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Marie Antoinette’s Blue Diamond?
In the late seventeenth century, Jean Baptiste Tavernier, the French merchant and traveller, acquired a large blue roughly triangular shaped diamond, which originated in the Kollur Mine in Golconda, India. It was sold to Louis XIV of France, and recut,… Read more
The Late Shows – Northern Print
Saturday 14th May 2011 – The Late Shows: Northern Print This year was the 5th anniversary of The Late Shows and I was lucky enough to be able to volunteer in both the run up to and the event itself.… Read more
Hoards of Treasure
Tuesday 26th April – Monkwearmouth Station Museum Back in April, during the baking hot easter holidays I volunteered at the Hoards of Treasure drop in activity day at Monkwearmouth Museum. This activity was inspired by the coins found in the… Read more
Hello, Dolly!
We recently had a visit from Olivia Bristol, ex-head of the Doll, Teddy Bear and Toy department at auctioneers Christie’s. We spent an action-packed afternoon working through Discovery Museum’s doll collection with Olivia, and she kindly helped us to identify… Read more
Bob Renaut Blog No. 2
Bob was born on 8 April 1944, unfortunately only seven months after his father was killed on active duty as a Pilot Warrant Officer in the RAF. He attended South Shields Boy’s Grammar School, where he received school colours for… Read more