Posts by venue: Collections & Objects

The British Music Collection from Heritage Quay at Huddersfield University – by Carmela Barbaro, Placement Student

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on February 3, 2020     Permalink     Comments (1)

I am a PhD student at Newcastle University, currently in my third year and I have recently started a placement experience at Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) for the Unlocking our Sound Heritage Project. My area of research… Read more

Sounds like Christmas! Songs from Fenwick’s Christmas Window – Dominique Bell, UOSH Project Manager

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on December 18, 2019     Permalink     Comments (1)

Christmas doesn’t seem quite complete without a visit to Fenwick’s Christmas Window, does it?   With Christmas fast approaching, we’ve been enjoying digitising and cataloguing material from the Fenwick Archive, which is held by Tyne & Wear Archives. This collection… Read more

The British Fairground – A reflection of a modern society losing its charm? – by Lauren Downs, placement student

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History   Technology   The Archives
Posted by administrator on November 4, 2019     Permalink     Leave a comment

As we trundle forward into the abyss of ever-evolving technologies, globalisation and unprecedented connectedness, it often seems that we simultaneously become increasingly disconnected from one another, our local heritage, and the heritage of minority communities in our society. In this… Read more

A Whale of a Newcastle Tale – by Jo Anderson, Assistant Keeper of Archaeology

Art   Collections & Objects   Great North Museum: Hancock   Local History   Maritime History
Posted by administrator on September 9, 2019     Permalink     Leave a comment

Our ethnographic collection has originated from many different sources.  Explorers, missionaries, other museums – we’ve been accepting interesting objects from around the world for centuries.  During my time researching the North American collection, I’ve discovered that some of the objects… Read more

Reflecting on the present through the past – by Rose Bibby, placement student

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Older people   Social History   The Archives   Women
Posted by administrator on August 7, 2019     Permalink     Comments (1)

Folk songs often tell the stories of everyday people. They expose counter narratives to accepted history and allow personal connections to be made across time, age and class. I have been involved in folk traditions my whole life; the stories… Read more