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Shiny shiny – by Alex Croom, Keeper of Archaeology

Archaeology   Exhibitions   Segedunum Roman Fort
Posted by administrator on June 25, 2018     Permalink     Comments (1)

While the cheek-piece from Wallsend itself is made of iron, all the other cheek-pieces on display in the Saving Face exhibition at Segedunum are made of copper alloy and originally would have been gold in colour. Many of them, however,… Read more

It’s not all iron, steel and coal up North – by Lucy Deprez, Project Officer, A History of the North in 100 Objects

Collections & Objects
Posted by administrator on June 22, 2018     Permalink     Leave a comment

Hello. My name is Lucy Deprez and I have been the Project Officer working on A History of the North in 100 Objects, as part of the Great Exhibition of the North launching on 22 June this year. The project… Read more

Discovering the Discovery Museum – a guest blog by Daniel Horne, volunteer at Discovery Museum

Discovery Museum
Posted by administrator on May 21, 2018     Permalink     Leave a comment

Hello! I’m Daniel, I’m 17 and a volunteer behind the scenes at Discovery Museum. I work in “Boxes of Delight” (the loans boxes programme) if anyone’s interested, but that isn’t the focus here, although it is likely I’ll talk about… Read more

Was the North East the catalyst for the English Civil War? – A guest post by Volunteer Kate Buckley

Books   Great North Museum: Hancock   Local History
Posted by administrator on May 3, 2018     Permalink     Leave a comment

My name is Kate Buckley and I am a volunteer in the Great North Museum: Hancock Library. As a final year History student at Newcastle University it is probably unsurprising that I am interested in the English Civil War. However,… Read more

Corporal Ian Forsyth and the Liberation of Belsen – by David Weatherstone, Assistant Outreach Officer: Charge! England’s Northern Cavalry

Discovery Museum   Military History
Posted by administrator on May 1, 2018     Permalink     Comments (2)

‘There are no extraordinary men… just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.’ Fleet Admiral William Halsey, United States Navy When researching this month’s blog I was drawn to the idea of ordinary people dealing with extraordinary… Read more