SWALEDALE MUSEUM EVENTS 2015

EXHIBITION ‘TEXT MESSAGE - The Graphic Art of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale’  23 May-9 August 2015 This exhibition originates from the acquisition of some posters from the 1940s and 1950s, rescued from a local house which was being refurbished in 2006. In bold and often colourful type, the places, people and events advertised offer a wealth of information. Since 2006 we have been actively collecting these alluring ephemera to add to our collection. These posters which were only ever intended to last a few months capture the vibrancy and variety of local culture - from the Gunnerside Shortest Day Festival, annual pantomines and concerts, to house sales and election fever.We encourage anyone with a local poster to bring it in so we can photograph and record it, building up a wonderful new historical record for the Dale. Copies of many of the posters in the Museum Collection can be purchased - see SHOP section of this website.

 

* FRIENDS OF SWALEDALE MUSEUM TALKS* All lectures will be held in the Swaledale Museum in Reeth DL11 6TX at 7.30 pm.  As space is limited to 40 and we anticipate great interest we recommend booking in advance  by e-mailing museum.swaledale@btinternet.com  or calling 01748 884118 or 07969 823232 Friends of the Museum £3.00. Visitors £4.00. All welcome Please watch the local press for occasional alterations to time/date & posters and, if coming from a distance, please check with the Museum before setting off.
	Wednesday 27th May ‘So You Think You Know Your Swaledale & Arkengarthdale?' Local history quiz based on the museum holdings presented by Helen Bainbridge, Curator of the Swaledale Museum.Note this event will be preceded by the  Friends of Swaledale Museum AGM which will start at 7.00 pm
	Wednesday 24th June  ‘The Prehistoric Round House in Swaledale'. Speaker: Tim Laurie
	Wednesday 8th July ‘Three lost properties: Gang Hall, Eskeleth Hall, and the Old Church at Arkle Town'. Speaker: Keith Sweetmore
	Wednesday 29th July ‘Travels with a Tea Cup - Global Connections and Methodist Material Culture'. Speaker: Marion Moverley
	Wednesday 12th August The Campaign for Women's Votes and Swaledale. The May Sinclair Connection'. Speaker: Ann Henderson Helen Bainbridge & Ann Henderson will lead a ‘Walk Round Reeth in the Footsteps of May Sinclair’ at 3pm, meet at the Museum (£4 for Friends £6 for visitors) c.60-90 minutes
	Wednesday 7th October 'The Work of the Swaledale and Arkengarthdale Local History Group'. Speaker: Alan Mills
Programme for September/October in course of organisation
	* TEA PARTY* FRIENDS of the MUSEUM Grand Annual Tea Party. Saturday 25th July in Reeth Community Orchard 3.00-6.00pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

* SPECIAL FREE SCREENINGS*

Every Wednesday afternoon in July, August & September between 2.00 - 2.30 repeated 2.30 - 3.00 pm we will be showing special screenings from our image archive. There will be no charge, as viewing is inclusive of Museum entry (which is free to Friends of the Museum). These special events enable you to see aspects of our Collection which are not on general public display for conservation reasons.

Wednesday 1 July
Exploring the Lead Mines of Swaledale with John Hardy

 

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Wednesday 8 July
Postcards from Postgate’s Electric Studio -local postcards of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale

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Wednesday 15 July
Stories from Local Samplers: Texts & Contexts

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Wednesday 22 July
Shopping in Reeth 1910s-1970s

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Wednesday 29 July
A Tour Underground - spectacular photographs taken 
inside our local lead mines by young photographers 2012-2014

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Wednesday 5th August
Holiday in Swaledale - peek inside the photograph album of the Lonsdale sisters, who stayed at the Laurels in Reeth in the 1920s.

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Wednesday 12 August
Highlights of our Textile Collection: Quilts, Coverlets and Pockets

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Wednesday 19 August
People of the Dale - photographs of local people from 19th and early 20th centuries

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Wednesday 26 August
Reeth Show in Pictures from 1899

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Wednesday 2 September
A Tour Underground - spectacular photographs taken 
inside our local lead mines by young photographers 2012-2014

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Wednesday 9 September
Postcards from Postgate’s Electric Studio -local postcards of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale

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Wednesday 16 September
People of the Dale - photographs of local people from 19th and early 20th centuries

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Wednesday 23 September
Stories from Local Samplers Texts & Contexts

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Wednesday 30 September
Exploring the Lead Mines of Swaledale with John Hardy

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