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St Cuthbert’s Gospel - f76r and 77v - Is Europe’s oldest fully bound book.  Found inside the tomb of St Cuthbert in 1104

Today is St Cuthbert’s Day - 20th March

A facsimile copy of the Lindisfarne Gospels, which were made in his honour placed on his tomb in Durham Cathedral.  Cuthbert died in 20th March AD687

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Photographs by Chris Killip of North East England reveal human resilience in a ravaged landscape.

50 images of the seaside landscapes and working-class people in the villages surrounding Newcastle were published in In Flagrante (1988) and are new acquisitions at the museum!

Read more here.

“Boo” on a Horse, Seacoal Camp, Lynemouth, Northumberland, negative 1984; print 1987, Chris Killip. Gelatin silver print, 11 x 13 1/2 in. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Purchased with funds provided by the Photographs Council, 2014.25.8. © Chris Killip 

“Cookie” in the Snow, Seacoal Camp, Lynemouth, Northumberland, 1985, Chris Killip. Gelatin silver print, 10 7/8 x 13 3/8 in. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Purchased with funds provided by the Photographs Council, 2014.25.11. © Chris Killip

Bever, Skinningrove, North Yorkshire, 1980, Chris Killip. Gelatin silver print, 11 x 13 9/16 in. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Purchased with funds provided by the Photographs Council, 2014.25.1. © Chris Killip

Seacoal Camp, Lynemouth, Northumberland, 1984, Chris Killip. Gelatin silver print, 10 15/16 x 13 3/8 in. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Purchased with funds provided by the Photographs Council, 2014.25.10. © Chris Killip