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Heritage Talk: Women's Work at Pyrex
A black and white photo shows a group of eight people in a large kitchen. They are all smiling and looking at the camera. Most of the people are wearing white aprons and small caps on their heads. One person in the front is holding a small white card. On the left side of the room, there is a large window with many small panes of glass. On the right side, there is a big cooker and other kitchen tools.

Talks

Heritage Talk: Women's Work at Pyrex

Presented by Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

10 Nov 2026

Ages 16+

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Finding Audrey Amiss
A women in a canvas apron looks intently at a large book filled with art

Talks

Finding Audrey Amiss

12 Nov 2026

Ages 16+

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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Adele Parks: Eyes on You
A smiling middle aged lady with shoulder length hair holds a blue coffee mug.

Talks

Adele Parks: Eyes on You

19 Nov 2026

Ages 16+

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Culture House Sunderland

Ann Cleeves in Conversation
A smiling middle aged lady with cropped white hair wears a yellow lightly pattered scarf and a black top..

Talks

Ann Cleeves in Conversation

11 Feb 2027

Ages 16+

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Special Events

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Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Lunchtime Exhibition Tours
Free
A deep yellow beach with a grey sea. A small red and white striped tent, the kind used for Punch and Judy shows, stands unused on the sand. A section of brown wooden fence is in the foreground.

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Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Lunchtime Exhibition Tours

09 Oct 2026 – 15 Jan 2027

Ages 16+

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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Arts Journalling for Wellbeing: Exploring the Art and Life of Audrey Amiss
A beautifully well put together scrap book open. the centre binding is metal coils

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Arts Journalling for Wellbeing: Exploring the Art and Life of Audrey Amiss

17 Oct – 14 Nov 2026

Ages 16+

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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Curator Exhibition Tour
Free
A Sunday league football match set in the 1950s. The goalkeeper stands next to his near post with his arms folded. A spectator in a blue suit leans against the same post. In the distance, two footballers stand together. One is bending over. Surrounding the pitch are large red brick buildings.

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Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Curator Exhibition Tour

27 Nov 2026

Ages 16+

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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Adult Workshops & Activities

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Roots and Branches: Family Tree Research Group
Free
A forest scene. Three black and white photographs have been clipped to a branch

Adult Workshops and Activities

Roots and Branches: Family Tree Research Group

Hosted in The Record

05 Oct – 02 Nov 2026

Ages 16+

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Motherfolk Sessions
A close up of hands writing with a pen on a white piece of paper

Adult Workshops and Activities

Motherfolk Sessions

06 Oct – 22 Dec 2026

Ages 16+

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Culture House Sunderland

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

Presented by Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Hosted in The Inventors Lab

06 Oct 2026 – 02 Mar 2027

Ages 16+

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WEAR Friends
Free
A table with art supplies. At the table are two elderly women working on crafting flower pictures from paper, scissors, and card.

Adult Workshops and Activities

WEAR Friends

Hosted in Level 2 Living Room

08 Oct – 17 Dec 2026

Ages 16+

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Spin a Yarn
Free
Two hands knit with needles and blue wool

Adult Workshops and Activities

Spin a Yarn

Hosted at Level 2 Living Room

08 Oct – 17 Dec 2026

Ages 16+

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The Edit: Film Focus
Free
A laptop with film editing software being used by a women in a red wool hat and long blonde hair

Adult Workshops and Activities

The Edit: Film Focus

Hosted in The Collection Level 2

08 Oct – 17 Dec 2026

Ages 16+

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Children & Young People’s Activities

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Rhyme & Shine
Free
A child with a red dress hits a drum with sticks whilst an adult plays a ukelele

Children and Young People's Activities

Rhyme & Shine

Hosted in The Exchange

05 Oct – 18 Dec 2026

Ages 0-5

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Making Marks
Free
A child with short brown hair and a green sweatshirt cutting a piece of paper with scissors.

Children and Young People's Activities

Making Marks

Available Monday – Sunday

Hosted in The Den

05 Oct – 23 Dec 2026

Ages 0-5

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Teeny Screenings
Free
A green felt computer generated duck like creature bobs out of a green lake

Children and Young People's Activities

Teeny Screenings

Hosted in The Exchange

05 Oct – 23 Dec 2026

0-6 (SEND inclusive)

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Tuesday Museum Club
An adult female with long dark brown hair is kneeling on the floor. She is wearing a red cardigan and black dress. Her right hand is outstretched. Her palm open and is holding sweets. A number of small children face her. They are engaged in what's she's saying.

Children and Young People's Activities

Tuesday Museum Club

Presented by Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

06 Oct 2026

Ages 5–11

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Rhyme & Shine: Sensory Adventures
Free
A female toddler with blonde hair sits in a playgroup holding a toy.

Children and Young People's Activities

Rhyme & Shine: Sensory Adventures

Hosted in The Immersion Gallery

08 Oct – 17 Dec 2026

Ages 0-6 (SEND inclusive)

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After School Hub
Free
A young women with long curly hair. She is wearing glasses, a red neckerchief and a green top. She has two green bird clips in her hair. She is writing on a perspex surface with a marker pen

Children and Young People's Activities

After School Hub

Hosted in The Domain

08 Oct – 17 Dec 2026

Ages 13+

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Exhibitions

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Our Home in Space: Our Shared Night Sky
Free
A large tower block at night, Many of the individual windows are lit with lights from inside the individual living spaces

Exhibitions

Our Home in Space: Our Shared Night Sky

Showing in the Focus Gallery

05 Oct – 14 Nov 2026
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Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism
Free
An slightly abstract city riverside city scene with a bridge over a sky blue coloured river

Exhibitions

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism

05 Oct 2026 – 17 Jan 2027
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Planetarium

Exhibitions

Planetarium

11 Oct 2026

Ages 5+

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Culture House Sunderland

Film

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British Pathé Newsreels
Free
A 1950s football crowd cheering

Films

British Pathé Newsreels

Hosted in The Exchange

05 Oct – 18 Dec 2026
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Rewind: Documentary Film Club
Free
A close up of a large film camera lens

Films

Rewind: Documentary Film Club

Hosted in The Media Studio

06 Oct 2026 – 26 Jan 2027

Ages 16+

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Sunderland Shorts Review Group
Free
A cinema with yellow seats. Several people sit in the space.

Films

Sunderland Shorts Review Group

Hosted in The Engagement Studio

07 Oct – 16 Dec 2026

Ages 18+

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Culture House Sunderland

CineClub: Typist Artist Pirate King
Free
Two women, one with brown hair, the other blonde, walk on a beach. The sea is behind them

Films

CineClub: Typist Artist Pirate King

14 Oct 2026

Cert 12A

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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Visit Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Home to Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Opening Saturday 12 September 2026

Based inside Culture House Sunderland, the gallery showcases contemporary art in a range of media from talented national and international artists.

Visit Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art