Laing Art Gallery

Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle is closed in line Government guidelines.

What to expect when Laing Art Gallery reopens

Read Laing Art Gallery's Planning Your Visit information here before you visit.

When you arrive at Laing Art Gallery:

• You may need to queue for a short time while tickets are checked.
• To maintain social distancing, please do not pass your phone or printed tickets to our staff. You may be asked for your name and booking number.
• Please have your ticket ready to show our staff either on your phone or a printed copy.
• Our customers are the heart of our business and we want you to enjoy the Laing safely. In order to help reduce the risk of a local outbreak of coronavirus we are taking contact details of customers who do not book in advance, as well as recording the time of entering our venue.In line with guidance issued by the government, we will keep your details for 21 days. We will only share them with NHS Test and Trace, if asked, in the event of a fellow customer testing positive for coronavirus. Your cooperation in helping us to keep our customers, staff and the wider community safe is greatly appreciated.

During your visit at Laing Art Gallery

• Follow the one-way route around the gallery and help yourself to hand sanitiser around the gallery. Any children in your group must be supervised at all times.
• Staff and volunteers will also be happy to help you adjust to the new way of visiting.
• Staff will greet you at a distance. Some may be wearing face masks or visors (this is their choice and not compulsory under government guidance)
• New screens at till points and contactless payment.
• Unfortunately some spaces are closed until it is safe to open them including the Under 5s area, the Watercolour Gallery and Gallery C.
• If you have any of the symptoms of coronavirus, or if you have been in contact with anyone that has the virus in the last 14 days, please don’t visit.

You do not need to book a ticket if you are only visiting the free displays, shop or cafe.

Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle is home to an impressive collection of art and sculpture with its programme of displays and events renowned for bringing the biggest names in historic, modern and contemporary art to the North East.

At the Laing Art Galley there's always something to keep everyone entertained and informed, from exhibition talks, family-friendly activities and artist hosted events. Many of these events, like the gallery, are free of charge.

With an impressive permanent collection displayed year-round, visitors looking can enjoy dynamic landscapes by John Martin, sculpture by Henry Moore and much more.

The works that make up the exhibitions at Laing Art Gallery change regularly to show the impressive range of art in the collection as well as showcase touring exhibitions. Northern Spirit, a major permanent exhibition celebrating the achievements of artists, manufacturers and makers from the North East of England features internationally acclaimed art including work by 19th century painter John Martin, engraver and naturalist Thomas Bewick and the Beilby family of glass enamellers.

The display also showcases local peoples photographs, films and stories. Laing Art Gallery has worked in partnership with the International Centre for Culture and Heritage Studies at Newcastle University to explore the relationships between art, identity and place. Information on the artworks and local stories are presented on touch-screen computers and an interactive map of photos and information provides an ever-changing picture of art and contemporary culture in the North East.

Visitors looking to explore art and culture in Newcastle can wander through Laing Art Gallery before stopping off in their onsite cafe to enjoy a cuppa and a chat about what they have seen. Entrance to the museum is free, making it a perfect family day out in Newcastle, and with an ever rotating programme of curated works, it's the perfect choice year round. Certain events and exhibitions may carry a charge so do check the website to find out the details of what's on to help you plan your visit.

Returning to the North East in 2022: Lindisfarne Gospels

The world-renowned Lindisfarne Gospels, the most spectacular surviving manuscript from Anglo-Saxon England, will go on display in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in 2022. The manuscript, which is on loan from the British Library, will feature in a high-profile exhibition at the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, with a supporting exhibition at neighbouring Newcastle City Library.