Posts by venue: Art

A Whale of a Newcastle Tale – by Jo Anderson, Assistant Keeper of Archaeology

Art   Collections & Objects   Great North Museum: Hancock   Local History   Maritime History
Posted by administrator on September 9, 2019     Permalink     Leave a comment

Our ethnographic collection has originated from many different sources.  Explorers, missionaries, other museums – we’ve been accepting interesting objects from around the world for centuries.  During my time researching the North American collection, I’ve discovered that some of the objects… Read more

Hunting the Caribou – by Jo Anderson, Assistant Keeper of Archaeology

Archaeology   Art   Collections & Objects   Great North Museum: Hancock
Posted by administrator on July 2, 2019     Permalink     Leave a comment

For many of the First Nations living in the north of Canada, caribou was an important food source.  These large creatures, which are very similar to  reindeer in northern Europe, were hunted by many different peoples for their meat and… Read more

The Art of Nature Part 3 – Illustrations of the 16th Century. A guest blog by Immy Mobley.

Art   Books   Collections & Objects   Great North Museum: Hancock   Natural Sciences
Posted by administrator on June 3, 2019     Permalink     Comments (1)

Hello, my name is Immy and I am researching the use of art in natural history illustration during my placement at the Great North Museum: Hancock Library. The Natural History Society of Northumbria (NHSN) has a wonderful collection of books… Read more

The Devilfish is in the detail – by Jo Anderson, Assistant Keeper of Archaeology

Archaeology   Art   Collections & Objects   Great North Museum: Hancock
Posted by administrator on May 24, 2019     Permalink     Leave a comment

Ornamental bags have always been important to the native peoples of North America.  Not only did they serve a practical purpose of containing important everyday items such as tobacco or fire making equipment, their beautiful designs meant that they were… Read more

A Gift of Knowledge: discovering our Native American collections – by Jo Anderson, Assistant Keeper of Archaeology, GNM

Archaeology   Art   Collections & Objects   Great North Museum: Hancock
Posted by administrator on April 25, 2019     Permalink     Leave a comment

If we wonder often, the gift of knowledge will come. So claim the Arapaho, a group of native Americans who live in the central United States. I can completely agree with this.  As Assistant Keeper of Archaeology at the Great… Read more