Posts by venue: Collections & Objects

The Enchanted Garden: Part 1 – A Very British Love Affair by Amy Barker, Keeper of Art, Laing Art Gallery

Art   Books   Collections & Objects   Exhibitions   Laing Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on July 19, 2018     Permalink     Leave a comment

‘”Might I”, quavered Mary, “might I have a bit of earth… to plant seeds in – to make things grow – to see them come alive?”’ The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1911 The Secret Garden may be one of… Read more

Kathleen Drew-Baker: Mother of the Sea

Art   Collections & Objects   Exhibitions   Great North Museum: Hancock   Maritime History   Natural Sciences   Science
Posted by administrator on July 9, 2018     Permalink     Leave a comment

As part of this summer’s Great Exhibition of the North, the Great North Museum is hosting a museum-wide takeover featuring 250 loans from across the UK. The temporary exhibition, called Which Way North, shines a light on Northern art, design… Read more

It’s not all iron, steel and coal up North – by Lucy Deprez, Project Officer, A History of the North in 100 Objects

Collections & Objects
Posted by administrator on June 22, 2018     Permalink     Leave a comment

Hello. My name is Lucy Deprez and I have been the Project Officer working on A History of the North in 100 Objects, as part of the Great Exhibition of the North launching on 22 June this year. The project… Read more

Can looking closely at paintings and some of an artist’s archival material improve a primary pupil’s written response to a subject? By Julie Ballands, Assistant Learning Officer, Laing Art Gallery

Collections & Objects   Education   Laing Art Gallery   World War 1
Posted by administrator on March 13, 2018     Permalink     Leave a comment

This was the enquiry we explored at the Laing Art Gallery. We focussed on Paul Nash’s WWI paintings, depicting scenes from the front line, and engaged local writer James Whitman to work with the Year 5 classes from three local… Read more

The development of the racing shell: Tyne Innovations Part 1 – by Ian Whitehead

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   The Archives
Posted by administrator on February 22, 2018     Permalink     Comments (4)

The impetus for this post was provided by a chance meeting at Tyne Rowing Club. Phil Kite, one of the club members, was explaining the thinking behind his plan for a Tyne crew to take on the Talisker Atlantic Challenge… Read more