Did you know that boxing legend Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) came to South Shields in the summer of 1977? Ali was the World Heavyweight Champion at the time so, as you can imagine, his Tyneside visit drew huge crowds. Many came… Read more The post Muhammad Ali and South Shields first appeared on Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog.| Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog
Written by Bill Griffiths, Head of Programmes & Collections and Alex Croom, Keeper of Archaeology. During the Roman period Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site was an incredibly diverse place, with soldiers, and civilians from right across the Roman Empire based… Read more The post Africans on Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site first appeared on Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog.| Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog
Written by Rachel Booker, Communications Officer, Laing Art Gallery and Shipley Art Gallery In the Laing Art Gallery’s collection display, 100 Years of Collecting, Nahem Shoa’s striking oil painting Head of Desiree hangs on the back wall of the gallery. At 121cm… Read more The post Facing the truth: A closer look at Nahem Shoa’s painting ‘Head of Desiree’ first appeared on Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog.| Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog
To commemorate VJ Day, Conservation Officer Ana Flynn shares the story of her grandpa Harry Gregory and the long, long road home from Burma. For most, the Second World War ended on 8 May 1945 with VE Day. For my… Read more The post The Forgotten War first appeared on Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog.| Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog
Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths and Museum opened its doors to the public for the first time in June 2000. In June 2020, we were set to celebrate the Fort’s 20th anniversary in the venue, but as the coronavirus pandemic had… Read more The post Recalling the opening of Segedunum Roman Fort to the public 20 years ago first appeared on Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog.| Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog
Over the last few months I’ve had a chance to reflect on some of the fascinating authors whose works I encounter while performing my role as the librarian at the Great North Museum: Hancock Library. One of the names that… Read more The post William Chapman Hewitson – Naturalist, Author, Illustrator, Benefactor and Oologist first appeared on Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog.| Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog
Long-standing front of house staff member of Discovery Museum, Neville, shares what life is like inspiring the public with tales of local history, and his favourite object in the museum. What I do “I have been interested in history and… Read more The post Meet Neville – Customer Service Assistant at Discovery Museum first appeared on Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog.| Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog
Art historian and curator Alice Strang takes a look at early modern Scottish art in our collection. Edward Atkinson Hornel (1864-1933) was one of the celebrated ‘Glasgow Boys’ who were at the forefront of the Scottish art world of the… Read more The post From Hornel to Peploe: Early Modern Scottish Art in the Laing Art Gallery first appeared on Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog.| Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog
Written by Lizzie Jacklin, Keeper of Art, Hatton Gallery The Hatton Gallery’s permanent collection of over 3300 artworks includes objects ranging from paintings and sculptures to watercolours and posters. Around 1300 of these objects are prints. Sadly our plans to… Read more The post The Hatton Gallery Print Collection first appeared on Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog.| Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog
Keeper of Archaeology, Alex Croom takes an in-depth look at the Lead Shrine, on display at Segedunum Roman Fort & Museum.| Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog
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Keeper of Archaeology, Alex Croom takes an in-depth look at the Regina Tombstone, on display at Arbeia South Shields Roman Fort.| Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog