Beamish: Open-air attraction in County Durham wins Museum of the Year
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Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporterGetty ImagesThe recent Remaking Beamish project added areas including a 1950s town and farmAn open-air museum in County Durham that features faithful recreations of old homes, shops, farms and a colliery has won the annual award for the UK's museum of the year.Beamish, The Living Museum of the North, brings the history of the region from the 1820s to the 1950s to life through…
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