Posts by venue: Social History

Arcs & Sparks: Discovery Museum’s Electrical History Store

Collections & Objects   Collections Management   Discovery Museum   Education   Exhibitions   Local History   Science   Social History   Technology
Posted by administrator on July 25, 2014     Permalink     Comments (1)

In Discovery Museum’s basement, beneath the feet of our unsuspecting visitors, there are store rooms full of even more science and technology artefacts awaiting their time in the spotlight.  My colleague Toni previously blogged about some of her experiences working to sort… Read more

A North-East Artist in the Trenches in World War 1

Art   Exhibitions   Laing Art Gallery   Social History   World War 1
Posted by administrator on July 21, 2014     Permalink     Comments (3)

This view of soldiers in a trench on the Somme battlefront around Péronne was drawn by Victor Noble Rainbird, a local artist who fought with various battalions of the Northumberland Fusiliers during the First World War. His sketch shows a… Read more

The Yemeni Riot in South Shields

Collections & Objects   Exhibitions   Social History   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery   Volunteering
Posted by administrator on July 18, 2014     Permalink     Comments (1)

I am a MA Art Museum and Gallery Studies student at Newcastle University, as part of my degree I am completing an eight week work placement at South Shields Museum. As part of my placement I have developed two exhibitions,… Read more

First World War Stories: Honouring Jarrow’s War Heroes

Collections & Objects   Local History   Military History   Social History   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery   The Archives   World War 1
Posted by administrator on July 7, 2014     Permalink     Comments (52)

I recently came across a fascinating document, which relates very nicely to the forthcoming exhibition at South Shields Museum ‘Home of Heroes’. The item is a poster listing all those recognised by the Jarrow War Heroes’ Fund between October 1917… Read more

Exciting new addition to the Vickers Armstrong collection

Discovery Museum   Local History   Maritime History   Military History   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on July 1, 2014     Permalink     Comments (38)

I’m pleased to report that the ‘Workshop of the World’ project to catalogue the records of Vickers Armstrong is progressing well. I’m continuing to work through the large quantity of unlisted material in the collection and will look forward to… Read more