Posts by venue: Collections & Objects

Top 12 Waistcoats (part 1)

  This is a guest post by Zoe-Marie Dobbs, a volunteer with Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.  In the costume collection at the Discovery Museum, there are over 250 waistcoats which span from the 17th century to the present day.… Read more

Only a TUBE crew! A guest post by Michael Metcalf

  Working on the TUBE was not always about filming in glamorous locations and meeting world famous rock stars! Because the show wanted to bring all kinds of music and culture to the UK  audience one of our more memorable… Read more

The Hatton Collection is on the Move!

In March the Hatton Gallery closed for 18 months in order to modernise and improve its facilities, entailing a large amount of building work. In order to keep the collections safe during this period it will be necessary to remove all works… Read more

Meeting David Bowie – a guest post by Michael Metcalf

The sad news of the recent death of David Bowie reminds me of another great experience whilst filming for the TUBE. We had been invited to make a film with Duran Duran whilst they were relaxing and working on a new album… Read more

The Gold Mine Club – a guest post by Michael Metcalf

At the time of the TUBE, one of the main things about the programme was that we reflected what was happening in the country regarding music and clubs. One of the most famous of those clubs at the time was… Read more