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The Yemeni Riot in South Shields

Collections & Objects   Exhibitions   Social History   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery   Volunteering
Posted by administrator on July 18, 2014     Permalink     Comments (1)

I am a MA Art Museum and Gallery Studies student at Newcastle University, as part of my degree I am completing an eight week work placement at South Shields Museum. As part of my placement I have developed two exhibitions,… Read more

A Brief History of Samplers – Part One

Discovery Museum
Posted by administrator on July 14, 2014     Permalink     Comments (5)

In recent months, myself and fellow volunteer Emma have been developing the digital records for Discovery Museum’s fan and sampler collections. In practice this has meant a lot of happy hours spent in the Museum’s costume store working with some… Read more

Pearl Binder (Lady Elwyn-Jones), artist and much more

Art   Laing Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on July 11, 2014     Permalink     Leave a comment

Following my last post on the A.I.A. Everyman Prints, here is a picture of print number 5 in the series Evacuation Scene 1939 by Pearl Binder: it depicts an emotional scene, presumably at a railway station or possibly one of the public… Read more

First World War Stories: Honouring Jarrow’s War Heroes

Collections & Objects   Local History   Military History   Social History   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery   The Archives   World War 1
Posted by administrator on July 7, 2014     Permalink     Comments (52)

I recently came across a fascinating document, which relates very nicely to the forthcoming exhibition at South Shields Museum ‘Home of Heroes’. The item is a poster listing all those recognised by the Jarrow War Heroes’ Fund between October 1917… Read more

Summer Hols and Sandy Beaches

Art   Collections & Objects   Collections Management   Laing Art Gallery   Volunteering
Posted by administrator on July 3, 2014     Permalink     Leave a comment

Summer has come at last and with it some new student placements from Northumbria University Conservation Course. It’s great to have new people to work  and exchange knowledge with. At the moment I have one student on placement and two ex… Read more