Hancock Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK by Udesh Perera
The Hancock Museum is a museum of natural history in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, established in 1884.
Along with Newcastle University's Museum of Antiquities,and the Shefton Museum and the Hatton Gallery, the Hancock Museum makes the Great North Museum.
It is located in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
location: Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne,NE2 4PT
This is my 5 th video and it is originally HD video, made low quality for viewing convenience.
Hancock Museum - Newcastle
The Living Planet gallery spans the ground and first floor of the museum and tells the story of wildlife and habitats. It also features live animal tanks and aquaria. Also on the ground floor, the Hadrian’s Wall gallery enables visitors to discover the detailed history of the World Heritage Site as well as finding out about all the forts, milecastles and associated museums that can be visited today. The gallery includes a wealth of archaeological finds from across the 73 mile stretch of Hadrian’s Wall.
The Mouse House, near the entrance of the Museum, is especially for Under 5s and there are regular activities for younger visitors in this space.
Also on the ground floor is Fossil Stories, which uses fossils show major changes to the landscape and the animals and plants that were around millions of years ago. It also features a T. rex replica skeleton.
On the first floor of the Museum visitors can discover the world of the Ancient Egyptians - including two mummies - and marvel at important collections of Greek and Etruscan art and archaeology. Natural Northumbria uncovers what is special about the North East of England’s animals and plants exploring woodlands, uplands, lowlands, and coastal areas.
World Cultures showcases objects in the Museum collections from across the world including the Islands of the Pacific, the great land masses of Africa and Asia, the plains of North America, as well some parts of Europe (including Newcastle, of course).
The Great North Museum: Hancock was purpose built in Newcastle as a natural history museum in 1884 to house the growing collections of the Natural History Society of Northumbria.
Noted Newcastle born ornithologist and trailblazing taxidermist John Hancock was instrumental in securing funds for the museum. When he died in 1890 the museum, briefly called the New Museum of Natural History, was renamed the Hancock Museum.
John Hancock donated his prolific collection of British birds to the museum, many of which are in the museum today.
Following a £26million redevelopment in 2009, (when the Hancock Museum merged with the Museum of Antiquities and the Shefton Museum), the Great North Museum: Hancock is now a popular free family destination with a varying programme of exhibitions, expert talks, courses and activities for children. It is managed by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums on behalf of Newcastle University.
Great North Museum reaches National Lottery Awards 2010 finals
Today, Monday 26th July, The Great North Museum has been named as a finalist in the 'Best Heritage Project Category' of the National Lottery Awards 2010. The awards recognise the amazing work being done by lottery-funded groups across the UK. The aim is to highlight the significant difference that projects - both large and small - make to communities everywhere and to celebrate the achievements of the people behind them.
The Great North Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne was created to house the collections of three museums under one roof and is now attracting thousands of visitors from all over the country, with exhibitions in archaeology, natural history, geology and world cultures.
To vote for The Great North Museum project call 0844 686 9399 or visit lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards. The winners will be announced 4th September on a live programme on BBC One.
Andrew Parkin on Brian Shefton at Newcastle - Part 1 of 2
Andrew Parkin, Keeper of Archaeology at the Great North Museum: Hancock, on Professor Brian Shefton. This personal recollection of Brian's work at Newcastle was the closing address for the Shefton Memorial Conference on Greek and Etruscan artefacts.
WEDDING FAIR - THE GREAT NORTH MUSEUM - HANCOCK - SUNDAY 20TH MARCH 2011
WEDDING FAIR AND FASHION SHOW AT THE GREAT NORTH MUSEUM - HANCOCK - SUNDAY 20TH MARCH 2011
Great North Museum reopens
THE DOORS were thrown open yesterday on Tyneside's new £26m museum as thousands of people thronged to catch a glimpse. Newcastle's Great North Museum has brought together collections from a number of museums in the city, exhibiting everything from the living planet to world cultures.
Andrew Parkin, Keeper of Archaeology from the Great North Museum
Andrew Parkin, Keeper of Archaeology from the Great North Museum, tells us about his favourite Greek object in the museum's current exhibition.
Newcastle University | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:01:51 1 History
00:04:13 1.1 Coat of arms
00:05:17 2 Campus and location
00:05:27 2.1 United Kingdom
00:10:21 2.2 International
00:10:58 3 Organisation and governance
00:12:27 3.1 Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors
00:12:37 3.1.1 Chancellors
00:14:50 3.1.2 Vice-Chancellors
00:15:12 3.2 Civic responsibility
00:15:58 3.3 Faculties and schools
00:16:53 3.3.1 Business School
00:20:10 3.3.2 Medical School
00:20:58 3.3.3 School of Modern Languages
00:21:46 3.3.4 Newcastle Law School
00:22:21 3.3.5 School of Computing
00:23:01 3.4 Cavitation tunnel
00:23:44 3.5 Museums and galleries
00:23:54 3.6 Research institutes
00:26:40 4 Academic profile
00:27:29 4.1 Reputation and rankings
00:28:37 4.2 Admissions
00:28:46 4.3 Research
00:31:08 5 Student life
00:32:12 5.1 Students' Union
00:33:19 5.2 Student accommodation
00:33:43 5.3 Sport
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Newcastle University (formally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a public research university in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England. The university can trace its origins to a School of Medicine and Surgery (later the College of Medicine), established in 1834, and to the College of Physical Science (later renamed Armstrong College), founded in 1871. These two colleges came to form one division of the federal University of Durham, with the Durham Colleges forming the other. The Newcastle colleges merged to form King's College in 1937. In 1963, following an Act of Parliament, King's College became the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Newcastle University is a red brick university and is a member of the Russell Group, an association of prestigious research-intensive UK universities. The university has one of the largest EU research portfolios in the UK. The annual income of the institution for 2017–18 was £495.7 million of which £109.4 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £483.3 million.Teaching and research are delivered in 24 academic schools and 40 research institutes and research centres, spread across three Faculties: the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; the Faculty of Medical Sciences; and the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering. The university offers around 175 full-time undergraduate degree programmes in a wide range of subject areas spanning arts, sciences, engineering and medicine, together with approximately 340 postgraduate taught and research programmes across a range of disciplines.
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