The community has always been at the heart of the Fans Museum, whether that is viewing the collection or events at the museum or our many community outreach events. Our outreach covers care schemes, schools, hospitals, shopping centres and much more. See our timeline below for the history of our community and outreach work
What a visit it was! It was a great experience for all, it’s all about creating #memories and capturing the smiles on faces Comments Box SVG iconsUsed for the like, share, comment, and reaction icons Fans Museum added 14 new photos. 5 months ago What a wonderful visit from Glenholme…
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The Fans Museum had the pleasure of visiting Karbon Homes’ Shelley Court, where we spent the day sharing some incredible pieces of football history with residents. It was fantastic to see so many smiles and hear the stories our memorabilia inspired — from legendary matches to lifelong team loyalties. Moments…
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The Fans Museum visited North East Dementia Care as part of our Memory Box project bringing memories back to life Comments Box SVG iconsUsed for the like, share, comment, and reaction icons Fans Museum is with North East Dementia Care - Sunderland Branch. 5 months ago ⚽️ A Day Full…
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The Fans Museum has opened a new store in Prince Bishops Place in Durham. The opening day was celebrated with visits from various Sunderland footballers from the past including, Kevin Phillips, Bobby Park and Micky Horswill Comments Box SVG iconsUsed for the like, share, comment, and reaction icons Fans Museum…
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Broadway Junior School hosted an art exhibition celebrating people who have made a difference to life in Sunderland. The Fans Museum founder Michael Ganley was selected as one of the people and this artwork was created for him You can see more information about this exhibition here https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/people/were-celebrating-people-whove-made-a-contribution-to-sunderland-life-5425568
The Fans Museum attended the VCAS Open Arms Awards at Sunderland Minster today and picked up 4 awards! We were winners of the Places and Spaces Award and highly commended in the Sports Award and Cultural, Heritage and Arts Award. One of our amazing volunteers Elliott was also highly commended…
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🎥 The Fans Museum Goes Global! 🌍⚽ We were delighted to welcome Canal+ to The Fans Museum ahead of the huge North East derby between Sunderland and Newcastle The Canal+ team spent time exploring the museum and sat down with our founder Michael Ganley to talk all things football, fandom,…
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Celebrating 10 Years of The Fans Museum as a Community Interest Company What started as a dream has truly become a reality. Reaching 10 years as a Community Interest Company means more to me than I can put into words, and I want to say a heartfelt thank you to…
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The Fans Museum played Man Up Durham in a friendly game of football at The Beacon of Light Comments Box SVG iconsUsed for the like, share, comment, and reaction icons Fans Museum 1 month ago We were proud to take part in a friendly football match between The Fans Museum…
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A huge thank you to Borngood for their incredibly generous donation of 5 laptops to The Fans Museum as part of the Borngood Digital Resilience Fund, delivered via the Sunderland Voluntary Sector Alliance Comments Box SVG iconsUsed for the like, share, comment, and reaction icons Fans Museum 3 weeks ago…
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