Treasures From North-East Museums On Display at House of Commons

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Treasures from North-East museums and archives will be displayed at the House of Commons today to demonstrate culture's contribution to life in the region and press for continued funding.

Among the London-bound items are William Irving's 1903 painting of The Blaydon Races, a clock frozen in time by the First World War shelling of Hartlepool and a mug commemorating the 1832 election campaign of John Bowes, co-founder of the Bowes Museum. They will be displayed at a reception organised by Museums, Libraries and Archives (MLA) to be attended by MPs and peers and addressed by Ed Balls, Economic Secretary to the Treasury.

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Treasures From North-East Museums On Display at House of Commons

MPs will be told that the Government's Renaissa...

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