Spotlight: Clay Pipes (Part 1)
Welcome back to our spotlight series, where we highlight our collections and the amazing work we do at Jarrow Hall! This spotlight is written by placement student Sarah Needham, a MA student from Newcastle University. Sarah decided to research our collection of clay pipes, a common (but maybe underrated!) archaeological find. Read on to see […]
Stained Glass in Jarrow – a Window Connecting the Present and the Past
Last week we shared a fantastic blog post by Eleanor, a placement student from Newcastle University, about Anglo-Saxon herbal remedies. This week we have another blog post from one of our placement students to share with you. Grace, also from Newcastle University, was very interested in our hugely significant collection of stained glass. She decided […]
Spotlight: Finds from our YAC Excavations
Welcome to our first spotlight! What are spotlights, I hear you cry? Did you know that in a lot of museums, the majority of their objects aren’t on display? According to ICOM (the International Council of Museums), 70% of museums had less then 15% of their collections on display. The British Museum displays only 1% […]
News Leak: Our Exciting Roof Works
Works on our museum roof begin this month. The end of drip buckets, wet floor signs and indoor rain is here. Here’s what’s going on and how it affects you! Our museum constantly leaks. If you’ve ever visited you might have guessed this from the number of buckets and wet floor signs everywhere. In fact, […]
Volunteer Spotlight on: Kathleen Devlin
Kathleen is one of our Lead Volunteers and along with co-volunteer, Angela Stout, runs our Craft, Create and Catch-up group. This is a social community that uses ancient techniques to create crafts and materials which are then used throughout Jarrow Hall museum and grounds. Kathleen guides the group on leather-working, embroidery, textile dying and creation, […]
Escaped Animals in the Museum!
Animals have escaped into the museum! We have to find them before they damage any delicate artefacts! Right? Animals don’t belong in museums! … Or so you would think! It turns out that some of our domestic animals have actually been hiding around our exhibitions this whole time. It makes a bit more sense when […]