North East Inventors – Highlights from the Archives

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See documents from North East inventors and take an archives tour. Booking essential.

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Dates

Wednesday 8 May

Visitor information

- Wednesday 8 May at 10am. Book here or button at top right.  

Tickets cost £5, donation ticket £7

Part of the Spirit of Invention event programme. 

Booking essential as places are limited to 16 people. Booking closes 24 hours before the start of the event.

About

Join our archivists for a special event exploring some of the fascinating archives of historic North East Inventors!  

You'll have the chance to see plans, documents and photographs of some famous inventions from Tyneside. 

This will be followed by a behind-the-scenes tour to see our 12 miles of shelving leaving you time to explore 'Spirit of Invention', the new exhibition at Discovery Museum created by The National Archives in Kew, London.