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#LuxMuralis at @stpaulscathedral.bsky.social Spectacle threaded with history, art and ideas. An inspiring way to spend an evening

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Great job for somebody at Clockworks

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Fab expanded materials library and stories from #instituteofmaking www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/materials-li...

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UK Parliament has announced the six artists commissioned to record the Lying-in-State of Queen Elizabeth II. This has been a long but so fulfilling project to lead

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Had some blog thoughts on collage after visits to #PeterKennard and #AnneDesmet shows

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Best of 2024 blog is now up www.spoonsontrays.com/blog/best-of...

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#Outofoffice on for two weeks. It’s been a busy, intense year. Focusing on family, friends and feasting for the coming days …

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So proud of this brilliant team!

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Fara Dabhoiwala on the #VandA portrait of Francis Williams - a masterclass on why studying portraits matters. I was lucky to be taught by this man at undergrad!

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#MuseumofShadows 🙌🏻

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For the next 3 weeks #Parliament is hosting ‘The Embarkation of Saint Ursula’ in St Stephen’s Hall. This is on loan from the #nationalgallery to mark the gallery’s foundation by Parliament 200 years ago. What a joy to work on bringing this painting to the Palace!

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The advert for our Research Associate post in Victorian Cultural and Material History is now up on jobs.ac.uk - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKS158/r... Please spread the word!!!!

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Disc with Strings (Moon),1969 by British sculptor Barbara Hepworth

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Gosh I looked away from Bluesky for a few days and this place has really filled up! Welcome new followers, delighted the community on here is expanding

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Hi folks. Please request an add/share/like to join the Material Culture starter pack! go.bsky.app/GARWutv

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Reposting these this morning for those who were tucked up in bed last night - I’ll also go through and add those who’ve requested this morning 💪🏼 go.bsky.app/KNeAnRj

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I'm trying to find my people on Bluesky so I put together at #starterpack of historians (academic and public) based in Britain. If you're out there and not on the list, please give me a shout! Conversely, if I have misidentified you as being in Britain, let me know. go.bsky.app/Fpw6Tvr

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Some blog thoughts after a few days at the biennale

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these wonderful images!

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New blog post about what I learnt about museums and collecting in Stuttgart

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Could only attend day 1 of the German Society for #C18 studies yesterday but @spoonsontrays.bsky.social keynote was terrific & it was fab catching up. I also got elected to the council of the society & look forward to serving as treasurer. 🙏🏻 Yeah for #museum representation in academic societies.

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›Kunst und Handwerk. Die Techniken des 18. Jahrhunderts‹, internat. Tagung im #DLAMarbach & an der @unistuttgart.bsky.social (16.–18.9.), veranstaltet von @sandrarichterdla.bsky.social & @drkeichhorn.bsky.social. @spoonsontrays.bsky.social. @dfgpublic.bsky.social. www.dla-marbach.de/presse/press...

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Looking forward to doing a keynote lecture for this later in the month. Feeling a bit rusty!

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New (rare) blog post on why I’m inspired by the work of #TavaresStrachan

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Fascinating from @lemoustier.bsky.social for #PioneerBroadcast on how Neanderthals can help us to think differently about alien life #holidayreading

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The unexpected poetry of PhD acknowledgements science.anu.edu.au/news-events/... this is rather wonderful

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Big thanks yo @bbkhistorical.bsky.social for appointing me an Honorary Research Fellow in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences from October. Looking forward to working with the students and making connections

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New on the blog. Working through my obsession with Cesar Manrique developed on holiday to Lanzarote - essentially his total artwork from culture to landscape. www.spoonsontrays.com/blog/lanzaro...

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I’ve pulled together the reviews so far of #LookingforLongitude. Would really love some more, especially looking for some #dighums engagement

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Pretty pleased with this, thanks to #printquarterly #LookingforLongitude

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This looks like a brilliant PhD project for someone to work with the #BritishLibrary

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#WomeninRevolt, snuck in to educate myself and the babe on the last day. Such a different feel to a #Tate exhibition, filled almost entirely with women (and children) with their heads together, debating. A powerful tale of art rebelling, rejected and reexamined