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Shefton Museum
The Armstrong Building, the former home of the Shefton Museum
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Established1956 (1956)
Dissolved2008 (2008)
LocationNewcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
Coordinates54°58′47N 1°36′58W / 54.9797°N 1.6160°W / 54.9797; -1.6160
TypeArchaeology museum
DirectorMiss Lindsay Allason-Jones
CuratorProf. Tony Spawforth
Public transit accessMetro
Great North Museum
  • Hatton Gallery
  • 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]

    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[edit]

    1. ^ 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.
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