 020
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Great coverage of our new installation at Discovery Museum celebrating the history if black music on Tyneside to tie in with this week’s #MoboAwards in Newcastle. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comNewcastle MOBO Awards: History of black music photo display at Discovery MuseumThe Discovery Museum hosts the exhibition as part of the MOBO fringe event in Newcastle. 043
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Great to be sharing the love of museums with audiences across the North East this Valentine’s Day with our new North East Museums brand and a social media campaign to encourage families to visit our nine museums this month. @northeastmuseums.bsky.social 021
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Love this front page pun from The Shields Gazette about our @northeastmuseums.bsky.social partnership with The National Gallery! 251
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 03/02/2025We are delighted to announce a new partnership with The National Gallery which will bring masterpieces from its collection to the communities of South Tyneside and the North East over the next three years. 172
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Really busy opening at Hatton Gallery last night for ‘Sustainable Clay’ bringing together new experimental work from 12 artists alongside ceramics from the Shipley and Laing Art Galleries. Curated brilliantly by the @northeastmuseums.bsky.social team with Matthew Jarratt @newcastleuni.bsky.social 071
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 30/01/2025It’s another good news week for @northeastmuseums.bsky.social! Kicking off today with a big £200,000 investment into Newcastle's Discovery Museum from The Wolfson Foundation. www.wolfson.org.uk/over-17m-awa...wolfson.org.ukOver £17m awarded to projects across the UK in our latest funding round - The Wolfson FoundationThe Wolfson Foundation has today announced its latest round of grants, with over £17m awarded to organisations across the UK. 0102
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Looking forward to attending the DCMS Creative Growth Summit today. Looks like some big announcements and great news for the North East! www.gov.uk/government/n...gov.uk£60 million boost for creative industries to turbocharge growthHundreds of creative businesses and projects across the UK are to receive government funding to help them grow as part of a major boost to the economy – marking the first step of the Government's Sect... 172
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Some big projects happening across our North East Museums venues this year. First up is a big investment in Segedunum Roman Fort at the end of Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site! 030
Reposted by Keith MerrinEdward Appleyard @edwardappleyard.bsky.social · 08/01/2025📣 MarComms + VE Leadership Job Klaxon 🚨 HEAD OF MARKETING & AUDIENCES @thackraymuseum.bsky.social Looking for a new challenge in 2025? I need a brilliant person to join our team to lead our #marketing #communications and #visitorexperience teams for 10 months. 102
Reposted by Keith MerrinNorth East Museums @northeastmuseums.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Laing Art Gallery's 'Turner: Art, Industry & Nostalgia' show makes @theguardian.com list of 2024's top 10 art exhibitions (one of only two staged outside London) amp.theguardian.com/artanddesign... @keithmerrin.bsky.social 042
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Totally baffled by the @newcastleunited.com ballot system. That’s 12 in a row I have now entered and failed to get tickets. I know that theoretically I have the same chance each time but seems an incredible run of bad luck! #nufc 210
Reposted by Keith MerrinChronicleLive - The Chronicle @chroniclelive.co.uk · 18/12/2024The Late Shows 2025 dates confirmed with organisers on lookout for volunteers and host venues www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/fam...chroniclelive.co.ukThe Late Shows on lookout for host venues and volunteers for 2025's eventFree 'culture crawl' event will make a welcome return to Newcastle and Gateshead in May 023
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Orchestra in the museum at @northeastmuseums.bsky.social Great North Nights tonight! 170
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Pleased to have taken part in this podcast for Clore Leadership Programme and the Association for Cultural Enterprises. Talking about leadership in challenging times with @hilarycarty.bsky.social Sara Wajid and Tom Dawson. bit.ly/AC_leadership_clorebit.lyLeadership in the Arts with Clore Leadership | Arts & CultureIn this episode, Hilary Carty (Clore Leadership), Sara Wajid (Birmingham Museums Trust), and Keith Merrin (Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums) join Tom Dawson (Association for Cultural Enterprises) to e... 010