Posts by date: February 2016

Items of Interest from the Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Lace Collection – part 2

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum
Posted by administrator on February 5, 2016     Permalink     Leave a comment

Part 2 of a guest post by Gil Dye who is a volunteer at Discovery Museum in Newcastle. From a lacemaker’s point of view a small collar – ref: TWCMS_ H2387 –  is one of the most interesting tape-lace collars… Read more

Pine cones and coffins: looking back at Carrawburgh

Archaeology   Collections & Objects   Great North Museum: Hancock
Posted by administrator on February 3, 2016     Permalink     Comments (4)

During my latest bimble along Hadrian’s Wall, I inevitably ended up at one of my favourite Roman sites, the Mithraic temple site at Carrawburgh.  The Roman name of the nearby fort site was Brocolitia.  This was probably based on the… Read more

‘Volunteers are like a secret weapon of the museums sector’

Discovery Museum   Volunteering
Posted by administrator on February 2, 2016     Permalink     Leave a comment

A guest post by Jack Walton, a volunteer at Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. Jack’s article first appeared on the Guardian website as part of its Culture Professionals series. Jack Walton currently volunteers within Tyne & Wear Archives and… Read more