Posts by venue: Art

Preparing a Japanese Norimono for exhibition at the Laing Art Gallery

Art   Collections & Objects   Collections Management   Exhibitions   Laing Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on November 3, 2010     Permalink     Comments (2)

Here’s a movie which records Dawn Bradshaw and Christina Stephenson, two of TWAM’s Conservators, preparing this beautifully crafted object (TWCMS : J1509) for an exhibition which was held at the Laing Art Gallery (Japanese Wave, 1st May 2010 to 5… Read more

Art   Shipley Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on September 2, 2010     Permalink     Leave a comment

I decided to write this blog as I would like to tell people more about what we do, day to day, running an art gallery in Gateshead. A lot of the time it is a bit like putting on a… Read more

Painting Conservation: the CSI of the Museum World

Art   Collections & Objects   Collections Management   Laing Art Gallery   Science
Posted by administrator on August 3, 2010     Permalink     Leave a comment

Welcome to the new Conservation blog. I am hoping to be able to give you a little insight into what is happening behind the scenes in the conservation studio. Usually when I introduce myself to people and tell them I’m… Read more

Iain Watson, Acting Director

Art   Collections & Objects   Collections Management   Discovery Museum   Great North Museum: Hancock
Posted by administrator on July 30, 2010     Permalink     Comments (2)

When you tell people that you work in museums they always want to share with you their thoughts about museums – almost everyone has experience of museums and has views about what they like and dislike. As well as all… Read more

barque Lota 1891

Art   Maritime History
Posted by administrator on July 26, 2010     Permalink     Comments (27)

from Turnbull’s Register 1889 The North East of England was such a centre for shipbuilding in the 19th and 20th centuries that the focus of my work is most often on the production end of the shipping business. Thousands of… Read more