Welcome to South Tyneside’s state-of-the-art cultural venue, situated in the heart of South Shields, brimming with exciting new experiences, activities and facilities for people of all ages to enjoy.
| Monday – Thursday* | 9am – 7pm |
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| Friday | 9am – 5pm |
| Saturday - Sunday | 10am – 4pm |
*Shop @ The Word closes at 6pm, Monday - Thursday.
The Word
45 Market Place
South Shields
NE33 1JF
0191 427 1818
Free
WRITE Festival is back for its 4th year and is bigger than ever!
The festival celebrates the written word in all its forms and boasts a jam-packed programme of unmissable events now spread over three weeks! Whether you’re an aspiring writer, someone with a keen interest in the written word or you enjoy engaging performances, we have something for you to enjoy.
View the full WRITE Festival programme
A film commissioned by The Word and produced by Tom Kelly and Unified Films specifically for those living with Dementia.
The Place We Love has been inspired by our original Lost Dialects exhibition which explored traditional North East words, phrases, songs and more, many of which are now rarely used. The effect of the exhibition on visitors with various stages of dementia was so profound that we commissioned the film to capture what the exhibition explored.
Watch The Place We Love
July 2019 marked 50 years since man first set foot on the Moon.
This out-of-this-world exhibition explores Space fact and fiction, taking visitors on a journey through Space like no other - from moons and planets to movies and music.
Don't miss your chance to see it - on until Sun 23 February
Discover more about our Amazing Space exhibition
Join us for our space and robot themed February half term! We have great family-fun events taking place including performances, storytelling, arts and crafts, creative FabLab sessions and more!
Find out more about our February half term events
FabLab @ The Word provides a state of the art creative space for budding designers and entrepreneurs to bring ideas to life and allows children, young people and adults the opportunity to digitally design an object and then create it using our high-tech equipment on offer such as 3D printers, vinyl and laser cutters. We offer courses for all levels of skill including beginner workshops to more advanced sessions.
Discover more about FabLab
Visit The Word for our dinosaur themed Easter! There’ll be the return of Animal Stories, storytelling, arts and crafts, laser cutting and t-shirt printing in FabLab, plus lots more.
Find out more about our Easter events
Laura Jones is our artist in residence in FabLab @ The Word and since November she has been running drop-in workshops on Saturdays, giving children and families the chance to help her work towards an art installation which will be on display at The Word in April.
Find out more about our artist in residence - Laura Jones
