Newcastle-upon-Tyne - University
The complex of buildings which make up the University of Newcastle (founded in 1963) includes a number of interesting museums.
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Greek Museum
The Percy Building houses the Greek Museum, an important collection of Greek and Etruscan vases, terracottas and bronze implements.
Hatton Gallery
Next to the Greek Museum is the Hatton Gallery which has works by European painters from the 14th to the 18th centuries as well as paintings by modern English artists.
Hatton Gallery
The Quadrangle
University of Newcastle
Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 7RU
England
The Quadrangle
University of Newcastle
Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 7RU
England
Hours
January 1 to December 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | Closed |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Museum of Antiquities (closed)
The Newcastle Museum of Antiquities in the Quadrangle is noteworthy for its collection, assembled in 1813, of prehistoric, Roman and Anglo-Saxon objects. Of especial interest are the excavation finds and the lifelike model of Hadrian's Wall, which can be a good source of information before visiting the actual wall itself. There is also a reconstructed altar to Mithras dating from the third century, which was found at Housestead.
Museum of Mining Engineering
Those interested in technology are recommended to go to the extensive materials on display in the Department of Mining Engineering, which deal with the coal mining industry in the region around Newcastle. The hard work and drudgery which went on in the collieries in the middle of the last century are impressively brought to life in the paintings of T. H. Hair.
