Exhibitions

Between the Lines - literary Newcastle through time

An exhibition by guest curator Dr Catherine Burgass, expert on local literary heritage. ‘Between the Lines’ shines a light on Newcastle’s fascinating literary history.

There are early associations with Elijah Fenton (pictured), poet and friend of Alexander Pope, one of the most prominent English poets of the1700s. Newcastle was the childhood home of popular Victorian novelist Dinah Maria Craik and features in her stories.

T.E. Hulme, WWI poet and founding father of literary modernism, was educated at Newcastle School. And Vera Brittain, best-known for her war memoir Testament of Youth, was born only a stone’s throw from the Brampton Museum. Not forgetting, of course, famous Five Towns author Arnold Bennett!

The exhibition also includes local folk whose lives and letters have been all but forgotten, such as nineteenth-century industrialist George Cooper. Newcastle’s thriving contemporary scene is represented by poet and artisan printer Roger Bloor.

Visit the Spotlight Gallery to learn more about Newcastle writers, their work and their relationship with the town.  

Visit

The exhibition is open Tuesdays to Saturdays 10am to 5pm and 1:30 to 5pm on Sundays from Saturday 25 November 2023.

Admission to the museum and exhibition is free.

Activities and special events

Adult art class "Slow stiched book cover" Friday 22 March at 10am. For more details and to book visit our what's on page.

Themed craft activities for children on Friday 5 April at 10:30am. For more details and to book visit our what's on page.

Catherine Burgass (the guest curator)