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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
Gateshead Quays
Gateshead NE8 1FG
England
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 14 attractions in Gateshead
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Located in Gateshead in the Northeast of England, this unique international center for contemporary visual art features the Art Factory, where artists...... more » Located in Gateshead in the Northeast of England, this unique international center for contemporary visual art features the Art Factory, where artists from all over the world come to work and create. « less
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Attraction type: Art gallery, Art gallery
Address: Gateshead Quays Gateshead NE8 1FG
England
Tel: 44-191-478-1810
Fax: 44-191-478-1922

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“Baltic Mills”
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3 of 5 stars
Whitelavender
Leeds, England
26 Aug 2009

A lot of hype has been written about the Baltic and lets face it its part of the jigsaw without which a lot less people would visit the area. The building itself lives up to all thats said about it and offers brilliant views up and down the Tyne and bridges etc. At ground level there is a very trendy... more

“Lovely contemporary art museum”
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5 of 5 stars
Jubjab
Helsinki
20 Jul 2009

Baltic does not have any fixed exhibitions, but at the time of our visit every exhibition was worth seeing (especially the fantastic "Tilting Planet" by Sarah Sze). The building itself is nice, and best of all, entrance is free! more

“Beautifully renovated mill into museum--fair contemporary art work”
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3 of 5 stars
Pnemiller
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
29 Oct 2008
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This is an exceptional building--they took an old mill and gutted it out to make a beautiful, stately contemporary art museum--the views of the surrounding area from the top are magnificent. Go to see the building--I cannot say much about the art work--some museums have great modern and contemporary art--this museum, when we went, did not--it was fair to middling... more

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art Address

Gateshead Quays, Gateshead NE8 1FG, England
Tel: 44-191-478-1810 Fax: 44-191-478-1922