The Shefton Museum of Greek Art and Archaeology was an archaeological museum at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, which opened in 1956[1] and closed in 2008. Its collections are now part of the Great North Museum: Hancock.
 The Armstrong Building, the former home of the Shefton Museum | |
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| Established | 1956 |
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| Dissolved | 2008 |
| Location | Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK |
| Coordinates | 54°58′47″N 1°36′58″W / 54.9797°N 1.6160°W |
| Type | Archaeology museum |
| Director | Miss Lindsay Allason-Jones |
| Curator | Prof. Tony Spawforth |
| Public transit access | Metro |
| Great North Museum | |
History
editThe museum was located in the Department of Classics in the Armstrong Building of the main University campus. It was founded in 1956 by Professor Brian B. Shefton with a grant of £20 from the university's Rector, Charles Bosanquet.[1] Since then the collection has grown to over 800 objects.[1] Professor B.B. Shefton was the curator until 1984 when his role was taken over by Professor Tony Spawforth.[1] Shefton died on 25 January 2012, aged 92.[2]
As part of the Great North Museum Project the Shefton collection, along with Museum of Antiquities, was moved to the Great North Museum:Hancock. On 18 April 2008 the museum closed in preparation for the relocation of its collections to the newly renovated Hancock Museum, which opened in May 2009.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "About the Museum". Shefton Museum (Newcastle University). Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
- ^ "Professor Brian Shefton". The Daily Telegraph. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ "Last chance to visit University Museums". Newcastle University. 14 April 2008. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
External links
edit- Great North Museum - the successor museum
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