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The changing attitude towards German migrants in Britain

Local History   Social History   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery   World War 1
Posted by administrator on March 18, 2016     Permalink     Comments (1)

A guest post by Lauren Haikney, a History student at Durham University. The advent of the First World War was a defining event in the lives of civilians as well as those in the military.  So-called ‘enemy aliens’, people who… Read more

Places to go & things to do: embarking on our Family Adventures!

Shipley Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on March 16, 2016     Permalink     Leave a comment

At the second Exhibition Explorers session we were delighted to find so many of the group had been on a Family Adventure to a museum or gallery, and returned with their completed scrapbook page to share their discoveries. Exhibition Explorers is an… Read more

The Tube – a guest post by Michael Metcalf

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum
Posted by administrator on March 11, 2016     Permalink     Leave a comment

When the Tube began, we had no idea that it would become such an important part of our lives.  We were a bunch of Geordies who were suddenly flying around the world and meeting the most amazing people. One of… Read more

John Franklin – The mystery of the Polar explorer

Art   Books   Collections & Objects   Exhibitions   Great North Museum: Hancock   Maritime History   Social History
Posted by administrator on February 26, 2016     Permalink     Comments (2)

My name is Emily Needle and I am a 3rd year History student at Newcastle University. I’m on a Placement in the Great North Museum: Hancock Library and this is my second Blog Post.  I have been researching the famous… Read more

Exhibition Explorers at the Shipley – what our youngest visitors can teach us.

Shipley Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on February 24, 2016     Permalink     Comments (2)

Last week our exciting new project Exhibition Explorers began. Sixteen children aged 1 and 2 and their grown-ups joined us to embark on an exciting six month journey of discovery, finding new ways of enjoying galleries and museums together. This project is focused on… Read more