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Tyne & Wear Museums
c/o Discovery Museum
Blandford Square
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 4JA
Tel: (0191) 232 6789
Fax: (0191) 230 2614
Email: discovery@tyne-wear-museums.org.uk
Mission statement:
To help people to determine their place in the world, and understand
their identities, so enhancing their self-respect and their respect
for others.
Website:
Work in progress
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Types of collections:
Maritime collections relating to the five districts
of Tyne and Wear which are maintained at several sites across
the region:
- SY Turbinia
- Tyne wherry Elswick No. 2
- Leisure and working craft
- Models
- Paintings
- Photographs
- Sounds recordings
- Marine and industrial equipment
- Printed books and periodicals
- Prints and drawings
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Types of expertise:
- The history of shipbuilding, ship repair and marine engineering
in Tyne and Wear
- The maritime, industrial and social history of Tyne and
Wear
- Boat, model and maritime artifact conservation and restoration
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