The Great North Museum has had over 1 million visitors since it opened in May 2009, three times its forecast for the first year. In that time it has received wide appraisal for its new permanent galleries, winning nominations for the Arts Fund Prize 2010, National Lottery Awards 2010, and winning the Renaissance Museum Award in the 2009 Journal Culture Awards, and best interior at the World Architecture Awards 2009.
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