Beamish Museum's Festival of Transport runs from Saturday, May 23 to Sunday, May 31 as part of May half term. Full programme, ...

Beamish Museum welcomes about 800,000 visitors every year, so it is no surprise that it takes a team of more than 500 staff and about 400 ...

Students from a County Durham college are playing a "vital role" in helping to preserve one of the region’s best‑known ...

Beamish Museum is looking to recruit new staff for a range of roles. The popular County Durham attraction has announced a ...

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Celebrations - in apt retro style - are under way at Beamish Museum following news of a prestigious UK award. As reported, the County Durham attraction won the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2025 title ...

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A County Durham museum described as "the beating heart of the region" has been announced as a finalist for a global Museum of the Year award. Beamish Museum, in Stanley, County Durham, is one of five ...

The eagerly-awaited 1950s cinema at Beamish Museum has now started to take shape along with new shops as the visitor attraction's ambitious new development project continues. Work has finally started ...

A living museum has gone "viral" with a 21st century TikTok trend. Beamish Museum near Stanley, County Durham, received more than one million likes on a video which saw its 1900s town engager, Ian ...

A museum has opened a pop-up emporium as part of efforts to connect with the community. Beamish Open Air Museum launched the store at Prince Bishops Place shopping centre in Durham. Customers can see ...

A history museum has opened a 1950s park as part of its celebrations of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Coronation Park and Recreation Ground at Beamish Museum near Stanley, County Durham, features a ...