Bicentenary events open to all

16 Feb, Our Bicentenary Exhibition, Tales of Antiquarian Adventure, in the Great North Museum opens to the public, runs to 30th April.

27 Feb, 6 pm, Public lecture in Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University, Bill Purdue, Newcastle in 1813: a Society in its Context.  Please note venue

6 Mar 6pm, Public Lecture in Great North Museum, 200 Years of Antiquarian Endeavour, Lindsay Allason-Jones

13 Mar, 6pm, Public Lecture in Great North Museum, Why change? 200 years of coin collecting, Rob Collins

20 Mar, 6pm, Public Lecture at Great North Museum, Antiquaries and Locals: research into Romano-British settlement sites in Northumberland, Jenny Proctor

3 April  6pm Public Lecture in Great North Museum, Hadrian’s Wall on Tyneside: research from 1913 to 2013, Paul Bidwell

10 April, 6 pm, Public Lecture at Great North Museum: 200 years of studying Newcastle’s historic buildings, Dave Heslop

17 April, 6pm, Public Lecture at Great North Museum, Reflecting the past: an Etruscan mirror in the collection of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Andrew Parkin
 
13 May, Opening of Through a Victorian Lens exhibition of Victorian photographs belonging to the Society, at The Mining Institute, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne. Runs to 30th June

23 June, Northumbrian Minstrelsy Concert at the Sage Gateshead, Hall 2, 8pm. More details...

6  July, Conference: Border Society: States, Governance and People, c.1100–c.1300 at Lancaster University. FREE.

31 July  6pm Public lecture in Newcastle City Library, The Wylam Locomotives; Hedley, Chapman and Isaac Jackson. Who really did what?, Jim Rees

10 Aug, opening of exhibition The Banks of the Tyne: 19th-century Street Photography at The Side Gallery. Runs to 12 Oct.

14 Sept and 5 Oct, 3pm Lecture on ancient and modern bagpipes and piping traditions at the Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth

16 Oct,  7.30pm Northumbrian Piping Concert at the Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth

30th Oct, 6pm Public lecture in the Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University, A broad field; antiquarianism in the late 18th and early 19th century, David Clarke

Other events are in the planning stage but are not yet finalised. Keep an eye on this website.