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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

01 – 15 Mar 2025
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Children & Young People’s Activities

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Creative Coal Faces
A child with red hair and floral top drawing on a large piece of white paper on the wall.

Children and Young People's Activities

Creative Coal Faces

28 Feb 2025
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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

01 – 15 Mar 2025
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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

01 – 15 Mar 2025
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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?

01 – 22 Mar 2025
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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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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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Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival 2025

Saturday 22 February – Saturday 1 March

A celebration of creativity featuring free workshops and special events across the city for young people aged 11-19.

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Exhibitions

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

01 – 15 Mar 2025
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Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Sheila Fell: Cumberland on Canvas
Free
A painting of a white snowy landscape with a small brown building to the left of the scene.

Exhibitions

Sheila Fell: Cumberland on Canvas

10 Apr – 28 Jun 2025
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Adult workshops & Activities

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Coal Face Study Day: Photographing the Coal Face
Free
Two people exploring a white walled exhibition space. They are looking at a selection of black and white photographs of hands on the wall.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Coal Face Study Day: Photographing the Coal Face

01 Mar 2025
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Coal Face Study Day: Writing the Coal Face
Free
A person with long brown hair and a dark jumper and blazer. They are standing in front of a hand painted black and white sign with a verbatim poem on it.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Coal Face Study Day: Writing the Coal Face

01 Mar 2025
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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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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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Easter Wreaths
A circular wreath created from a selection of greenery and decorated with colourful Easter eggs.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Easter Wreaths

05 Apr 2025
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Spring Blossom Paper Sculpture Workshop
Three people sat at a table with a selection of craft equipment. They are sat in a brightly lit room with multi coloured bunting.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Spring Blossom Paper Sculpture Workshop

24 May 2025
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Special Events

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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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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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