The museum does this through a recreation of the industrial town and a colliery village, including a station and farm complex, and an extensive collection of objects, photographs and oral history from the periods in question.
For more, see http://www.beamish.org.uk/
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I love the idea of a working museum, instead of artificially located artefacts in sealed cabinets. Especially in an area that was so important agriculturally and industrially. That said, I must admit that I have spent less time in the NE than in other regions.
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