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Stories from the Sea: Talk by Dan Gordon, Keeper of Biology at Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Publication Date 17 Oct 2015
Description

In connection with BALTIC’s Fiona Tan exhibition, DEPOT. We invite Dan Gordon, Keeper of Biology at Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums, for a talk about TWAM’s own collection of whale bones and sea invertebrates, similar to those shown in Tans work. With fascinating stories of Newcastle’s whaling past and how TWAM’s collection came about and opportunities for questions and close-up viewing of the objects.

Speaker Dan Gordon
Format MPEG 4
Month October 2015
Keywords Natural History, Bones, Insects, Animals, Collections
Related Event Fiona Tan: Depot (10 July - 1 November 2015)
Related Galleries BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle upon Tyne

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