Remembering NESCo - the North East electric power company that led the world
18 Jun 13
Opening Saturday 13 July
Join us to launch our exciting new display, 'Destination Tyneside' (Image: Chris Keegan)
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We're closed until 12 today for staff training. Sorry for any inconvenience
8:50am 17 Jun 2013
You can read our keeper of science and industry John Clayson in today's Guardian about First Time Out - the nationwide artefact swap project - our cabinet is near the new Hub area on the ground floor of the museum.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture-professionals-network/culture-professionals-blog/2013/jun/07/first-time-out-museums-swap
What's in store: how First Time Out opened our eyes to new possibilities
www.guardian.co.uk
Two curators explain why displaying and swapping never before seen objects from their stores gets to the heart of curatorship
12:23pm 07 Jun 2013
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Hooky and Proggy Mats - A Beginner's Guide
Textile artist Ali Rhind gives a step by step guide to creating hooky and proggy rag rugs.
In Search of Segedunum
A film dating from the 1970s showing pupils and staff from Heworth Grange School carrying our excavations at the site of Segedunum Roman Fort in Wallsend.
This film was donated to Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths & Museum by a visitor.
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