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Mini Science Club
Two toddlers engage in science based activities whilst adults encourage.

Children and Young People's Activities

Mini Science Club

19 Sep – 17 Oct 2025

Ages 1 – 4

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How Does Your Garden Grow?
Free
Six people, dressed in warm winter clothes, stand in a garden with Sunderland Museum behind them.

Children and Young People's Activities

How Does Your Garden Grow?

25 Sep – 11 Dec 2025

All ages

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Creepy Creatures Trail
A white wolf surrounded by other animals including a deer and an emu

Children and Young People's Activities

Creepy Creatures Trail

04 Oct – 01 Nov 2025

Ages 4+

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Eco Fest
Free
A boy in a black baseball camp stands besides a homemade green robot

Children and Young People's Activities

Eco Fest

04 Oct 2025

All ages

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Tuesday Museum Club: Rain Forests
Lots of green foliage with pink and yellow buttons. A butterfly with red wings sits on one of the pink flowers.

Children and Young People's Activities

Tuesday Museum Club: Rain Forests

 

 

07 Oct 2025

Ages 5 – 11

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History Mondays: Plant Explorers
Free
A man in a red hoody and a women in a navy top show several children around a an indoor winter garden. There are lots of trees and lots of green.

Children and Young People's Activities

History Mondays: Plant Explorers

27 Oct 2025

Ages 7+

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Exhibitions

Going Back Brockens: Monuments and Rhetoric After the Miners' Strike
Free
A painting of the back yard windows of a council house. There are six watering cans hanging below the two window sills.

Exhibitions

Going Back Brockens: Monuments and Rhetoric After the Miners' Strike

19 Sep 2025 – 03 Jan 2026
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Adult workshops & Activities

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Creative Age
Free
An old lady in a flowery top sits at a table. She is engaging with arts and crafts

Adult Workshops and Activities

Creative Age

24 Sep – 22 Oct 2025

Ages 50+

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Mowbray Movers
A community garden with a curved fence. The garden has a tree in the centre. There is a large green toy frog next to the tree. There is a square sign on the fencing with a colourful cartoon printed onto it.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Mowbray Movers

24 Sep – 17 Dec 2025

Ages 50+

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Threads
Free
Five women sit around a table. They are knitting. All the women look to be retirement age. They are smiling.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Threads

07 Oct 2025
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Lunar Meditation Circles: Samhain Shamanic Wellness Circle
A table with tarot cards, a large book with black cover and binding, a blue birds feather, a key, a skull, and pumpkins

Adult Workshops and Activities

Lunar Meditation Circles: Samhain Shamanic Wellness Circle

28 Oct 2025

16+

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Special Events

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Artists' talk: Going Back Brockens. Narbi Price & Mark Hudson In-Conversation
Free
Two men, to the left Mark Hudson, a grey haired slim gentleman in a blue shirt and black jacket. Standing next to him is the artist Narbi Price. He has a slightly larger frame. He is wearing a brown baseball cap, black framed glasses, and black shirt and jacket. He also has a beard.

Talks

Artists' talk: Going Back Brockens. Narbi Price & Mark Hudson In-Conversation

01 Nov 2025

Ages 16+

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