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Misericord or mercy seat from the Tunstall Chapel featuring a pig playing the Northumbrian pipes.

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Exhibition donated by ‘Knitting Bishop’ highlights links with Korea

A new exhibition ‘Knitted Together: The Korean Lives and Legacies of Richard and Joan Rutt’, focusing on the lives of two of the main donors to the Oriental Museum’s Korean collection, is now on display.
Korean Exhibition at the Oriental Museum, Knitted Together. Reverend Richard Rutt & wife Joan, black and white photo

Three University projects celebrate state-of-the-art equipment and facilities through AHRC CapCo funding

A number of project teams across the University were successful in securing awards from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Capability for Collections Fund (CapCo), part of the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) World Class Laboratories Funding.
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New accessible audio guide launches at the Oriental Museum

The Oriental Museum is making its collections more accessible to visitors with visual impairments, by launching a new accessible audio guide.
Visually impaired visitor listening to the audio trail at the Oriental Museum

Oriental Museum exhibits unique collection in Japan

A unique collection of family memorabilia from the Oriental Museum is being exhibited at the National Museum of Japanese History in Sakura, Chiba. This special exhibition ‘Memories of the Squire Family – Mementoes of a British Engineer’, offers a glimpse into the life of a British engineering family who lived in Japan in the early 20th century.
Dorothy and Margaret Squires with a member of the Japanese family, children in Japanese dress, black and white image