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Opening Segedunum – a recollection
By Bill Griffiths, Head of Programmes and Collections 20 years ago this month, we opened Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths and Museum to the public. It’s a cliché – but to me it feels like yesterday! At the time of its… Read more
A Floating Hospital
Assistant Keeper of History Adam Bell at South Shields Museum and Art Gallery shares how a floating hospital stemmed the influx of infectious diseases into South Tyneside in the late 19th century. A late 19th century floating hospital once moored at Jarrow Slake in… Read more
Joseph Crawhall II – A Victorian Artist and Man of Many Parts
In my role as the librarian at the Great North Museum: Hancock Library I’m fortunate to regularly come across many beautiful and interesting books. The authors and illustrators who created these volumes are often just as fascinating as the books… Read more
Data Visualisation: What a Wonderful World it Could Be
Written by Katie Cagney, Database and Research Officer. Katie is currently one of ten exceptional fundraisers taking part in Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy’s 2020/21 Fundraising Fellowship. To find out more about the fellowship, please visit https://artsfundraising.org.uk/fellowships “Don’t know much about geography,… Read more
Pebbles on the beaches of Northumberland
Hi, my name is Sylvia, I’m the geologist at the Great North Museum: Hancock. Now that the museum is closed for the foreseeable future and our extensive collection of rocks, minerals and fossils is not accessible, I looked to local… Read more