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Exhibitions

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Coal Face
Free
A person looking at a black and white tintype photograph of a person with short hair. The person in the photograph is smiling at the camera.

Exhibitions

Coal Face

04 – 15 Mar 2025
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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Re-imag(in)ing WORK: Photographs from the IPRN Changing Faces Collection
Free
A tropical garden scene. There is a very green lawn, lot's of very green shrubbery. In the background is a salmon pink house. A man in a white jacket stands in front of the building. On the lawn are a flamboyance of flamingos.

Exhibitions

Re-imag(in)ing WORK: Photographs from the IPRN Changing Faces Collection

Showing in Sunderland Creatives Gallery

04 Mar – 27 Apr 2025
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National Glass Centre

Menagerie
Free
A grey ceramic elephant stands against a gradient grey background. The elephants head is facing left.

Exhibitions

Menagerie

Showing in the National Glass Centre Gallery

04 Mar – 31 May 2025
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National Glass Centre

Glass Zoo
Free
A gold bird shaped artwork with a clear glass head.

Exhibitions

Glass Zoo

Showing in the Balcony Gallery

04 Mar – 01 Jun 2025
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National Glass Centre

Inga Hamilton: The Things That Nonhuman Animals Make
Free
A ring made of brown glass

Exhibitions

Inga Hamilton: The Things That Nonhuman Animals Make

Showing in the Research Gallery

04 – 09 Mar 2025
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National Glass Centre

Bright Lights: Youth Arts Exhibition 2025
Free

Exhibitions

Bright Lights: Youth Arts Exhibition 2025

Part of Bright Lights: Youth Arts Festival 2025

04 – 15 Mar 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Adult workshops & Activities

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Threads
Free
A group of people sit at a table taking part in craft activities.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Threads

04 Mar – 03 Jun 2025
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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

One Voice Community Choir

Adult Workshops and Activities

One Voice Community Choir

Tuesdays, 5:30pm-7pm
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Arts Centre Washington

Morning Watercolours
A hand holds a brush into blue watercolour paint in a white painting tray that has a variety of other colours in it.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Morning Watercolours

Wednesdays, 9:30am-12:30pm
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Arts Centre Washington

The B#'s Community Choir

Adult Workshops and Activities

The B#'s Community Choir

Wednesdays, 10am-11:30am
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Arts Centre Washington

Creative Age
Free
A person with long waved hair and a black top adds coloured strips of fabric to hessian.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Creative Age

05 Mar – 25 Jun 2025
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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Afternoon Watercolours
A hand holds a brush into blue watercolour paint in a white painting tray that has a variety of other colours in it.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Afternoon Watercolours

Wednesdays, 1:30pm-3:30pm
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Arts Centre Washington

Children & Young People’s Activities

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Canny Coal Trail
A child wearing a white and black striped top, sitting down and writing with pencil and paper.

Children and Young People's Activities

Canny Coal Trail

04 – 15 Mar 2025
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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Coal Face Family Backpacks
Free
A child wearing a dark green and white striped top, holding a pair of scissors.

Children and Young People's Activities

Coal Face Family Backpacks

04 – 15 Mar 2025
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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Bright Lights Youth Arts Exhibition Fringe: What is the Future and My Place in the World?
Free
A group of six stand round a table. They are looking at pieces of paper in front of them.

Children and Young People's Activities

Bright Lights Youth Arts Exhibition Fringe: What is the Future and My Place in the World?

04 – 22 Mar 2025
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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Tuesday Museum Club
An adult and child taking part in a drawing activity. The adult is on the left wearing a grey top and the child is on the right wearing a pink T-shirt. Both have long brown hair.

Children and Young People's Activities

Tuesday Museum Club

04 Mar – 03 Jun 2025

5 – 11

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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Teenage Craft Club
Free

Children and Young People's Activities

Teenage Craft Club

Tuesdays (Fortnightly), 6pm-7:30pm

11-19

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Arts Centre Washington

Celebrate Different Collective
Free
A group of six stand round a table. They are looking at pieces of paper in front of them.

Children and Young People's Activities

Celebrate Different Collective

05 Mar – 25 Jun 2025
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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Theatre & Performance

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Digging Up Washington

Theatre and Performance

Digging Up Washington

06 Mar 2025

Ages 11+

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Arts Centre Washington

How Football Stole Our Heart (and wouldn't give them back again)
Sold Out

Theatre and Performance

How Football Stole Our Heart (and wouldn't give them back again)

20 Mar 2025
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Green Fingers

Theatre and Performance

Green Fingers

Presented by FLADAM

27 Mar 2025

Suitable for ages 3 to 11

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Lee Kyle: Bottle It
An image of a man aggresivly holding a bottle behind smashed glass

Theatre and Performance

Lee Kyle: Bottle It

28 Mar 2025
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Dregs Opera

Theatre and Performance

Dregs Opera

Presented by The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company

04 Apr 2025

Suitable for all ages

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That Knave, Raleigh
A man standing is wearing Elizabeathan costume

Theatre and Performance

That Knave, Raleigh

10 Apr 2025

Suitable for ages 11+

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Film

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Thelma

Films

Thelma

Part of Wednesday Matinees

05 Mar 2025

12+

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Arts Centre Washington

Heritage Reels: Shipbuilding

Films

Heritage Reels: Shipbuilding

Part of Heritage Reels

19 Mar 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Sunderland Film Club presents... Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Films

Sunderland Film Club presents... Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Part of Sunderland Film Club

19 Mar 2025

15+

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Arts Centre Washington

Sunderland Film Club presents... Scrapper

Films

Sunderland Film Club presents... Scrapper

Part of Sunderland Film Club

26 Mar 2025

12+

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City-wide

100 People: A Portrait of Co-Existence

Films

100 People: A Portrait of Co-Existence

Part of Special Events

26 Mar 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Film and Fun: Animation Special
Sold Out

Films

Film and Fun: Animation Special

Part of Film and Fun

29 Mar 2025

6+

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Arts Centre Washington

Music

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First Friday Folk
Free

Music

First Friday Folk

First Friday of the month, 1pm-4pm
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Sunderland Piano Society Recital: Antoine Préat
A photograph of a person with short dark brown hair and brown eyes. They are wearing a dark blue shirt and black jacket.

Music

Sunderland Piano Society Recital: Antoine Préat

11 Mar 2025
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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

The Ballad of The Crocodile and the Underpass
Limited Availability

Music

The Ballad of The Crocodile and the Underpass

13 Mar 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Songs from this City
A group of three musicians playing a variety of musical instruments.

Music

Songs from this City

22 Mar 2025
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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Swing Band Dance Night with The Bright Street Band
Limited Availability

Music

Swing Band Dance Night with The Bright Street Band

12 Apr 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Sing The Decades

Music

Sing The Decades

14 May 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Special Events

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In Conversation: Hetain Patel and Julian Germain
Free
A former department store scene. On the wooden floor is a large curved plinth containing various colourful pieces of furniture such as chairs, stools, boxes, and a wooden sideboard. In the back of the shop, a full size spiderman model sits on a box.

Special Events

In Conversation: Hetain Patel and Julian Germain

21 Mar 2025
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Spring Craft and Makers Fair
Free

Special Events

Spring Craft and Makers Fair

22 Mar 2025
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Arts Centre Washington