Beamish | social impact at open air heritage museum [Video]

Beamish is a multi-award-winning open-air museum in Durham, UK, where the history of North East England is brought to life. Earlier this year, the museum announced a series of new attractions for this year, including a recreated cinema, a toy shop, and a tavern.

New exhibits opening in 2024 include the recreation of The Grand Cinema from Ryhope in Sunderland, which will give visitors a chance to experience a trip to the pictures in the 1950s. The cinema will be recreated, incorporating as many elements and features of the original building as possible. Showings of films, period newsreels, and adverts will bring it to life.

A toy shop named after the popular Romer Parrish store in Middlesbrough and an electrical shop and repair workshop, A Reece Ltd., are also due to open on The 1950s Town’s Front Street alongside the cinema in 2024.

This year, the Drovers’ Tavern will open in the 1820s landscape. Visitors can …