Beamish Museum awarded Sustainable Built Environment Award

The project created a range of additional exhibits for visitors to explore, with its introduction of a new 1950s Town, including the Grand cinema, from Ryhope, in Sunderland, Romer Parrish toy shop, and a new STEM learning space, as well as additions to the museum’s Georgian landscape, with the new Drovers Tavern, pottery with reconstructed beehive kiln, and two Georgian-style self-catering cottages, allowing visitors a chance to spend a night at the museum.

The new exhibits help the museum to share even more stories from the region’s past, and have been thoughtfully constructed using a blend of traditional craftsmanship and sustainable modern techniques. Materials were reclaimed or locally sourced wherever possible, while new builds were constructed to meet modern building, accessibility and environmental standards without compromising authenticity.

The Remaking Beamish project, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, represents the largest capital development in the museum’s history.