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Keith Merrin

@keithmerrin.bsky.social
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Director - North East Museums. Trustee - Virgin Money Foundation. Blooloop50 Museum Influencer 2024. Museums, arts, music, heritage, football and stuff. Views and opinions all my own.

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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Great to bring Monet from The National Gallery to South Shields! @northeastmuseums.bsky.social
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North East Museums @northeastmuseums.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
We’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
A person standing behind a lectern and speaking to a group of people. On the screen behind them text reads 'Imagine If...'.
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Enjoyed 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
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North East Museums @northeastmuseums.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
NEWS - 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...
Nine members of a community-led research project at a museum.
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Fun 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
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North East Museums @northeastmuseums.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
NEWS - Woodhorn to receive nearly £1 million in Historic England funding www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/news/woodhor... @keithmerrin.bsky.social
Children playing at Woodhorn Colliery, now a museum and mining heritage site.
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ChronicleLive - The Chronicle @chroniclelive.co.uk · 30/06/2025
Newcastle 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
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Digital detox night in Newcastle to include book swap and retro board games
Newcastle 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
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Great to see our @northeastmuseums.bsky.social Great North Museum:Hancock shortlisted for the @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social Awards!
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
It 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.
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Honour, 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
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Honour, 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
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
I’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/
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2025 Programme – Museums + Heritage Show
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
What 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.
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
👀 cool place to be speaking this morning!
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
I was very pleased to get a sneak preview of the new National Gallery rehang and Sainsbury Wing. It was stunning!
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Brilliant 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!
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Had 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!
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
More awards success!
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Great 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...
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The 50 best museum cafes in the UK
The 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
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
What a day! #nufc
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Not my usual work attire…
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Our @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!
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Great to be in the stunning Banqueting Hall at Newcastle Civic Centre for the North East Tourism Awards #NEETA25 #EnglishTourismWeek25
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
It definitely happened! #nufc
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
🖤🤍🏆
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North East Museums @northeastmuseums.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Primary 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
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ChronicleLive - The Chronicle @chroniclelive.co.uk · 10/03/2025
Discovery Museum and Life Science Centre are among the venues taking part in a 10-day national celebration of science
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Newcastle celebrates British Science Week with museum takeover and robotic snail
Newcastle celebrates British Science Week with museum takeover and robotic snail
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National Museum Directors' Council @nmdcnews.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Interesting 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...
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Leadership in the Arts with Clore Leadership | Arts & Culture
In 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...
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Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 05/03/2025
New job #ad: Chief Executive, Northern Stage, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Salary: £75,000 - 80,000. #artsjobs
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Chief Executive
Northern Stage are seeking a Chief Executive. Above all, the role of the Chief Executive is to lead – both internally and externally.
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
This is excellent news for Berwick!
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Great to see @northeastmuseums.bsky.social Discovery Museum on this list!
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Great 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.
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Really 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!
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Really 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!
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Great 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...
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Newcastle MOBO Awards: History of black music photo display at Discovery Museum
The Discovery Museum hosts the exhibition as part of the MOBO fringe event in Newcastle.
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Great 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
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Love this front page pun from The Shields Gazette about our @northeastmuseums.bsky.social partnership with The National Gallery!
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
We 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.
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Really 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
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
It’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...
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Over £17m awarded to projects across the UK in our latest funding round - The Wolfson Foundation
The Wolfson Foundation has today announced its latest round of grants, with over £17m awarded to organisations across the UK.
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Looking 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...
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£60 million boost for creative industries to turbocharge growth
Hundreds 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...
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Some 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!
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Now 14 and counting… #nufc
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Edward 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.
The Thackray team of staff stood on the staircase in its Grade II listed entrance with beautiful Burmantofts tiles.
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North East Museums @northeastmuseums.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Laing 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
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Totally 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
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ChronicleLive - The Chronicle @chroniclelive.co.uk · 18/12/2024
The Late Shows 2025 dates confirmed with organisers on lookout for volunteers and host venues www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/fam...
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The Late Shows on lookout for host venues and volunteers for 2025's event
Free 'culture crawl' event will make a welcome return to Newcastle and Gateshead in May
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Orchestra in the museum at @northeastmuseums.bsky.social Great North Nights tonight!
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Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Pleased 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_clore
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Leadership in the Arts with Clore Leadership | Arts & Culture
In 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...
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