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❓We asked this question and more in a discussion with Andy Coates from Amrita Park Meadery in our latest Abbey Museum blog!

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Order our Citrus & Spice Mead by this Friday 5pm! 👉https://t.co/0EsHfFwbfh

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A fundraising themed dinner titled, ‘A Crusader’s Journey.’ Limited space. See @_AbbeyFestival or Find it on Eventbrite or in the BIO! #bushfiresupport #bushfirefundraiser #acrusadersjourney @ Abbey Museum of Art… https://t.co/DMq2VEFjgl

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So pleased to have had 15 visitors yesterday who utilised their #abbeymedievalfestival wristbands for a FREE Museum visit! We are open today normal hours, 10am-4pm. #abbeymuseum

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Head of figurine • Mexico, Teotihuacan • Teotihuacan, c 300-600 AD • painted pottery • this head may depict a noble or priest wearing a tall head-dress.

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Take time to honour yourself so you can be great and inspire others to live fulfilled lives! Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year from us all at the Abbey Museum!

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Today's Senior Curator Recommended Read: Here's More Evidence That Earth Got Hit By Something Huge 12,800 Years Ago https://t.co/IHcyqwAvr4

New evidence from South Africa suggests a large asteroid or comet struck Earth during the Pleistocene and possibly affected life globally.

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Today's Senior Curator Recommended Read: An introduction to Orientalist painting https://t.co/JBsmWBYUWL

A look at the art movement of Orientalism, and "the way in which North Africa and the Middle East were often represented as lands of beauty and intrigue by Western artists".

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Today's Senior Curator Recommended Read: https://t.co/wTgfFkPpgf

Incredible work by a team of restorers in Paris to restore a woven tapestry donated to the cathedral in 1841 by King Louis-Philippe of France.

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• Silver Bowl • England, Sutton Hoo • Byzantine, c 500-600 AD • Silver • Buried at Sutton Hoo were ten shallow silver bowls, imported from the Byzantine empire.

• Facsimile artefact- See this on display at the Abbey Museum of Art & Archaeology https://t.co/Ohe7uynjSW

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This may not exactly be our Museum Shoppe, but our wall of wonderful gifts is still surrounded by 500,000 years of human history! Come down for a peaceful and pleasant Christmas shopping experience! 🎁🎄❤️👌… https://t.co/Y66W0UuFUm

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• ‘The Father of Divine Pity’ • Flanders or north France • Probably Flemish c. 1500-1520 AD • Wood • This rare sculpture depicts the Trinity, with the Father supporting the dead Christ while angels peep around the canopy of heaven.
• See this on display at the Abbey Museum

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Today's Senior Curator Recommended Read: https://t.co/KYo6H4qixB

Cambridge Fitzwilliam Museum is a piece of art, itself - the effort that went into making every detail of the museum's restoration is there to make "the works of art sing".

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Today's Senior Curator Recommended Read: https://t.co/brOCOcdXAp

New archeological discoveries in Egypt are reinvigorating the country's tourism, including this amazing discovery "by dedicated Egyptian hands, comprised of archaeologists, conservationists and workers."

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• Iron stylus with chisel end • England, York • Roman, c. 100-400 AD • Iron • Romans wrote on waxed wooden tablets using a metal stylus: the flattened end could be used as an eraser • On display at the Abbey Museum https://t.co/Ohe7uynjSW

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Last night our very own Edith Cuffe was awarded The Centenary Medal from the Royal Historical Society of Queensland. The award honours the service to the Discipline of History in its many Forms with particular… https://t.co/Xj9Ns0sRX7

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Win Double Passes to @Woodfordia tomorrow on the winning wheel at An Victorian Christmas Fair!’

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Nothing says Christmas more than music! #AVictorianChristmasFair is next weekend! Saturday, 23rd November...and it’s all here at the Abbey! 🎹🎙🎄🎁 @ Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology https://t.co/Y8xPno25VC

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Come one, come all. Immerse your good self in the festive spirit of bygone times! #visitmoretonbayregion #visitbrisbane #abbeymuseum #victorianchristmas @ Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology https://t.co/s6Vn5VfIO7

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Day 6 #Museum30 - Inclusion: Our fantastic Education Manager, Mel, works hard to make her programs inclusive for as many students and children she can. She is an absolute superstar whose hands on activities are able to help children learn in a different environment 🌸

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Day 5 #Museum30 - Mug: here’s my mug and a totally 100% offical and not-at-all-handmade mug.