Covering a vast range of themes, the Great North Museum Hancock allows visitors to transcend in to an exotic world filled with rich detail and beauty. With an expansive collection that showcases the world we live in under a new light, visitors to the museum are not likely to walk away disappointed.
The exhibits at Great North Museum consist of items from the original Hancock Museum (this was later renamed to the Great North Museum Hancock), the Hatton Gallery, Newcastle Universitys Museum of Antiquities and the Shefton Museum which are united to form a robust offering.
Some of the more prominent exhibits include objects from ancient Greece, a model of Hadrians Wall with interactive elements, a planetarium, ancient Egyptian mummies, informative plant and animal exhibits and as well as an intimidating T-Rex skeleton.
The Great North Museum has quite a strong emphasis on animal life with a great number of exhibits focusing on nature. The Living Planet section consists of living attractions allowing visitors to learn about various creatures through touch and interactive displays. This exhibit conveys astute information pertaining to the lifestyles of numerous animals including their behaviour and how they manage to survive in their respective environments.
Animals that can be seen in the Living Planet exhibit include pythons, wolf fish, lizards and many others. Non live animal exhibits include a whale, polar bear, elephant and a great white shark.
The museum also covers other areas including gems, fossils, world cultures, the Roman Empire, Evolution of man through the ages and much more. With such a wealth of areas on offer, a visit to the Great North Museum is sure to be an informative and stimulating one.
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