Posts by venue: Exhibitions

The Neptune Shell Shop bracelet and the response to the shell crisis of 1915 – Part 2

Collections & Objects   Exhibitions   Local History   Maritime History   Segedunum Roman Fort   Social History   The Archives   World War 1
Posted by administrator on January 29, 2015     Permalink     Comments (4)

On December 5th 2014 I posted about a gold bracelet we had recently acquired, and its connection with the manufacture of 6” shells in the Neptune Engine Works of Tyne shipbuilders, Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson. The post was illustrated… Read more

Ralph’s Cat and Other Animals

Art   Collections & Objects   Exhibitions   Laing Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on January 14, 2015     Permalink     Leave a comment

Affectionately known as Ralph’s Cat, this picture is actually titled Blinking in the Sun. It was painted in 1881 by Ralph Hedley, who specialised in scenes of North East life. It’s on show at the children’s area at the Laing… Read more

Nothing But Blue Skies From Now ON! (removal of some very Yellow varnish)

Art   Collections & Objects   Collections Management   Education   Exhibitions   Laing Art Gallery   Maritime History   Science   Technology
Posted by administrator on December 22, 2014     Permalink     Leave a comment

This year as a way of coping with a sharp reduction in Museum funding we are all being asked to find new ways of raising funds. This means that for the first time (in my memory at least) our Conservation… Read more

The Neptune Shell Shop bracelet and the response to the shell crisis of 1915 – Part 1

Collections & Objects   Exhibitions   Local History   Maritime History   Segedunum Roman Fort   Technology   World War 1
Posted by administrator on December 5, 2014     Permalink     Leave a comment

A few weeks back I accepted a donation of a gold bracelet into TWAM’s collection. I am told that as a piece of jewellery it is unremarkable, but I think it is lovely. As TWAM’s maritime historian it is an… Read more

A trip into the past in Jesmond Vale

Discovery Museum   Exhibitions   Local History   World War 1
Posted by administrator on November 21, 2014     Permalink     Comments (2)

At the time of the First World War, there was a thriving community along the edge of the Ouseburn in Jesmond Vale. The street pictured is probably Woodbine Terrace, in the Vale, which has since been demolished. However, we can still see… Read more