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AV Festival 12: 24 Hour Exhibitions Launch

Just days into the month-long AV Festival and I’m in the fairly unique position of having seen every single exhibition. That’s right, I’ve visited all 22 exhibitions and installations across Middlesbrough, Sunderland and Newcastle, and did so in just 24 hours. Am I insane? Quite possibly, but on this occasion there was both method and [...]

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“Uncle Billy Hung Himself”: Family History Exhibition at the Discovery Museum

What’s Your Story? Discovering Family History is the latest temporary exhibition to open at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle. Tracing family history, as a solo and almost completely paper-based endeavour, is a tricky subject to exhibit. Yet, this carefully thought-out gallery succeeds in pleasing the eye brightly displayed collection of objects, large photographs, decorative panels [...]

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