• Source: The Late Shows

      • The Late Shows are a one weekend annual cultural initiative developed in Tyne & Wear since 2007. They are intended to attract new audiences to museums and galleries. They have become the largest programme organised in the United Kingdom for the 'Museums at Night Festival'.


      History


      The programme started as a one-night event with 14 cultural venues taking part including Discovery Museum, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art and the Laing Art Gallery. All the venues stayed open late and put on free events and exhibitions, which aimed to entice a new, younger audience through their doors. From the outset many different agencies came together to open their doors and this has continued. In mid-May 2013, more than 50 attractions feature in what an arts site for the region described as "the North East's legendary culture crawl". An Arts Council of England case study demonstrates its impact. That report gives headline information thus:

      In 2013 The Late Shows were a bronze award winner at the North East England Tourism awards.


      Selected notable venues


      Laing Art Gallery
      The Biscuit Factory
      Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
      Victoria Tunnel (Newcastle)
      The Sage Gateshead
      Moorbank Botanic Gardens (now closed)
      Hatton Gallery
      Tyne and Wear Archives Service
      North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
      Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne
      Bessie Surtees House


      Selected notable artists


      Julia Vogl
      Jenny Holzer


      References




      External links


      Bill Griffiths entry on London Museum's blog. Evaluation Case Study.
      Bill Griffith's explains the ethos and functionality of The Late Shows in the Culture 24 Museums at Night site.
      The Late Shows main page.

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