Liz Rees
@lizarees.bsky.social
Retired archivist & museums professional, based in Newcastle upon Tyne but still Welsh. Luxury views my own
While I was away @davidwhetstone.bsky.social wrote about @sidegallery.bsky.social's partnership with @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social for @culturednortheast.bsky.social www.culturednortheast.co.uk/p/award-secu...
'Major new public future' secured for AmberSide Collection
Custodianship passed to university
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📷 InSide returns in August: a relaxed space to share documentary work, ask questions, talk through sticking points and swap news and opportunities. 📆 Wednesday 19 August, 6–8pm 📍 Gosforth Civic Theatre More info: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/...
Ok - no longer a climate emergency in South Tyneside (but don't all rush at once..)
ChronicleLive - The Chronicle@chroniclelive.co.uk · 3d agoReform UK councillors backed the motion at a full council meeting
I missed this blogpost about another Whitley Bay photographer (some of whose work is part of the @sidegallery.bsky.social collection) while I was away https://pressphotoman.com/2026/07/27/whitley-art-studio/
'Mauretania leaving the Tyne on her maiden voyage, 1907' by Gladstone Adams (1880-1966). A Pressphotoman piece on the celebrated photographer with a number of claims to fame. pressphotoman.com/2026/08/03/r...
First morning at home after 3 weeks of travelling. Missing sunshine and someone else making my breakfast already
Double decker train to Vienna - always a novelty for Brits @seatsixtyone.bsky.social (though OBB have messed up the reservations)
As a supporter of a mostly lower-league football club I’m used to the annual sell-off of the best players but Newcastle have really taken the biscuit. No wonder Eddie Howe has gone
Mexico may have its problems but I’m not sure reinstating a Habsburg puppet emperor is the solution (cf Iranians demonstrating nearby) #Vienna
Portrait of a young girl by Whitley Art Studio that operated in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside from 1905 until the Second World War. A Pressphotoman piece on the photographer behind the business with a skill for putting his sitters at ease. pressphotoman.com/2026/07/27/w...
For some reason Bratislava is commemorating the coronation of Maria Theresa as “King” of Hungary this weekend even though it actually took place here on 25 June (not July) 1741, when I don’t think they still had knightly tournaments
AGM in Houghton-le-Spring *tomorrow*! Pop over to Featherbed books and say hello!
Alan Godfrey Maps (3,900+ publications and counting!)@alangodfreymaps.bsky.social · 2w agoI've just finished our teaser post for this new map (available for sale in a week), & I want to shout out to David & Helene Farn for a brilliant job on the introduction. They're at Featherbed Books (in HlS) on Saturday, pop along if you're local and check them & this map out, it's really fantastic!
NEWS - We're excited that Neville Hall will be joining North East Museums later this year. This beautiful Victorian landmark building on Westgate Road is home to one of the world's most important mining engineering archives, documenting the North East's role in shaping the Industrial Age.
Another piece in the cuts of funding for the humanities is visible in local record offices. The Somerset Archives are only open 3 days a week; Norfolk only 4 days a week. As a US grad student doing research in the UK, that would have made it impossible to write my dissertation.
Excellent (& v popular) exhibition on the medieval Premyslyd rulers of Bohemia at the National Museum in Prague. Rare to see the period given a blockbuster!
We are seeking to appoint two independent members to our Collections Committee, for up to 4 years: One with significant experience in the management of historic collections in museums or heritage sites One with significant experience in the digital humanities. Closes 24 August: lnkd.in/e38mtWDf
Personally I’d have preferred to enjoy the view without staging or music
Sorry Popbitch - that's not a "Valleys" accent - it's Swansea! www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/... RIP Bonnie
A look back at Bonnie Tyler's life and career
A look back at Bonnie Tyler's life and career, from Swansea to superstardom.
bbc.co.uk
Ironic that #WDYTYA's embezzlement (& subsequent impoverishment & adoption) is from the Royal London just as their archives are being sold off - they don't seem to have been consulted
Join us! After a month off InSide is back and our next meeting will take place on Wednesday 22nd July at Gosforth Civic Theatre. Open to everyone: bring images, bring questions, or just come along to meet people. 🔗 More info and to let us know you're coming: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/...
I didn't know that Teesside Archives charged for access to records stored off-site. I can't see any mention of that on their website
Christina Riggs@christinajriggs.bsky.social · 4w agoWhat I assume are austerity cuts and moves mean that a research visit is costing £80, since the boxes I need are in commercial storage. I can pay that - but no one should have to pay for public archive access. Too many UK governments have cared for history wars more than history itself. 📜🗃️
You'd think a chef might have been vaguely aware of the Bombay Brasserie without having to google it
The Guardian@theguardian.com · last mo.Blind date: ‘I made him take a few too many selfies…’
Very much enjoyed Virginia Woolf's Night and Day directed by @tinagharavi.bsky.social this afternoon - great cast & nice to see some familiar locations too
