Great North Museum

Newcastle upon Tyne, 2009

The Great North Museum, a new museum in Newcastle’s Cultural Quarter, will combine the natural history collections at the Hancock Museum with the Greek and Etruscan objects housed in the Shefton Museum, the collections of the Museum of Antiquities and fine and decorative arts from the Hatton Gallery. The project is a partnership between the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, the Natural History Society of Northumbria, the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle City Council and Tyne and Wear Museums, and will combine state-of-the-art interpretation techniques with exciting interactive displays.

Casson Mann are designing eleven galleries for the new museum. The proposed galleries have been planned as ten story spaces varying in size and character, divided into two major collection strands – culture and nature.

Client: University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Size: 2850 square metres
Team: Nick Bell Design (Graphic Design), DHA Design (Lighting Design)
Casson Mann’s role: Lead Consultant, Exhibition Designer