Facilities for Museum, Gallery and Heritage Studies
The International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies is based at No. 18 Windsor Terrace.
Classes take place in seminar rooms in 18 Windsor Terrace as well as in lecture rooms in the Bedson building.
Access to collections and exhibition spaces on campus
The University has a number of museums and an art gallery on campus, which hold important archaeological, art, and natural history collections. They have recently undergone a major redevelopment and re-opened to the public in 2009 under the banner of the Great North Museum. These venues and the university collections are used extensively in the delivery of modules – providing an unparalleled teaching resource. For example, the Hatton Gallery is used as a venue for a student exhibition – an important element of the Art Museum and Gallery Studies programme.
Access to collections management facilities
A full range of environmental monitoring equipment is used in teaching of the Collections Management module. This equipment can be borrowed by students at anytime. Students also have access to specialist collections management software (MODES) used by UK museums and galleries.
Postgraduate student common room
A dedicated postgraduate common room is available in the Building for students who attend our Museum, Gallery and Heritage studies programmes. The common room is available to use during lunch and tea breaks, for browsing past dissertations and work placement folders as well as for socialising with fellow students.
Information about University-wide student facilities and support is available on our Student Information pages.
Student Ambassador
For more information about the student experience, please see the student ambassador's blog.