Tag Archives: shoes

Shoes Glorious Shoes

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum
Posted by administrator on March 15, 2013     Permalink     Comments (5)

Originally acting as a protector of the feet, the shoe has since developed into an expression of personal identity. The decoration and design of shoes has varied dramatically through time and from culture to culture. One of the most notable… Read more

Hair Rollers and Horseshoes

Discovery Museum   Great North Museum: Hancock   Segedunum Roman Fort   Social History   Volunteering
Posted by administrator on September 27, 2011     Permalink     Leave a comment

I’m currently preparing to present at the Culture Shock conference at the end of September and feeling rather nostalgic. Looking back at some of the stories that the volunteers from Culture Track created I’m so impressed with the work that… Read more

Shoemaking craze hits fashionable society

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Fashion   Social History
Posted by administrator on October 18, 2010     Permalink     Comments (1)

Here is a photograph of a slipper table that we have in the museum collection. I didn’t know anything about slipper tables until this week when I got an email from a postgraduate student in Dublin. She is researching the… Read more