Posts by venue: Collections & Objects

First World War Stories: A headmaster’s view of the War’s first months

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Military History   Social History   The Archives   World War 1
Posted by administrator on September 10, 2014     Permalink     Comments (1)

On 4 August 1914 Britain entered the First World War. Events moved swiftly over the following months and I thought it would be interesting to take a look at them through the eyes of someone who lived through those turbulent… Read more

Fabulous Fans – Part Two

Collections & Objects   Design   Discovery Museum   Fashion
Posted by administrator on August 20, 2014     Permalink     Leave a comment

During my project I re-packed the fans so they could be immediately visible before they are handled. This is so important due to the fragility of some of the fans. They are all stored in draws in the museums costume… Read more

First World War Stories: The Birtley Belgians

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Military History   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on August 12, 2014     Permalink     Comments (25)

I’m currently working on the ‘Workshop of the World’ project to catalogue the historic records of Vickers Armstrong and its predecessor companies. This project will make thousands of fascinating documents available to the public for the very first time thanks… Read more

Arcs & Sparks: Discovery Museum’s Electrical History Store

Collections & Objects   Collections Management   Discovery Museum   Education   Exhibitions   Local History   Science   Social History   Technology
Posted by administrator on July 25, 2014     Permalink     Comments (1)

In Discovery Museum’s basement, beneath the feet of our unsuspecting visitors, there are store rooms full of even more science and technology artefacts awaiting their time in the spotlight.  My colleague Toni previously blogged about some of her experiences working to sort… Read more

The Yemeni Riot in South Shields

Collections & Objects   Exhibitions   Social History   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery   Volunteering
Posted by administrator on July 18, 2014     Permalink     Comments (1)

I am a MA Art Museum and Gallery Studies student at Newcastle University, as part of my degree I am completing an eight week work placement at South Shields Museum. As part of my placement I have developed two exhibitions,… Read more