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Woodhorn Museum is a museum, heritage site & event venue in SE Northumberland. We're sharing Northumberland's stories as part of Museums Northumberland.
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27th February 1981 The last shift at Woodhorn Colliery ๐ค Image: 'Last Man Out' by Mik Critchlow


Thereโs been a fantastic response to the news a new gallery will open at Woodhorn Museum in May celebrating the legacy of Mik Critchlow , his work, and the hugely important role he played in documenting the end of Northumberlandโs #mining history. itv.com/watch/news/theโฆ

Here is sneak peek of our new logo! Some of you may recognise this brand and the eagle-eyed will still spot it around the museum. You will start to see this online and in our museum from the 1st April. We love it and we hope you like it too! North East Museums Northumberland County Council


Weโre delighted to share the second in a series of videos celebrating the individual artists and artworks in this yearโs Northumberland Open Exhibition. This video covers artworks numbered 55-105 museumsnorthumberland.org.uk/2025-northumbeโฆ Northumberland County Council | Arts Council England


Itโs time for our third video celebrating the artists and artworks featured in this yearโs Northumberland Open Exhibition. This instalment covers artworks numbered 102-154: museumsnorthumberland.org.uk/2025-northumbeโฆ The exhibition runs until 01 June 2025 so do come and visit in person.

Thereโs been a fantastic response to the videos showcasing the artwork in this yearโs Northumberland Open Exhibition. The next video profiles artworks 155 โ 208. If youโre visiting in person, donโt forgot to vote in the Peopleโs Choice Award. museumsnorthumberland.org.uk/2025-northumbeโฆ



This is the penultimate video in our series of films celebrating all the artworks in this yearโs Northumberland Open Exhibition. Do you have a favourite so far? If you visit the exhibition in person at Woodhorn, you can vote in our Peopleโs Choice Award: museumsnorthumberland.org.uk/2025-northumbeโฆ

Weโve reached the final video celebrating all the amazing artworks on display in this yearโs Northumberland Open Exhibition. All 379 works can be seen in the Workshop Galleries at Woodhorn until 01 June 2025, so do come and visit in person. museumsnorthumberland.org.uk/2025-northumbeโฆ

On ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ The Coal Town Collection: Mik Critchlow Gallery will open at Woodhorn Museum. museumsnorthumberland.org.uk/whats-on/the-cโฆ Mik Critchlow Northumberland County Council Arts Council England #NewGalleryOpening #blackandwhitephotography #Ashington #Northumberland #MikCritchlow


๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ถ๐ธ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐บ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐!


We are delighted that Mik Critchlowโs Coal Town book has been reprinted, bringing together a selection of previously published photographs, re-sequenced and in a new design. The book is available to buy online and in the Woodhorn Museum Gift Shop for ยฃ28 shop.northeastmuseums.org.uk/products/book-โฆ
