A DISPLAY exploring the history and legacy of philanthropy in the North-East is on show in Newcastle.

The exhibition, A Brief Compendium of Named and Unnamed Objects, includes photographs, archive material and a handmade book, documenting some of the many people, places and activities associated with philanthropic giving in the region.

It is the result of a nine month-long artist in residence scheme, funded by the Leverhulme Trust and hosted by Northumbria University.

The exhibits have been created by artist Dr Michele Allen in collaboration with social scientist Dr Siobhan Daly.

Dr Allen said: “This exhibition and book is a document of the sites, archives, donations and voluntary work we have encountered in trying to explore these ideas.

“It reveals the diversity of the activity we have found; though it must be stressed, what is contained here is only a fraction of what could have been included.

“Since some of our research has drawn on materials held in the archives of the Natural History Society, focussing in particular on the numerous donations of both time, money and objects which fed into the creation of the Hancock Museum, alongside other public institutions and parks, this library seemed a fitting place to exhibit the work.”

It is at the Great North Museum until March 3.