Posts by venue: Volunteering

Monkwearmouth Station Museum Railway Wagon Restoration Project – The Story of the Wagons

Both of the Monkwearmouth’s wagons are important to the railway heritage of the United Kingdom. They were acquired for the Museum in 1976 and restored to good condition to go on display in 1977. Sadly, with them standing out in… Read more

Karaoke, Tom Jones and Culture Track Volunteers

We wanted to do something a little bit different to thank the Culture Track volunteers for all their efforts and to celebrate the success of the project. So we held a celebration event in the Great Hall at the Discovery… Read more

Culture Track Museums Careers Conference

On August 13th, we hosted the first ‘Culture Track Museum Careers Conference’ at the Discovery Museum. It was an action packed day, to give volunteers the opportunity to find out more about museum careers through interactive workshops, presentations, and networking… Read more

Monkwearmouth Station Museum Railway Wagon Restoration Project – The Beginning

Following on from the refurbishment of Monkwearmouth Station Museum in 2007 a new building to house the two historically significant railway wagons displayed in the Sidings since 1977 was planned. The wagons, a prototype Goods Brake Van built at Shildon… Read more

Young Volunteers as Cultural Ambassadors

Here in the Volunteering team at Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums a new project is underway to inspire young people (aged 19-25) to become cultural ambassadors in the region. The project mygames (powered by v) is inspired by the… Read more