Posts by venue: Collections & Objects

Painting Conservation: the CSI of the Museum World

Welcome to the new Conservation blog. I am hoping to be able to give you a little insight into what is happening behind the scenes in the conservation studio. Usually when I introduce myself to people and tell them I’m… Read more

Iain Watson, Acting Director

When you tell people that you work in museums they always want to share with you their thoughts about museums – almost everyone has experience of museums and has views about what they like and dislike. As well as all… Read more

Welcome to the Great North Museum: Hancock Library blog!

Let me start by telling you a little about the Library. We have three collections here: the archives and library of the Natural History Society of Northumbria (NHSN), the library of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne (SANT)… Read more

Behind the scenes at the museum! Collections Management in Action

Hello and thanks for looking at my blog. In these posts I’ll be telling you about how we manage TWAM’s collections and the people who are involved.  Here is a recent picture of the Collections Management Team. Aren’t they a lovely bunch! It… Read more

That’s the way to do it

We’d like to welcome our very first set of Punch and Judy dolls into the history collection at TWAM. These are not just any Punch and Judy dolls. They were given to the museum by Ann Small, the puppets belonged… Read more