The Regional Resource Centre
The Regional Resource Centre is where Beamish Museum and Tyne and Wear Museums look after their collections. The centre is free to people of all ages and interests. You can make an appointment to use the Search Room or Collections Study Room to view:
● Photographic Archive
● Reference Library
● Trade Catalogue Collection
● Audio History Archive
● Object Collections
The Regional Resource Centre
Opening times: Monday - Friday 10am - 4.30pm
Please make an appointment
Tel: 0191 370 4000
e-mail collectionsaccess@beamish.org.uk
or click here to fill in an online request form
The Collections Access Team at the Regional Resource Centre can help with your visit and supports events or activities within the community.
Contact the team for more information:
● Workshops
● Talks
● Object handling
● Store Tours
● Exhibitions
● Tailor-made activities
● Community projects
● Outreach
If you have any other ideas please let us know we will do our best to help
The Resource Centre has been built in two phases over a period of 5 years and has been achieved thanks to a number of grants from the sponsors listed below. Staff from both Beamish and Tyne & Wear Museums have moved thousands of objects from poor storage conditions, and the work continues.
