ASSEMBLAGE – PERSONS & LOCATIONS (17 October – 17 November)
Shaun Flett in his own words: I was born in Billy Mill, North Shields. Since the 1980’s I’ve taught art and design in a range of local colleges. When I was in my teens I held a ‘one man’...
Breaking Chains: North Shields and Slavery (3 October – 22 December).
The story of Mary An Macham, an enslaved women, who became part of our 19th century local community. The exhibition will also explore the role North Shields played in the abolition movement of the 19th century. Delivered in partnership...
Notice – Closed Friday 13th.
Old Low Light will be closed on Friday 13th September 2019 for a private function. We will be open again on Saturday 14th 2019 at 10am.
Our Story So Far
Our Story So Far
Exhibition: Michael Smith – Fisherman Painter (30 July – 30 September)
Exhibitions to mark 120thanniversary of North Shields Fishermen’s Mission Two exhibitions to mark the 120thanniversary of the North Shields Fishermen’s Mission are on display during August and September at the Old Low Light Heritage Centre on the Fish Quay....
Exhibition: 120 Anniversary of the Fisherman’s Mission (30 July – 30 September)
Exhibitions to mark 120thanniversary of North Shields Fishermen’s Mission Two exhibitions to mark the 120thanniversary of the North Shields Fishermen’s Mission are on display during August and September at the Old Low Light Heritage Centre on the Fish Quay....
Pop Up Exhibition: Horton, From Low Town To The Lowlands (13th and 14th July).
George Edward Horton, born in North Shields in 1859. In 1896 he exhibited The Fish Quay, North Shields at the Royal Academy. He also exhibited at the Paris Salon and national and provincial galleries, including the Laing Art Gallery...
Exhibition: North Atlantic Drift: Migrations (30th April – 25th October 2019).
An exhibition installed in the Boat for the Old Low Light cultural and heritage centre on North Shields Fish Quay which hints at the migration of peoples, ideas and beliefs around the North Atlantic regions as mirrored in the...
New book about North Shields Football Club on sale from 12th April.
New book about North Shields Football Club now on sale Men from the North – the Grand History of North Shields Football Club, researched and written by an Old Low Light volunteer, Trudi Thompson, will be available for sale...
Exhibition: The History of Tyne Brand (4th April to 30th June 2019).
Extended to 30th June by popular demand. An exhibition on the history of Tyne Brand, a factory at the foot of Brewhouse Bank on North Shields Fish Quay. Now a derelict site the company once employed over 750. Local...