Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens combines a museum, art gallery, exhibition space and Winter Gardens to create a stunning visitor attraction in the heart of the city centre. In the Museum, discover the history of the city from its prehistoric past to the present day.

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art presents changing exhibitions of new work by artists from around the world, bringing new art to new audiences. It offers opportunities to emerging and established artists to present work at critical points in their careers and...

The Reg Vardy Gallery is no longer functioning with a curated programme. The space is currently being used for projects within the Faculty of Arts, Design and Media.

The museum has recently undergone a £1 million redevelopment and now offers a modernised, accessible environment for visitors. The buildings, incorporating the original station, now house seven interactive galleries, including the Children's Gallery, with its...

Fulwell Windmill started to appear on the Sunderland skyline in 1806 and became the familiar landmark we know today when it opened in 1808. 200 years on, the Mill is still the famous landmark it was and continues to be one of Sunderland’s most treasured heritage...

The Ryhope Engines Museum is based on the Ryhope Pumping Station which was built in 1868 to supply water to the Sunderland area. The station ceased operation in 1967 - after 100 years of continuous use. The Museum is now regarded as one of the finest industrial...

Welcome to the North East Aircraft Museum; the North of England's premier collection of Aviation History and the largest Aviation collection between Yorkshire and Scotland. We have over thirty aircraft on display in various phases of restoration as well as numerous...

Boldly hooped in red and white, Souter is an iconic clifftop beacon, offering a great family-friendly visit. When opened in 1871, it was a technological marvel, being the first lighthouse built to use electricity. Decommissioned in 1988, the machinery remains in...

Within easy reach of Newcastle Upon Tyne and Sunderland, Washington Wetland Centre offers unforgettable nose-to-beak bird encounters. Its varied landscape of wetlands, meadows and woodlands is home to ducks, geese, waders, flamingos, cranes, herons, frogs, bats and...

Boldly hooped in red and white, Souter is an iconic clifftop beacon, offering a great family-friendly visit. When opened in 1871, it was a technological marvel, being the first lighthouse built to use electricity. Decommissioned in 1988, the machinery remains in...