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Artists' talk: Going Back Brockens. Narbi Price & Mark Hudson In-Conversation
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Two men, to the left Mark Hudson, a grey haired slim gentleman in a blue shirt and black jacket. Standing next to him is the artist Narbi Price. He has a slightly larger frame. He is wearing a brown baseball cap, black framed glasses, and black shirt and jacket. He also has a beard.

Talks

Artists' talk: Going Back Brockens. Narbi Price & Mark Hudson In-Conversation

01 Nov 2025

Ages 16+

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Creepy Creatures Trail
Free
A white wolf surrounded by other animals including a deer and an emu

Children and Young People's Activities

Creepy Creatures Trail

31 Oct – 01 Nov 2025

Ages 4+

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Going Back Brockens: Monuments and Rhetoric After the Miners' Strike
Free
A painting of a large monument silhouette in shadow. The monument is surrounded by bushes and foliage. The sky is a deep blue sky with a hazy sun.

Exhibitions

Going Back Brockens: Monuments and Rhetoric After the Miners' Strike

31 Oct 2025 – 31 Jan 2026
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Artists' talk: Going Back Brockens. Narbi Price & Mark Hudson In-Conversation
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Two men, to the left Mark Hudson, a grey haired slim gentleman in a blue shirt and black jacket. Standing next to him is the artist Narbi Price. He has a slightly larger frame. He is wearing a brown baseball cap, black framed glasses, and black shirt and jacket. He also has a beard.

Talks

Artists' talk: Going Back Brockens. Narbi Price & Mark Hudson In-Conversation

01 Nov 2025

Ages 16+

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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Talk and Q & A with Narbi Price and Mark Hudson
Sold Out
Two men, to the left Mark Hudson, a grey haired slim gentleman in a blue shirt and black jacket. Standing next to him is the artist Narbi Price. He has a slightly larger frame. He is wearing a brown baseball cap, black framed glasses, and black shirt and jacket. He also has a beard.

Children and Young People's Activities

Talk and Q & A with Narbi Price and Mark Hudson

01 Nov 2025
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Tuesday Museum Club
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Children and Young People's Activities

Tuesday Museum Club

04 Nov 2025 – 03 Feb 2026

Ages 5 – 11

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Threads
Free
Five women sit around a table. They are knitting. All the women look to be retirement age. They are smiling.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Threads

04 Nov 2025 – 03 Feb 2026
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A view of Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens as seen from across the lake in Mowbray Park. A pond with ducks and other birds in a park. On the other side of the pond is a modern building with a large glass dome. Tree branches with leaves hang over the top of the image. The sky is blue with white clouds.

Just the ticket - much loved museum scoops £5m National Lottery win

1st October

 

Sunderland City Council has secured £5.2m from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to transform the city’s much-loved Museum and Winter Gardens.

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A sunny garden with bright green grass and flower beds. In the centre sits a large topiary sculpture shaped like a frog with a pink flower garland around its neck. A person in a white shirt tends to plants in the background. Colourful ribbons and decorations hang from tree branches overhead. Traditional brick buildings with white window frames can be seen behind the garden. Wooden garden structures and planters are scattered throughout the space, creating a cheerful community garden atmosphere.

Mowbray Park Community Garden

Your garden in the heart of the city.

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Learn & Create

Schools & Education
Two children dressed in green and white school uniform drawing a taxidermy grey squirrel in a clear box.

Schools & Education

Explore a rich collection of history and nature with educational workshops for all ages and subjects or bring the museum to your school with our loan service.

Schools & Education
Adults
Three individuals holding Pyrex bowls. The person on the left holds a black bowl with snowflakes. The person in the middle a green bowl with clover. The individual on the right holds two smaller white bowls.

Adults

Regular activities and opportunities to get creative for adults.

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

Young People

Join our Celebrate Different Collective – our young ambassadors’ group for ages 13-25. Plan projects, co-produce and run cultural events, and learn new skills from artists.

Celebrate Different Collective
Plan Your Visit
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Plan your visit

Find out how to get here and about our facilities before you visit

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Community Partnership in Action
A woman in a green jacket holds a wooden garden planter. She is standing in a garden.

Community Partnership in Action

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Arts Council cash helps Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens tell the city's story
A view of Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens as seen from across the lake in Mowbray Park. A pond with ducks and other birds in a park. On the other side of the pond is a modern building with a large glass dome. Tree branches with leaves hang over the top of the image. The sky is blue with white clouds.

Arts Council cash helps Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens tell the city's story

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Just the ticket - much loved museum scoops £5m National Lottery win
A view of Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens as seen from across the lake in Mowbray Park. A pond with ducks and other birds in a park. On the other side of the pond is a modern building with a large glass dome. Tree branches with leaves hang over the top of the image. The sky is blue with white clouds.

Just the ticket - much loved museum scoops £5m National Lottery win

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Four children sit on a low stone wall with clipboards and pencils. Behind them is a cluster of green leafy plants.

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