Moving Parts Arts

Our Heritage Lead, David Silk, goes in-depth on this large-scale project, exploring folklore, Crankie theatres and community stories... Illustration by Becky Musgrove When we think about treasure, particularly in the context of a museum, we’re almost certainly thinking about stuff. Torcs of twisted bronze or gold wire that adorned the necks or arms of long dead chiefs; beads of amber or shining coloured glass; beautifully worked metal that once adorned arms and armour; hordes of coins, gold...

Storytelling, like the wind, carries voices across borders, barriers and generations. ‘Wind Garden’ will explore the meeting point between people, arts & sustainability, engaging 250 North East of England residents through free-to-access creative workshops with artists. Workshops will allow people to create and decorate kinetic sculptures that move in the wind from sustainable/recycled materials. All 250 of these sculptures will be installed together and celebrated on the Great North Museum’s...

Moving Parts Puppet Film Fest brings the best of puppets on film to Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. The festival programme includes and celebrate live action puppet films as well as stop motion puppet animation. ​ The Stop Motion Shorts Night has been a cornerstone event of the annual Newcastle Puppetry Festival since 2017, and we are so excited to now be able to expand this night into a stand-alone film festival for 2026. The film festival will run alongside the annual puppetry theatre...