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Posts by venue: Discovery Museum
A teaspoon of history: the evolution of British cookery books
I am so excited for our upcoming event, Time Kitchen (Wed. Feb 22nd) to nibble delicious historic dishes and learn more about ancient recipes! This event has inspired me to look into the history of cookery books, and the recipes in our… Read more
A Victorian Christmas
Discovery Museum is all decked out for Christmas, and it inspired me to look into some of our most common Christmas traditions and where (and when!) they came from. In Britain, our Christmas traditions are so closely linked with the… Read more
My Top 10 Pincushions (part 2) – A Guest Blog by Zoe-Marie Dobbs
Read part 1 for an introduction and numbers 10-6 From the Elizabethan Age until the 19th Century, the pincushion was seen as an essential element of a woman’s boudoir with a beautiful, decorative cushion needed to house her large collection… Read more
5 things you may not have known about mourning in Victorian times – a guest blog by Lee Joseph Peacock
In Fabricating Histories, Northumbria University, in collaboration with Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, are exhibiting a collection of objects from the nineteenth century and exploring ideas around historical fashion, technology, science, literature, and art. Why is the nineteenth century… Read more
My Top 10 Pincushions (part 1) – A Guest Blog by Zoe-Marie Dobbs
My name is Zoe-Marie Dobbs and I am a volunteer with Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. For the past few weeks, I have been photographing and researching the collection of pincushions in the costume store at the Discovery Museum. The pincushions… Read more