Posts by venue: Collections & Objects

The Family La Bonche Circus Collection, Part 2: Tools of the Trade – a guest blog by Alexandria Brown

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Exhibitions   Local History   Social History
Posted by administrator on March 12, 2019     Permalink     Leave a comment

Equipment in the La Bonche circus Collection This post explores the world of circus skills and equipment using objects from the La Bonche circus collection at Discovery Museum. Circus skills and tools As artists, circus performers aim to awe and… Read more

The Family La Bonche Circus Collection, Part 1, an introduction – a guest blog by Alexandria Brown

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History
Posted by administrator on February 28, 2019     Permalink     Leave a comment

Whilst on placement at Discovery Museum, aiding with contemporary collections, I was tasked with documenting the rather interesting La Bonche circus collection.  Throughout the process, I discovered that the world of circus carries a legacy of unique skills, customs and… Read more

The Service Women of WWII – by Hannah Mather, Customer Service Assistant and Volunteer

Collections & Objects   Fashion   Military History   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery   Women
Posted by administrator on November 30, 2018     Permalink     Comments (1)

During the warmer months, the spotlight shone on the women working in agriculture, in place of the men that were now serving in the military. The Women’s Land Army was featured on the covers of Woman magazine with issues like… Read more

My Primary School is at the Museum – By Virginia Wilkinson, Learning Officer for South Tyneside Museums 

Arbeia South Shields' Roman Fort   Archaeology   Collections & Objects   Education
Posted by administrator on November 19, 2018     Permalink     Leave a comment

I’m the Learning Officer for museums in South Tyneside working with Arbeia, South Shields’ Roman Fort and South Shields Museum & Art Gallery. Myself and the team work with many different schools and community groups using the museum collections, and… Read more

A History of Shoes – by Oliver Cook, Communications Officer

Collections & Objects   Design   Exhibitions   Great Exhibition of the North   Great North Museum: Hancock
Posted by administrator on August 7, 2018     Permalink     Comments (1)

The North-East has a long history of innovation – Robert Stephenson’s Rocket is a prime example, which has returned to Tyneside for the Great Exhibition of the North and is currently on display at Discovery Museum. A more modern example… Read more