Explore & Create: History of Sunderland
Tuesdays or Thursdays (during term time)
10am - 12.30pm
EXPLORE: Go back in time to 674 AD with a visit to St. Peter's Church. Discover the story of Sunderland's Patron Saint, Benedict Biscop, and find out how he founded the first church in Sunderland and brought French glaziers to create the UK's first stained glass windows.
CREATE: Walk back to NGC along the River Wear before taking part in a creative stained glass window-inspired workshops:
Glass Fused Mosaic (£10 per student)
Glass Painting (£7 per student)
Further information
Booking is essential.
For more information and to book please contact us.
Download an NGC Information and Learning Pack.
Find out more about the World Heritage Site Bid for the twin Anglo-Saxon monastery of Wearmouth-Jarrow.
- Arts Council England
- Sunderland City Council
- University of Sunderland
- Positive About Disabled People
- Lottery Funded
- Northern Rock Foundation
- VAQUAS
