Heritage, Museums & Galleries Studies at Newcastle University UK

15/10/2026

Our Global Heritage Management students had an absolute blast visiting Newcastle Castle today as part of their module “Heritage Lives”. Here they heard from CEO Mick Wilkes about the importance of thinking strategically about visitor experience whilst working in the wider North East economy, and about different challenges that can arise when managing independent heritage sites.

Of course we had to have an obligatory shot of a student in a pillory for good measure (thanks Lucy for being such a willing volunteer!)

01/10/2026

One of our members of staff, Bruce, has been working on a project focused on older volunteers and what happens when, for various reasons, people find it harder to sustain their volunteering. Bruce and his colleage, Yang, ran a national survey of volunteer managers from all volunteer-involving sectors - and you can now read the report here! It's going straight onto our reading lists.

On this page, we'll post outputs from the project and from the pilot project that preceded it. This will include reports & papers as well as links to talks that we've done.

25/09/2026

And that is the 2026 Induction Week done! A huge thank you to everyone who made our many (many) sessions, trips and workshops happen Great North Museum: Hancock Hatton Gallery NT Cragside We have had a blast!

14/09/2026

Want to know what our students get up to? A fantastic insight here, and a huge congratulations Eve!

24/07/2026

An absolute joy to host the MGH Summer Picnic today - in full sunshine! Have a wonderful break, get those last assessments handed in, and we will see you for graduation (or next year if you are lucky enough to be part-time)! AND PLEASE SAVE ALL YOUR WORK ON ONEDRIVE!! 🤩

23/06/2026

If you are thinking of postgraduate study, it's not too late to join our MGH Open Day this Thursday, 2-4pm. Come and chat to us!

09/06/2026

Thinking of studying with us but missed the open day? Don't worry! We're holding one final session where you can meet staff, ask questions and even have a go at object handling. Register by emailing [email protected]

07/05/2026

as our exhibition 'Intimates' comes down after a 7 week run Hatton Gallery. A huge congratulations to everyone involved - we can't wait to see what you do next!

05/05/2026

Our Global Heritage Management students have been out and about exploring heritage 'on the ground' in Jesmond. A huge thank you to Emma Agatston for sending us these snaps of the trip!

01/05/2026

What an incredible evening! We are so proud to be celebrating the work of our students 👏👏👏 Delighted for you all! And a huge thank you to all the staff across various institutions who supported this work too. Well done everyone!