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Museums at Night 2012: 30-metre glowstick chimney lights up Toffee Factory for Late Shows

Newcastle and Gateshead's Late Shows return with a grander programme than ever for 2012, but the most eye-catching bit might be their 30-metre chimney-turned-glowstick.

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Glowsticks, Spitfires, Rolf Harris and mustard: Museums at Night 2012 in cities and regions

From Newcastle and Liverpool to Bath and Devon, there are several areas of the country where you can flit between loads of venues for Culture24's Museums at Night this weekend.

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The Culture24/7: Science and Nature sparklers for May 2012

Shark teeth, dinosaurs, nanoparticle experiments and forestry fun all feature in our round-up of places to explore and inspire in all things Science and Nature this month.

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Attention-craving meerkat to meet Newcastle in animal invasion at Life Science Centre

Furry facilitator Jay Gunn promises the truth about animals as he prepares to accompany bats and planetarium shows in a weekend of fun at the Newcastle centre.

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The Culture24/7: History and Heritage highlights for a marvellous May 2012

Enjoy an incredible display from ancient China at the Fitzwilliam Museum, an Angolan odyssey at the Powell Cotton Museum and annual funfest Museums at Night.

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Culture and Tradition in African Beadwork meets Contemporary Style at Shipley Art Gallery

Gatehead's Shipley Art Gallery explores African beadwork and its influence on fashion with a pair of exhibitions celebrating tradition and innovation.

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Painstaking conservation effort pays off as Monkwearmouth displays 1972 Olympic Posters

David Hockney, Serge Paliokov, Allen Jones and Max Bill are among the artists whose Olympic artworks have gone on show at Monkwearmouth Station Museum in Sunderland.

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£537,000 funding boost for conservation project at Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site

The SITA trust gives the site a substanistial grant to help conserve parts of the Wall that have fallen on to the Heritage at Risk register because of their state of disrepair.

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Housesteads Roman Fort opens new museum as part of major redevelopment project

English Heritage has enlisted the help of Lord of the Rings star, Bernard Hill, to narrate a film for their brand new museum which explores Roman life in Northumberland.

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Vince Cable helps Centre for Life launch Newcastle ScienceFest 2012

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills praised National Science and Engineering Week and the Centre for Life at the launch of the week-long annual festival.

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Glass artists and scientists Mirror Neurons as part of AV Festival at National Glass Centre

A glass brain and spinal column which responds to gallery goers is one of a series of installations at Sunderland's National Glass Centre as part of this month's AV Festival.

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North-east's AV Festival goes As Slow as Possible for 2012

More than 20 exhibitions and 70 events take place across Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Newcastle and Gateshead for this year's AV Festival, all with their eyes on the clock.

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The Culture24/7: All things Science and Nature for March

National Science and Engineering Week is the highlight of a month which also sees the Grant Museum unleash its animal side and Magna Science Centre take a splash.

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Made man: Asheq Akhtar talks about his role in Gillian Wearing's feature film Self Made

One of a group chosen to play themselves in a movie by the Turner Prize-winning artist, Akhtar tells Culture24 about the experience.

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In the Limelight: Newcastle's Theatrical History celebrated at the Discovery Museum

From set designs and seats to programmes and fake beards, a show honouring the 175th birthday of Newcastle's Theatre Royal celebrates the city's theatrical history.

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