Posts by date: October 2020

Muhammad Ali and South Shields

Collections & Objects   Local History   Social History   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on October 28, 2020     Permalink     Leave a comment

Did you know that boxing legend Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) came to South Shields in the summer of 1977? Ali was the World Heavyweight Champion at the time so, as you can imagine, his Tyneside visit drew huge crowds. Many came… Read more

Africans on Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site

Ancient History   Arbeia South Shields' Roman Fort   Archaeology   Collections & Objects   Local History   Segedunum Roman Fort
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Written by Bill Griffiths, Head of Programmes & Collections and Alex Croom, Keeper of Archaeology. During the Roman period Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site was an incredibly diverse place, with soldiers, and civilians from right across the Roman Empire based… Read more

Facing the truth: A closer look at Nahem Shoa’s painting ‘Head of Desiree’

Art   Exhibitions   Laing Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on October 20, 2020     Permalink     Leave a comment

Written by Rachel Booker, Communications Officer, Laing Art Gallery and Shipley Art Gallery In the Laing Art Gallery’s collection display, 100 Years of Collecting, Nahem Shoa’s striking oil painting Head of Desiree hangs on the back wall of the gallery. At 121cm… Read more