The Laing Gallery/ Newcastle University

Looking with Nature: Self-guided Ecological Tour of the Collection

This self-guided tour invites you to uncover ecological themes and issues in the Laing’s collection displays.

The tour has been developed by a group of Newcastle University staff and students, led by Dr Olga Smith. Brought together by a passion for environmental justice and a concern for nature, they created this resource to highlight some of the works in the collection. Placed in relation to major present-day concerns, works from a distant past gain new meanings and significance.

The tour also gives an insight into the industrial history of Newcastle upon Tyne, and its environmental implications.

You can download a copy of the self-guided tour here.