Memoryscapes Newcastle, Northumbria University Arts Project, Tyneside Architecture
Memoryscapes Newcastle
Northumbria University, Tyneside, northeast England, UK ? City Arts Project
19 Jan 2018
Memoryscapes Newcastle
Location: Newcastle, North East England, UK
Newcastle Memories brought to life in city arts project
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Memories brought to life in city arts project
Northumberland Street at the junction of Northumberland Road in the early 1980s. The BHS/C&A building is now Primark:

photo courtesy of Northumbria University
Jan 19, 2018 – Northumbria University has received a £60,000 grant to help develop new ways for people to share and access heritage and memories of significant events in Newcastle city centre. Working in partnership with Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums and FaulknerBrowns Architects, the University will investigate how museum artefacts or historical events can be brought to life with input from members of the public, using technology in settings in and around the city.
The nine-month long research project has been jointly-funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as part of a national scheme worth £1.88 million to explore the future of immersive experiences.
It will see academics from Northumbria?s Geography, Architecture, Computing and Humanities departments share their expertise in heritage studies, urban design, virtual envir...