Posts by venue: Collections & Objects

Joe’s Blog

During the recent weeks of heavy snow we were reminded by the media of previous severe seasons such as the winter of 1947.  A comparison that isn’t altogether fair when we remember that, although the war was over, rationing and… Read more

Christmas and New Year are a time for parties

Christmas and New Year are time for parties, dressing up and looking your best which usually involves a trip to the hairdressers.  Lets go back 60 years and see what Joe could offer at his hairdressing salon in Baring Street, South… Read more

NUFC. For the love of football

The next exhibition that I am curating at Discovery Museum is all about Newcastle United. I’m working with Mick Edmondson who owns The Backpage, a sporting memorabilia shop in Newcastle. He is a massive Newcastle fan and has an amazing… Read more

Spirits

Not of the ghostly kind. No, this is the name of our collection of objects preserved in a “spirit” form. Spirit preserves soft tissue and delicate internal structures, making it possible for all types of research to be done. We… Read more

All Hands on Deck!

We have had a very busy time of it here in the painting conservation studio with two major new TWAM (Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums) exhibitions opening as well as some other fantastic travelling exhibitions to over see. Carol… Read more