Posts by venue: Local History

Fascinating collection of love letters donated to Tyne & Wear Archives

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Maritime History   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on February 15, 2013     Permalink     Comments (3)

The Archives holds thousands of collections, covering a wide variety of subjects. One subject that is not well covered in our collections but which has exercised the minds of writers and poets for hundreds of years is ‘love’. I’m delighted… Read more

Christmas in February!

Collections & Objects   Local History   Social History   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on February 5, 2013     Permalink     Comments (4)

Depending on how you look at it, you could either say that Christmas has come two months late, or ten months early, at South Shields Museum! The reason: I’ve just opened a parcel from the USA and inside was a… Read more

Bringing the North East’s engineering heritage back home

Collections Management   Discovery Museum   Local History   Maritime History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on January 30, 2013     Permalink     Comments (3)

I’m pleased to report that the ‘We Mak’em’ Sunderland Shipbuilding archives project is complete. The Sunderland shipyard records we held at the start of the project in June 2011 have all been catalogued. The nine shipyards covered by the project… Read more

Model Visitors

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Maritime History
Posted by administrator on November 30, 2012     Permalink     Comments (7)

I met a lovely couple the other week.  They’d phoned to make an appointment and then travelled up from Down South especially to see one of our ship models, the ss Newton Ash.  We have over 600 ship models in our collection… Read more

Preparations for a new permanent gallery at Discovery Museum

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Exhibitions   Local History   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on October 30, 2012     Permalink     Comments (1)

Discovery Museum was recently awarded a grant from the government and The Wolfson Foundation charity to refurbish one of our permanent galleries. It was the second highest award given out across the country! Find out more here   Preparing for… Read more