Posts by venue: Discovery Museum

Danger and adventure for Tyne and Wear ships’ crews in the Spanish Civil War

Discovery Museum   Local History   Maritime History   Social History   Transport
Posted by administrator on April 28, 2017     Permalink     Comments (2)

This photograph of the devastation of the Basque port of Bilbao in April 1937 was taken by Captain Still of the Newcastle ship Hamsterley, on a mission to take food to the beleaguered city and rescue refugees during the Spanish… Read more

Women in pictures – a few photos from TWAM’s online collection, Part II

Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History   The Archives   World War 1
Posted by administrator on April 6, 2017     Permalink     Leave a comment

As a volunteer at Discovery Museum, I’ve been helping with some work in the TWAM online photo collection, and along the way I’ve found some great photos I’d like to share with you featuring women.  Part I of this guest… Read more

Women in pictures – a few photos from TWAM’s online collection, Part I

Collections Management   Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on March 29, 2017     Permalink     Leave a comment

As a volunteer at Discovery Museum I’ve been helping with some work in the TWAM online photo collection.  In the course of my ‘virtual exploration’ I’ve found some great photos I’d like to share with you featuring women.  Of course,… Read more

A teaspoon of history: the evolution of British cookery books

Books   Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Social History
Posted by administrator on February 17, 2017     Permalink     Comments (1)

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

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History
Posted by administrator on December 15, 2016     Permalink     Leave a comment

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