Stories
Material from the National Holocaust Centre's archive, added to Yarn as part of the research project 'Digital Tools in the Service of Difficult Heritage.
JA40 - A conservation and interpretation project celebrating the unique heritage and 40th anniversary of Junction Arts . Working with professional and community partners we will order, catalogue, explore and interpret the extensive archive that has been collected by Junction Arts over the last...
Seacroft has a wealth of interesting history from the 19th and 20th century. Today, in the 21st century residents and ex residents are keen to relate their recollections, memories and opinions on a central site. The LS14 trust has joined with a number of local groups and individuals to document an...
Seacroft has a wealth of interesting history from the 19th and 20th century. Today, in the 21st century residents and ex residents are keen to relate their recollections, memories and opinions on a central site. The LS14 trust has joined with a number of local groups and individuals to document an...
York: Gateway to History – a two-year Heritage Lottery Funded project that the Pararchive project collaborated with in 2015 – has now officially ended. One of the main legacies of the project is the development of community archive guidance in the form of a series of 3 training films (also avail...
Images, video and more from the National Holocaust Centre's collection.
Images of a cloth flipchart to be used when demonstrating the stages of pregnancy and childbirth.
Every birth story is unique and customs change through the ages and from place to place. Do you have a story that you'd like to share? Thackray Medical Museum is working together with the University of Leeds to collect and share the stories of Leeds residents.
Gladstone 2013 Fired Up! was a year-long community project culminating in a performance celebrating the pottery industry of Stoke-on-Trent. It wove together archive film and materials held by Gladstone Pottery Museum with original poetry, music and dance. Fired up! the film (58 minutes) includ...
This projects sets out to realise the unanticipated potential of the AHRC 'Cultural Value' project 'Experiencing the Digital World: the Cultural Value of Digital Engagement with Heritage'. Researchers will work in partnership with the National Holocaust Centre, the Thackray Medical Museum and the Sc...
'Homesick' is an adorable short animated film focusing on the adventures of Ellie the space girl and her teddy bear, Sir. Using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects I plan to create characters with a crafty/ textured effect and bring them to life on a handcrafted planet. I intend t...
Photography is usually seen as being static, a frozen moment in time, that will consequently last eternity through that photograph. I want to explore the opposite and discover how photographs can also portray the ageing process of time.
'INK' offers a unique look into the world of tattooing. I'm really keen to delve into unfamiliar waters with this project and offer a unique perspective on tattoo shops and artists. The project will be based in Leeds and Peterborough tattoo shops.
How might Yarn help museum visitors to co-produce exhibition material on childbirth and its associated risks?
Beginning to think of a concept for a project is often difficult for me. However, writing my essay for Themes in Contemporary Photography allowed me to investigate a subject I was heavily interested in and wanted to pursue as a further project. The topic of life online has always been an interest to...
My project for Themes in Contemporary Photography aims to celebrate the modern rural/seaside family holiday through capturing iconographically tuned images that mirror the style and composition found in early to mid twentieth century British tourism advertisements. From my research, I found that ph...
This resource provides an introduction to the ways in which the Literary Gothic has evolved from its emergence in the mid-seventeenth century to the present day. Based around material held in the Special Collections department of the Brotherton Library and featuring the work of academic specialists...