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Hudson For Ever!

Technology
Posted by administrator on January 24, 2013     Permalink     Comments (4)

Dan Snow’s History of Railways on BBC 2 recently featured the story of George Hudson (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01q7brf/Locomotion_Dan_Snows_History_of_Railways_Episode_2/) Hudson was a man who became loathed by many, especially those who lost their money when the ‘Railway Mania’ bubble burst in in the… Read more

Your Ideas for Our Museum

Education   Laing Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on January 14, 2013     Permalink     Leave a comment

Just before Christmas, some Laing staff were out and about, meeting members of the public. We were persuading people to sample some Christmas treats – mince pies and chocolate biscuits. We did have an ulterior motive – we were hoping… Read more

Merry Christmas!

Arbeia South Shields' Roman Fort
Posted by administrator on December 20, 2012     Permalink     Leave a comment

We’re signing off for a Christmas break but will be back in the new year with more blog posts. In the meantime, merry Christmas and happy new year from everyone at Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums! Click here to… Read more

A Christmas Conflagration

The Archives
Posted by administrator on December 19, 2012     Permalink     Comments (2)

While scouring the archives a few years ago for a suitably seasonal image to use on the office Christmas card, Tyne & Wear Archives staff discovered a short series of 35mm photographic slides in the personal papers of local historian John Rippington… Read more

Take a look behind the scenes as a new exhibition goes up

Art   Collections & Objects   Exhibitions   Laing Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on December 18, 2012     Permalink     Comments (4)

Ana, the museum service’s picture conservator, is making the last cleaning touches to a painting for the new exhibition of pictures from the Laing’s collection. She’s using moistened cotton wool wound around a special cleaning stick – a painstaking job. The… Read more