Newcastle United’s long wait for domestic titles finally ended last season when they lifted the Carabao Cup, and the club marked the historic moment with a unique display that captured the spirit of their journey to glory.
‘The road to Wembley’Presented at the Baltic Center for Contemporary Art in collaboration with VERSUS, it offered fans an immersive, documentary-style narrative of the Magpies’ cup success.
The exhibition featured more than 100 photographs by club photographers Serena Taylor, Harriet Massey and Michelle Mercer, each of whom captured intimate moments from the campaign. Visitors also experienced film exhibitions, installations by fan group Wor Flags and the rare opportunity to stand next to the Carabao Cup trophy.
The launch event included a panel with curators Ewen Spencer and Jimmy Turrell, along with Newcastle legend Rob Lee, before the celebrations continued into the night with a DJ set.
The centerpiece of the story, of course, was Newcastle’s 2-1 victory over Liverpool in the final, sealed by Alexander Isak’s decisive goal.
With the Swede now not-so-subtly pining for a move to Liverpool, no less, the exhibition may have accidentally doubled as his own farewell tour, a reminder that even if the heroes don’t always stick around, the memories (and the trophy) are here to stay.
