Changes to National Glass Centre (NGC) opening hours

Published on 10, February, 2025

The opening hours of the National Glass Centre (NGC) will be changing from March 2025, the University of Sunderland has announced.

From 16 March, the NGC will be closed on Sundays. This will bring it in line with the opening hours of other galleries and museums across the city.

These changes have been carefully considered to balance the needs of students, staff and visitors to the NGC, with the University’s efforts to ensure the NGC runs as sustainably as possible until the planned closure of the building in July 2026.

Ahead of NGC’s closure, arrangements are being finalised for the University to lease space within Culture House, currently under construction in Keel Square. This will create a publicly accessible exhibition and gallery space, showcasing some of the city’s major cultural assets.

Last month, it was also announced that Sunderland Culture had been awarded a £5m grant by the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport to develop Glassworks.

Sunderland Culture will collaborate with partners including the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), Sunderland City Council and the University as this new facility for glassmaking in the city takes shape.

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