Alison Stevenson

This feed: a mix of personal and professional (libraries, archives & museums)

[Alison Stevenson @AlisonStevensn]

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[National Library of Scotland @natlibscot]

New on the blog - Women with Nature, by Maili Fraser, an arts practitioner on a student research placement with the Moving Image Archive @nlskelvinhall > https://t.co/AS6zSwjxpN

#wdavh #WorldDayforAudiovisualHeritage

[National Library of Scotland @natlibscot]

*Tour dates announced for Living Proof: A Climate Story*

This feature-length documentary explores Scotland's complex relationship to the global climate crisis using archive footage from our collections. More details and venues on our website > https://t.co/nk01U8Z9uV

#COP26

[Emma Grey @EmmaJGrey]

“libraries have a civic responsibility as a shared public resource to help with social inclusion, equality of opportunity, tourism & celebration of culture, social prescribing, wellbeing, mental health, digital inclusion” — ⁦@AminaTShah⁩ 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 https://t.co/IRAhx3dEsH

[Rare Books and Music @nlsrarebooks]

Come and work with us! 6-month salaried LGBTQ+ History Internship helping us find coded, suppressed and other stories in our historical published & online collections. Deadline Monday 11 October. https://t.co/0JipESDGGG

[The Scots Scriever @ScotsScriever]

Here I am in Glasgow at the winderfuul NLS Moving Image Archive, @nlskelvinhall, waalkan doon the street in Kirkwall. Home fae home! @OrkneyLibrary @nlskelvinhall

[Scotland's Sounds @ScotlandsSounds]

Our podcast Unlocked is now live! # 1: the Arts. The rich cultural heritage of Scottish music, storytelling, theatre, and poetry are immortalised through unique sound recordings.

🎧 link in bio.

@LynseyAnnMoyes @BLSoundHeritage
@HeritageFundUK
#saveoursounds
#uosh
@natlibscot

[National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall @nlskelvinhall]

One of our first on-site events this year is, fittingly, a screening of a new short film that offers a poetic response to the experience of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Event details for Lost Connections here: https://t.co/PGbQRynu5B

@KelvinHall16 @GlasgowDOD #doorsopendays

[Scottish Refugee Council 🧡 @scotrefcouncil]

The horrendous situation facing the people of Afghanistan is foremost in all our minds today. Recent events are a reminder of how quickly people can find themselves seeking safety away from their homes.

[International Rescue Committee - UK @RESCUE_UK]

Escalating violence in Afghanistan is putting the lives of thousands of people at risk.

Here are three things you can do to help #Afghanistan right now ↓
https://t.co/DGWNQiVCkN

[Film Hub North @FilmHubNorth]

Drawing on over 200 works from 12 UK archives, Lost Connections is a new short film about our extraordinary collective experience since March 2020.

The film is available now, free to book for online & in-venue screenings.

Find out more: https://t.co/5yZhs8I8D7

[Take One Action @takeoneaction]

🥳 BIG NEWS: Opening & closing films for #TOAFF21 just announced!

Read all about #LivingProofFilm (Scotland's climate change story) & @CorporationFilm on our website: https://t.co/gI6ScW7AIB

Stay tuned for full line-up and tickets on 19 Aug 👀

@filmhubscotland @natlibscot

[National Library of Scotland @natlibscot]

We're delighted to announce that Amina Shah has been appointed as our new Chief Executive and National Librarian.

https://t.co/WQ9rFkTicc

[National Library of Scotland @natlibscot]

Sea our fishing films blog > https://t.co/5eN38EaTxj

And come along to our free online event this Friday at 2pm, as we go fishing for films in the Moving Image Archive > https://t.co/cFyiCrc8A5

[National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall @nlskelvinhall]

It was victory for Scotland in this game against Czechoslovakia back in 1961. ⚽️

See the clip of Denis Law scoring the winning goal at Hampden: https://t.co/708LwDllwI

#EURO2020 #SCO

[Emily @emilymunro.bsky.social @smugafgardening /IG @ellomunro]

Huge range of topics to explore, including the chance to work on film heritage research @nlskelvinhall

[Scotland's Sounds @ScotlandsSounds]

📢 Opportunity -

Interested in cultural heritage, education and radio?

Here’s a very exciting new collaborative PhD opportunity, in partnership with @GeosciencesEd and @BBCScotland.

Deadline is Thursday 20th May. More details below ⬇️
https://t.co/rwCBXK8fYC

[National Library of Scotland @natlibscot]

Coming later this year. Living Proof - a film exploring our complex relationship to the climate crisis using archive footage and music.

#EarthDay2021 #EarthDay #cop26 @nlskelvinhall @filmhubscotland @ellomunro @Lou__Connell

[Alison Stevenson @AlisonStevensn]

@nlskelvinhall Very much enjoyed this scene of the film being cut and edited on what looks like a Singer Sewing Machine!

[Alison Stevenson @AlisonStevensn]

@nlskelvinhall Scary stuff!