Posts by venue: Maritime History

Recently discovered photograph albums of Austin and Pickersgill ships

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Maritime History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on August 16, 2011     Permalink     Comments (17)

The two most popular types of shipbuilding records held by the Archives are without doubt ships plans and photographs. I was therefore very excited in early August when I discovered a series of photograph albums of twenty one ships built… Read more

Recent discoveries from the Sunderland shipbuilding archives project

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Maritime History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on July 21, 2011     Permalink     Comments (32)

I am delighted to announce that work has started on the ‘We ‘Mak’em’ Sunderland Shipbuilding archives project. This is the first in a series of blogs that will report on the project’s progress and highlight any exciting discoveries I make.… Read more

Why put a compass up a pole?

Art   Maritime History
Posted by administrator on July 11, 2011     Permalink     Comments (24)

Not to help the dancers find their way! Over the past year I’ve been working with the Sunderland ship model and ship portrait collections. In that time I’ve become unnaturally interested in a feature of some Sunderland-built ships from the… Read more

Social History Volunteers at South Shields Museum

Collections & Objects   Collections Management   Local History   Maritime History   Social History   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery   Volunteering
Posted by administrator on June 1, 2011     Permalink     Comments (9)

1 to 7 June is Volunteers’ Week, an annual event which celebrates the fantastic contribution that millions of volunteers make across the UK. The Week helps to raise the profile of the countless volunteers who regularly contribute to society, while… Read more

Hello, Dolly!

Collections & Objects   Collections Management   Discovery Museum   Fashion   Local History   Maritime History   Social History
Posted by administrator on May 18, 2011     Permalink     Leave a comment

We recently had a visit from Olivia Bristol, ex-head of the Doll, Teddy Bear and Toy department at auctioneers Christie’s. We spent an action-packed afternoon working through Discovery Museum’s doll collection with Olivia, and she kindly helped us to identify… Read more