Shefton Museum

Shefton Museum

The Armstrong Building, the former home of the Shefton Museum
Established	1956 (1956)
Dissolved	2008 (2008)
Location	Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
Coordinates	54°58′47″N1°36′58″W / 54.9797°N 1.6160°W / 54.9797; -1.6160
Type	Archaeology museum
Director	Miss Lindsay Allason-Jones
Curator	Prof. Tony Spawforth
Public transit access	Metro
Great North Museum
Great North Museum: Hancock 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

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

1. "About the Museum". Shefton Museum (Newcastle University). Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
2. "Professor Brian Shefton". The Daily Telegraph. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
3. "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

• Great North Museum – the successor museum