Former Palace of Arts, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

This building was built as the Palace of Arts for the North East Coast Exhibition, opened by the Prince of Wales on 14 May 1929. After the exhibition closed on 26 October 1929 the building was purchased by Newcastle upon Tyne Corporation for the Museum of Science and Engineering opened in 1934. It has since been used as a Military Vehicles Museum. It is the only surviving structure from the 1929 North East Coast Exhibition.

Location

Tyne and Wear Newcastle upon Tyne

Period

1920s (1920 - 1929)

Tags

museum leisure architecture