Tag Archives: Tyne and Wear

Settle Down Cafe hosts Archives Exhibition

Collections Management   Discovery Museum   Exhibitions   Local History   New Media   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on March 13, 2012     Permalink     Comments (1)

We’ve installed one of our exhibitions at The Settle Down Cafe in Newcastle. It’s called, “Out of One Eye: the photography of Jimmy Forsyth” Why not pop along and have a look…? Let me know what you think. Jimmy Forsyth… Read more

Photographic collection gets its own room in the Archive Stores

Collections & Objects   Collections Management   Local History   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on February 14, 2012     Permalink     Comments (3)

A recent move of material over to the Northern Region Film & Television Archive at Teesside University www.nrfta.org.uk meant that a small room became vacant in the archive stores at Discovery Museum.  The Archivists and the Conservation Officers agreed that this… Read more

The Winners! The Renaissance North East Volunteers Awards 2011

Arbeia South Shields' Roman Fort   Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Exhibitions   Great North Museum: Hancock   Hatton Gallery   Laing Art Gallery   Regional Resource Centre   Segedunum Roman Fort   Shipley Art Gallery   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery   Stephenson Steam Railway   The Archives   Volunteering
Posted by administrator on November 21, 2011     Permalink     Comments (2)

We celebrated our volunteers and staff who support volunteers in style at the Renaissance North East Volunteers Awards 2011 last weekend, at the Great North Museum:Hancock. The standard of nominations were exceptionally high this year and the judges had some very… Read more

An explosive flower show

Collections & Objects   Local History   Social History   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on November 7, 2011     Permalink     Comments (6)

Towards the end of August a member of the public dropped some items off at the reception desk in South Shields Museum & Art Gallery. The individual preferred not to leave a name or contact details, but the items were… Read more

Double Dividends!

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Social History
Posted by administrator on April 21, 2011     Permalink     Comments (8)

I’ve recently been cataloguing a collection of old Green Shield Stamp items, including the booklets used to collect the stamps and a catalogue of gifts redeemable through the scheme. The Green Shield Trading Stamp Company was founded in 1958 by… Read more