Shefton Museum
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| Established | 1956 |
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| Dissolved | 2008 |
| Location | Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK |
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| Type | Archaeology museum |
| Director | Miss Lindsay Allason-Jones |
| Curator | Prof. Tony Spawforth |
| Public transit access | Metro |
| Great North Museum | |
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.
History
[edit | edit source]The 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
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Great North Museum – the successor museum
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