Tyne and Wear Museums & Attractions

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• National Glass Centre The National Glass Centre is dedicated to exploring ideas through glass and providing opportunities for people to be creative, enjoy themselves and feel inspired. Based in a unique, contemporary glass and steel building, the National Glass Centre houses exhibition galleries, artists studios and production facilities, craft & design shop and an award winning café/restaurant. 
• Arbeia Roman Fort housed a garrison and once guarded the entrance to the River Tyne. The excavated remains, stunning reconstructions of original buildings and finds discovered at the site combine to give a unique insight into life in Roman Britain.
• Ryhope Engines Museum
• Seven Stories is wholly dedicated to the art of British children’s books. It is under Byker Bridge in Newcastle’s Ouseburn Valley
• Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths & Museum is once again the gateway to Hadrian's Wall; it is the most excavated fort along the Wall with a large interactive museum and a 35m high viewing tower providing outstanding views across this World Heritage Site.
• The Centre for Life in Newcastle upon Tyne is a science village where scientists, clinicians, educationalists and business people come together to promote advancement of the life sciences. Skating@Life Every winter, Life hosts the region's favourite ice rink on Times Square, right outside the Science Centre. You can enjoy a skate with family and friends seven days a week. Visit the Doctor Who exhibition from May 2010, where you'll come face to face with monsters, spectacular props and costumes from the hit BBC show  
• The Literary & Philosophical Society (Lit & Phil) is the largest independent library outside London, housing over 150,000 books and a music library including 7,000 CDs and 10,000 LPs. The Grade II* listed building was opened in 1825 and the magnificent reading rooms remain largely unchanged. The collection provides an exceptional resource for both general reader and academic researcher. In addition to the library, the Society hosts a wide range of events including book launches, concerts, lectures, readings and workshops that cover a variety of topics and issues. Both members and non-members are welcome to attend these events, which are mostly free.
   
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