South Shields Museum celebrates the rich heritage of South Tyneside and the people who shaped it. The Museum is located in South Shields town centre on the pedestrianised part of Ocean Road. It is spread over two floors where the ground floor has exhibition displays, a shop and café and the first floor is the art gallery which holds regular exhibitions and has bookable meeting/learning rooms.
Entrance to the museum and art gallery is free.
Monet artwork to visit South Shields Museum & Art Gallery
South Shields Museum & Art Gallery has been selected as one of just four partners to host the National Gallery’s Masterpiece Tour, a three-year opportunity to bring world-class art to the North East. From Saturday 17 Jan 2026, the museum will host Monet’s artwork, The Petit Bras of the Seine at Argenteuil (1872).
The Masterpieces Tour will help deliver a transformative project, developing pilot work, and bringing partners together to address a key need in our community in relation to health and wellbeing. We will be supporting children and young people experiencing Emotion Based School Avoidance (EBSA).
Free “Wellness Weekends”
Every Saturday, from 24 Jan – 21 March 2026, visitors are invited to enjoy free ‘Wellness Weekends” at South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, designed to encourage mindfulness and relaxation through art, to celebrate the arrival of Monet artwork as part of the National Gallery’s Masterpiece Tour.
For more information: northeastmuseums.org.uk/southshieldsmuseum
Sallie Fulcher-Ball: Communications Officer, North East Museums
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