Group visits are required to pre book in advance. Any groups that have not pre-booked their visits may be denied entry into the museum. Pre-booked groups will be allocated booking forms, an invoice and provided with a room for lunch. All pre-booked group invoices are due for payment on or before the date of your visit.

Guts and Gore (Key stage 4)

 

Follow the history and the advancements in medicine from Leeches to Lasers.

 

Starting at our 1885 horse drawn ambulance we’ll chart the development and medical care from the Victorian period to the modern day NHS.

 

Moving to our WW1 trench exhibition will give students the chance to learn how war accelerated the medical technology to deal with unprecedented numbers of wounded – some of the things we take for granted now will surprise you.

 

• Explore a modern ambulance

• Handle primary source historical objects from our archive collection.

• Hands on opportunities to learn in engaging and alternative environments.

• Learn with our costumed interpreters and gain wider historical and social knowledge of the effect of organised health care on the nation’s population.

 

The session’s objectives are:

To know the difference between a primary and secondary source

To apply primary source analysis to exam style questions successfully.

To see primary sources and understand how they tell the history of medical development over time.

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Extreme Vehicles (All age groups)

 

NESM has an amazing range of historic emergency vehicles on show. From fire engines to our 47 foot Tyne class lifeboat this is an amazing resource for those who want to explore what it takes to make rescue vehicles ‘fit for service’.

 

• Explore the differences (and the similarities) between our modern and historic vehicles; horns, bells, sirens, flashing lights, ladders, springy suspension are all on show.

• Explore the interiors of some of our vehicles,  gaining in-depth knowledge of rescue equipment.

• Spark your group’s imagination and discover how an ordinary vehicle can be converted into an effective rescue vehicle, discuss and design your own design your own vehicle and vote on your favourite.

• The workshops can be tailored to your group’s specific needs and will include focus on history, design technology and science.

 

The session’s objectives are:

To learn the workings of historic and modern emergency vehicles.

To learn how emergency vehicles have developed over time.

To understand why vehicles were changed in order to assist with the saving of life.