Since opening in 2016, The Word has had various exhibitions in the main exhibition space, ground floor pod and previously in the Caer Urfa pod.
See below a full list of past exhibitions with details about their key features and what visitors could experience while exploring them.
To find out about our current or upcoming exhibitions view our What’s On.
Main exhibition - 22 October 2016 - 2 May 2017
Main exhibition - 25 May 2017 - 18 February 2018
Main exhibition - 17 March 2018 - 6 January 2019
Main exhibition - 9 February 2019 - 2 June 2019
Featured alongside 'When The Bugle Calls' - a touring exhibition from the Durham Light Infantry Collection
Main exhibition - 29 June 2019 – 23 February 2020
Caer Urfa Pod exhibition - 22 October 2016 - 6 June 2018
Delivered in partnership with Tom Kelly
Art Commission: 25 May 2017 - 18 February 2018
Designed by artist Rachel Johnson
Ground Floor Pod exhibition - 17 March 2018 - 3 May 2018
Delivered in partnership with South Tyneside Libraries Local and Family History Department and South Tyneside Council Design and Print Team
Ground Floor Pod installation - 12 May 2018 - 13 September 2018
By ITHACA Creative Sound and Light Art
Caer Urfa Pod exhibition - 11 June 2018 - 30 September 2018
Delivered in partnership with South Tyneside Libraries Local and Family History Department and South Tyneside Council Design and Print Team
Caer Urfa Pod exhibition - 4 October 2018 - 20 January 2019
Delivered in partnership with South Tyneside Libraries Local and Family History Department and South Tyneside Council Design and Print Team
Ground Floor Pod installation - 24 January 2019 - 2 June 2019
By Richard Bliss
Caer Urfa Pod exhibition - 1 February 2019 - 5 January 2020
By Jane Glennie and Robert Good
Ground Floor Pod exhibition - 28 September 2019 - 5 January 2020
Delivered in partnership with The Customs House and South Tyneside Council Design and Print Team
Ground Floor Pod installation - 17 January 2020 - 15 March 2020
Touring programme, curated by Marie Craven
Caer Urfa Pod exhibition - 17 January 2020 - 11 March 202
Delivered in partnership with South Tyneside Libraries Local and Family History Department, South Tyneside Council Housing Team and South Tyneside Council Design and Print Team
