List of museums in Tyne and Wear

This list of museums in Tyne and Wear, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Name	Town/City	Region	Type	Summary
Bowes Railway	Springwell	City of Sunderland	Railway	Preserved operational standard gauge cable railway system built to transport coal to boats, built by George Stephenson in 1826
Discovery Museum	Newcastle upon Tyne	Newcastle upon Tyne	Multiple	Science, local history, shipbuilding and industrial heritage, Turbinia, first steam turbine powered steamship, regimental museum for the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars and the Northumberland Hussars, costumes, art exhibits of painting, photography and sculpture
Fulwell Windmill	Fulwell	City of Sunderland	Mill	website, restored early 19th century windmill
Gateshead Heritage @ St Mary`s	Gateshead	Gateshead	Local	website, local history, culture,
Monkwearmouth Station Museum	Monkwearmouth	City of Sunderland	Railway	Railway and transportation history and heritage
Newburn Hall Motor Museum	Newburn	Newcastle upon Tyne	Automotive	information
North East Aircraft Museum	Sunderland	City of Sunderland	Aviation	Historic aircraft, aviation history
Path Head Watermill	Blaydon	Gateshead	Industry	Restored water wheel and joiner's shop
Ryhope Engines Museum	Ryhope	City of Sunderland	Technology	Victorian pumping station with two beam engines, steam engines and pumps, boilers, a blacksmith's forge, waterwheel, replica plumber's shop
Souter Lighthouse	Marsden	South Tyneside	Maritime	Operated by the National Trust, lighthouse's engine room, light tower and keeper's living quarters
Stephenson Railway Museum	North Shields	North Tyneside	Railway	Steam-powered electric and diesel engines, history of area electric transport, northern terminus of the North Tyneside Steam Railway
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens	Sunderland	City of Sunderland	Multiple	Art, textiles, pottery, glass, coal mining, local history, social history, natural history, industry, geology
Washington F Pit	Washington	City of Sunderland	Technology	website, Victorian steam engine, engine house and headgear for a coal mine