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Opening times
28 March – 2 October 2022:
| Monday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | 11:00 - 16:00 |
| Sunday | 13:00 - 16:00 |
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The Lost Fort
Part of Hadrian’s Wall 1900 festival, celebrating 1900 years since the building of Hadrian’s Wall
Off the Wall
A play created by Shields’ own Customs House with “Horrible Histories” author Terry Deary.
Move like a Hadrian
Explore Arbeia’s multicultural and multinational past with artist Rachel Brook. (Saturday 23 July)
Museum Socials
A free drop-in coffee morning at the museum. (Tuesday 5 July)
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