Posts by venue: World War 1

WW1 evening dress

Collections & Objects   Fashion   World War 1
Posted by administrator on May 21, 2015     Permalink     Comments (1)

Five WW1 evening outfits. Recently we had some of our beautiful costume collection photographed professionally as part of the ‘Wor Life’ project.  This uncovered some gorgeous evening dress that hasn’t been seen for some time and here I’ll show you five of… Read more

WW1 day dresses

Collections & Objects   Fashion   World War 1
Posted by administrator on May 14, 2015     Permalink     Leave a comment

Five WW1 era day dresses We recently had some of our beautiful costume collection photographed professionally as part of the ‘Wor Life’ project.  This uncovered some beautiful day dresses from the First World War era that haven’t been seen in… Read more

Wor Life Poppy Project

Art   Discovery Museum   Education   Exhibitions   Hatton Gallery   Laing Art Gallery   Local History   Segedunum Roman Fort   Social History   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery   World War 1
Posted by administrator on April 30, 2015     Permalink     Leave a comment

As part of our Wor Life project, commemorating the role of the North East in the First World War, we have been involving schools, families and community groups in creating poppies in our venues.  The poppies have been interpreted differently… Read more

The Laing Art Gallery during the First World War

Laing Art Gallery   World War 1
Posted by administrator on April 22, 2015     Permalink     Comments (1)

As part of the ‘Wor Life’ project we have been researching all our venues to see what was going on at each of them during the First World War. We’ve found some really interesting stories that we’ll be sharing over… Read more

The Shipley Art Gallery during the First World War

Shipley Art Gallery   World War 1
Posted by administrator on March 26, 2015     Permalink     Leave a comment

As part of the ‘Wor Life’ project we have been researching all our venues to see what was going on at each of them during the First World War. We’ve found some really interesting stories that we’ll be sharing over… Read more