#Museum30 #Transit For #transit we had to share a railway related object! This object is a 3.5-inch gauge model of a LMS Mogul Class "Princess Marina" loco and tender. The locomotives were used at Penn Inn Park as a sit on railway. #Day11

#Museum30 #Learning At the museum we are constantly trying to find engaging and different ways to engage the community with the collection – with the aim of making #learning fun! Activities include Make and Create Workshops, Toddler Tuesdays and more!

#Museum30 #Joy One of our amazing volunteers #Joy is helping Kate at the Victorian Evening in this photo. You can find the Museum at this years Victorian Evening on Wednesday 4th December – so don’t forget to stop by and say hi! #Day13

#Museum30 Storing 17,000 objects as well as having a working space for our team is a real #Challenge! Our #WhatsInStore project, funded by NLHF, is addressing this . We hope to create an accessible community space within a new state-of-the-art storage facility #Day14

#Museum30 #Connect These photographs highlight the enduring connection we have with the Stover Canal and the Granite Tramway. Once a key part of trade in the area, they connected us to granite and clay traders from further afield. #Day15

#Museum30 #Bug Insects are considered a museum pest when they can eat materials within the Museum collection – for example wool, silk, fur, feathers, wood and paper. These sticky pest traps are a key part in enabling us to monitor any potential risk to the collection. #Day16

#Museum30 #Create The Museum hosts many #creative activities for everyone to enjoy, and most of the time, they are free! Kate, our Community Engagement Officer, runs the very popular ‘Make and Create’ sessions every month. Book FREE now! tinyurl.com/2562u3ny #Day17

#Museum30 #Paper This leaflet was found in a chimney and has been carefully cleaned and restored by Lucy, our paper conservator. She used Japanese paper and wheat-starch paste to support the weakened areas. #Museum #DailyPrompt #Photo #Heritage #Devon #SouthWest #Day18

#Museum30 #Name The home of Newton Abbot Museum is in Newton’s Place which is based at the site of the former St Leonard’s Church. Saint Leonard, was the patron saint of prisoners, captives, and women in labour. Lots more info on our facebook post for this one! #Day19

#Museum30 #Hardware The most well-known hardware shop in Newton Abbot was Chappells Ironmongers in Queen Street. Ironmongers sold household goods and hardware. Walter Chappell opened his business in the 1880s, moving to 57 Queen Street in 1930. #Day20

#Museum30 #Face Compiled by George Templer from his collection of different wood carvings in the 1800s, this screen was used in Sandford Orleigh House. The carvings are full of Christian imagery, and it’s possible that the profile portraits show personages from the time.

#Museum30 #Career Jack has just started his volunteering career with us. 'My experience of volunteering at the Museum has increased my confidence and expanded my skillset which I can apply in the future.’ #Museum #DailyPrompt #Photo #Heritage #Devon #SouthWest #Day22

#Museum30 #Organic This unusual bag is made from camel dung! It was collected by Dr Henry Mapleton, who was an avid collector and acquired a wide range of objects from all over the world. #Museum #DailyPrompt #Photo #Heritage #Devon #SouthWest #Day23

#Museum30 #TheLastTwelveMonths We thought we would highlight some of the exciting objects we’ve had donated this year! We love the stories these objects tell! #Museum #DailyPrompt #Photo #Heritage #Devon #SouthWest #Day24

#Museum30 #Uncanny Those with coulrophobia, look away! There’s something quite scary about this wind-up clown in the collection. He came as a set of other clockwork items like mice and birds. #Museum #DailyPrompt #Photo #Heritage #Devon #SouthWest #Day25 #MuseumObjectMonday

#Museum30 #Handle Our Handling Collection has allowed us to engage with a variety of groups including schools, home education groups, Scouts, Rainbows, the WI, memory cafes and local history groups (to name a few!) #Museum #DailyPrompt #Photo #Heritage #Devon #SouthWest #Day26

#Museum30 #Discovery Newtonian Henry Winser was a member of an 8-man sledge team which spent 70 days on the ice attempting to reach the North Pole. He killed a Polar Bear which was about to attack the party, and he would later wear the skin around town! #Day27

#Museum30 #Letter ‘Let My Love Be Not Forgot’ - an 18th century love-letter. This delicate hand-made letter folds out into 12 heart-shaped sections. Despite filling both sides of the love token with ardent verse, their love was sadly not reciprocated! #Day28

#PhotoFriday #Museum30 #Hope With our Heritage Fund project in development, we are hoping to improve our stores even further. The images show our storerooms through the years, first at our old site in Devon Square, and then in our current museum in Newton’s Place. #Day29

#Museum30 #WhyMuseums? Museums are more than places to store old things. Museums are community centres. They are research hubs. They connect people. Museums are classrooms. They explore lives. They are shelter from a rainy day. Museums tell stories. #Devon #SouthWest #Day30