In The Long Run looks at the significant role this world-famous event has played in reflecting and shaping the cultural identity of North East England.
As well as the well known stories of elite runners, In The Long Run also explores the huge organisational effort behind the Bupa Great North Run, documenting the event’s community spirit and creating a powerful piece of social history.
Alongside interactive exhibits, memorabilia and star objects, In The Long Run presents artwork from the archives of Bupa Great North Run Culture, with paintings, films, photographs and drawings by Jane and Louise Wilson, Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, Julian Germain, Graham Dolphin and Vicki Bennett, among many others.
New commissions will be presented by Sir Peter Blake and Claire Leona Apps.
A programme of special events and guest lectures, as well as a special Late Show the night before this year's Bupa Great North Run, will be announced soon.
The exhibition runs from July 17 to October 17 and the Great North Museum: Hancock is located at Barras Bridge in Newcastle.
For full details, check out the Bups Great North Run Cultre website
here.