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The Baltic Arts Museum

The Baltic Flour Mill was built by Rank Hovis to a late-1930s design by architects Gelder and Kitchen and completed in 1950. It was extended in 1957 by the addition of an animal feed mill. The mill was closed in 1981.  It was one of a number of mills located along the banks of the Tyne, all of which, due to their size, were prominent local landmarks. The Spillers mill just downstream from the Baltic on the north bank of the river was demolished in 2011. Another large mill was owned by the CWS and was located just upstream of Dunston Staithes.

Dominic Williams of Ellis Williams Architects won an architectural design competition, managed by RIBA Competitions, in the mid-1990s to convert the 1950s Baltic Flour Mill into a centre for art. After ten years in the planning and a capital investment of £50m, including £33.4m from the Arts Council Lottery Fund, Baltic opened to the public at midnight on Saturday 13 July 2002. The inaugural exhibition, B.OPEN, had work by Chris Burden, Carsten Holler, Julian Opie, Jaume Plensa and Jane and Louise Wilson and attracted over 35,000 visitors in the first week. An early exhibit of the Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara, a Japanese girl, can be seen in the window of the east elevation.

Description courtesy of Wikipedia.





2nd July 2021


A reflection in the river Tyne of the top of half of The Baltic The Baltic reflected in the River Tyne



15th December 2020


The viewing platform of The Baltic



21st September 2020






3rd August 2020



The Baltic alongside the Millennium and Tyne Bridges




28th May 2020


The letters 'J. Rank Ltd.' on the top of the eastern side of the Baltic

The letters 'Baltic Flour Mills' around the top of the north side of the Baltic






23rd July 2019









16th December 2018


The upper half of The Baltic with Byker in the background





29th June 2018


A reflection of The Baltic in the River Tyne




20th September 2017









18th July 2017







15th September 2016







21st April 2015







2nd July 2014







26th June 2014


The Baltic Arts Museum with the winding Hillgate and South Shore Road in the foreground





8th June 2014






16th January 2012






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2 comments:

  1. Just Somebody17 July 2008 at 11:22

    I've just seen the poll for this place on this site and I have to say that I can't understand the negativity. Most of the people I know that have been there seem to have found something to like. Even if they don't like every exhibition on every visit they'll chance on something they do enjoy at some point.

    I wonder if folks are going once and not going back when other things are on? Maybe they're not even going at all and are judging on what they think it's like ?

    Very odd indeed.....

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  2. stevo3 October 2009 at 22:18

    Yeah , often its full of rubbish but theres sometimes good stuff. Plus its worth going in for the view from the top . And best of all its free !

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