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Cartoons, blogs and musings of interest to gallery staff, museum staff, front of house staff... contains many often cathartic sharing of experiences.

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Lesser known?

Poor books, I own both, plus Churches and Cathedrals!

[Helen Day @LBFlyawayhome]

Two lesser known books today, both
illustrated by Ronald Lampitt (1972)

[The English Oak Project @TheKentAcorn]

My uncle broke ranks with my Methodist family & told me the Glyderau mountains of Dyffryn Ogwen are home to Gods, & Angels live in the rivers & trees on the valley floor

As a child I listened in awe to his stories of a life with Nature, & still have no reason to not believe him

[Bodleian Libraries @bodleianlibs]

St Nicholas, shown here resurrecting three boys from a pickling tub, became known for genorosity and protecting children.

Such stories shaped Europe’s Sinterklaas, which evolved into Santa Claus and eventually, Father Christmas. 🎅

MS. Douce 51 fol. 069v

#MedievalMonday

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October 4th, The Battle of Cable Street, seems like a date we should hold much stronger in British memory. Especially now.

Stand up, shout out, they shall not pass.

Image taken at People's History Museum

[Celia Richardson @CeliaRichards0n]

Have just been on a tour of Sir Winston Churchill’s wardrobe. According to the National Trust’s leading Churchill expert he really did pair this velvet jumpsuit with a ten gallon hat. That is audacious. I mean, I wouldn’t dare and my singing club is quite flamboyant.

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Snorted a giggle? Yes
Immature of me? Yes
Sharing here for you to gauge your maturity this morning as well? Yes.

Thanks Erewash Museum

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@SMClabby_DW Oh that is a delightful deep cut gif!

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Laughing at museum mannequins can be low hanging fruit. Do not laugh at this one.

Perhaps exorcise it.

https://t.co/vQtttvjOYk

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Loving that one response to finding vaults under the new London Museum was "a number of options were considered for the vaults, including closing them again."

AKA "Nope. Shut that door. What vast rat infested sub-London tunnel network? "

https://t.co/zLJDGiAL2d

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It's worth thinking about taking a vitamin D supplement through the winter, as many of us in the UK work in situations which prevent us from getting sufficient daylight and natural vitamin D.

It helps your body do a lot of baseline things, pretty good stuff!

[Bob&Roberta Smith @BobandRoberta]

Opening tonight ⁦@MAAB_GALLERY⁩

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Wish me luck as I navigate responding to feedback about a promotion to engage volunteers, where existing volunteers have made more suggestions than we can fit in the leaflet, and as a bonus used the phrase "something like the pointing Lord Kitchener image".

(Enthusiasm is good)

[Natural History Museum @NHM_London]

We're so excited for you to see this year's Christmas decorations, now available in our Museum shop! 😍

[Chaucer Doth Tweet @LeVostreGC]

Thei did the Mash! Thei did the Monstere Mash.
The Monstere Mash: Beholde, sepulchral smasshe!
Thei did the Mash, and it kaughte on most fast -
Lo, heare the Mash! Forsooth, the Monstere Mash!

[John McCafferty @jdmccafferty]

28 Oct 1546: d. James Butler 9th Earl #Ormond at Holborn #London after a banquet #otd 17 of hid followers also died of poisoning, no-one has ever worked out who was the culprit

(Royal Collection, HM CIII)

[Bodleian Libraries @bodleianlibs]

Meanwhile, over on TikTok a flick through a 15th Century grimoire: https://t.co/qngdd4lZjx. Happy Halloween indeed, folks!

[Dickens Museum @DickensMuseum]

Many things have changed since the Victorian era, but our love of cute animal pictures hasn’t!🥹🐾

These adorable pictures were in part collected by Charles Dickens’s daughter, Katie Perugini.

Find out more in our current exhibition, Faithful Companions
https://t.co/rOGNlSBRfb

[Kids in Museums @kidsinmuseums]

Aged 18 – 25? We want to chat about museums. Fill out our 12 minute survey and be in with a chance to win a £50 voucher!

Your response will help shape an updated version of our Manifesto, which is signed by over 1000 museums in the UK & internationally.

https://t.co/wPeEsAWVYA

[Dr Hayley Lewis @Haypsych]

It's National #WorkLife Week, in the UK. Here's a #sketchnote I drew summarising the 4 types of breaks one study suggests can help our energy and emotions at work https://t.co/tb37T9Vs1N #WorkLifeBalance #Psychology

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There's an actual new cartoon!
It's about bums. Oh, and label placement in Exhibitions.

Extract below, full thing at: https://t.co/vN1J4wdyhE