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Associate Director of Collections Services at Science Museum Group, walker, fan: maps, culture, heritage, local distinctiveness. Gay, use hearing aids. Views own
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@milleanick.bsky.social I ticked off another of the North Eastern Railway tiled maps at Scarborough yesterday.

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

🎉 Delighted to be a judge for this year's @museumsassociation.org Museums Change Lives awards. Nominations are now open - please spread the word and tell us about the people in your organisation who are doing good work: www.museumsassociation.org/campaigns/mu...

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

A new study says that the world's 'safe' climate limit may be closer to 1°C—not 1.5°C—as ice loss accelerates and irreversible sea level rise looms. I talk to Chris Stokes of @durham-university.bsky.social blog.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/paris-climat...

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

This just in 📢 Our new Sound and Vision galleries will open on Thursday 10 July.

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

Here we go... The countdown is on. Objects are being installed, interactives are being tested, labels are going in, and web content is being compiled. It's so exciting to see this coming to life after *years* of work. I can't wait to welcome visitors into the galleries!

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

We’re looking for new trustees at @oldoptheatre.bsky.social! Particularly if you can bring expertise in medical, commercial, fundraising or social inclusion, get in touch! oldoperatingtheatre.com/vacancies/

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@olliedouglas.bsky.social The @railwaymuseum.bsky.social 1951 cattle wagon is having a moment in the sun as we prepare for the reopening of the Station Hall later this year. This is quite a late wagon from a period when cattle were increasingly travelling by road.

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

@lccmunicipal.bsky.social I found this classic clinging on in a side street in Mill Hill.

submitted 52 days ago • 2 comments

@thebeautyoftransport.com @doublearrow64.bsky.social Oxford could win a Least Consistent Signage award, with Rail Alphabet, Rail Alphabet 2, and several iterations of First Great Western/GWR all in evidence. I think some of the Rail Alphabet is also NSE blue.

submitted 53 days ago • 2 comments

Any thoughts @drolibetts.bsky.social?

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

Happy #EarthDay 🌍💚 Check out this post on how digital media can enhance our relationship with the natural world blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/earth-day-ca...

submitted 57 days ago • 1 comment

Just under a week left to apply for one (or both!) of these amazing #digitalpreservation jobs at the #dpc. Joins us!

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

"We’ve arranged a society on science and technology in which nobody understands anything about science and technology, and this combustible mixture of ignorance and power sooner or later is going to blow up in our faces." Carl Sagan www.openculture.com/2025/04/carl...

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

Details from David Hockney: Pieced Together ✨ It’s your FINAL MONTH to catch this exhibition, featuring this joiner of the museum in the 1980s (on display for the first time in 25 years!), alongside his stunning Four Seasons installation. www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/whats-on/dav...

submitted 61 days ago • 1 comment

⏰ Final week to complete the @artscouncilengland.bsky.social review survey. This is your opportunity to help shape the review and influence the future of Arts Council England. Complete it here by 24 April: buff.ly/f4fPWAJ

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

'It’s a mind-expanding collision of science, technology, and storytelling that invites visitors to rethink who they are—and what they’re made of.' Huge well done to my @mediamuseum.bsky.social and @bradford2025.co.uk colleagues! It's wonderful to have this Marshmallow Laser Feast show in Bradford 😍

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