We're delighted to share our cover for Paper Boat, the new collection of poems from @margaretatwood, with poems spanning six decades of writing. Out in October.
We're delighted to share our cover for Paper Boat, the new collection of poems from @margaretatwood, with poems spanning six decades of writing. Out in October.
Good luck to everyone running the #LondonMarathon today!
According to Herodotus, the original ‘marathon runner’ was a messenger called Pheidippides, who ran from Athens to Sparta to seek help against the Persian forces, covering 260km in two days 🏃♂
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🧪🔭💻 It’s British Science Week!
Meet Ada Lovelace – nicknamed ‘The Enchantress of Number’ by her peers, her discoveries about the algorithmic potential for an Analytical Engine in 1843 made her the world's first computer programmer 👩🔬
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#BSW24
Happy International Women's Day!
Around the world and across time, in celebration of International Women's Day - Women of the world https://t.co/LpPVUKDmJM
#IWD2024
💌 When was the last time you wrote a postcard? Can you imagine those words being read 2000 years later?
From a care package of socks to lamenting the lack of beer, the Vindolanda tablets reveal life in Roman Britain in the words of the people who lived there 🍺🧦
🍑 Who’s feeling peachy? 🍑
We’re leaning into @Pantone’s 2024 colour of the year – Peach Fuzz! 🧡
This warm woodblock print by Hiroshige is one of our favourite uses of the dreamy shade 🌸
There are several reports of #uncanny & unexplained goings on & @britishmuseum This letter was written to the Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities in the later 19th C, discusses scary noises heard in the night by a member of staff. #BritishMuseum#archive#Museum30
During the Ming dynasty, technology and artistry flourished creating works of such delicacy and intricacy that they are still treasured today.
📽 Join Jessica Harrison-Hall as she explores how the Ming dynasty reached new heights of porcelain perfection: https://t.co/wMpimWemHZ
This ancient Egyptian papyrus features satirical vignettes of amicable animals in a topsy-turvy world!
Can you spot them enjoying board games, playing a flute, and even walking around on two legs? 🎲
🦁 Happy #WorldAnimalDay! https://t.co/eDJg9kCxuV
The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the Museum – but what is it?
🗝 On the 201st anniversary of its decipherment, head to our blog to learn how this ancient stone unlocked the secrets of one of the world’s oldest civilizations https://t.co/WBygaswMLu
The Moche civilization, which thrived along the north coast of Peru between 100–800 AD, is known for its incredible ceramic depictions of animals 🏺
Which animal from this magical Moche menagerie is your favourite? ✨ https://t.co/hJBcEwLxDs
Savour the sunshine and take a stroll, just like the Flopsy Bunnies in this charming illustration by children’s author Beatrix Potter, born #OnThisDay in 1866 🐰 https://t.co/Rv9Li0RKJB
🏛 Unlock more Museum stories with our free audio app!
Enjoy curator's commentaries in six languages, follow our self-guided tours, and get even closer to some of the most iconic objects in the collection 🏺
Find out more about our audio app here: https://t.co/okHu8ws1cu
👡‘Step’ back in time with some sensational shoes! 👢
These four pairs of fabulous footwear were made centuries apart.
Let us know in the comments which order you think they belong in, oldest first!
⏳ Answers will be revealed in 5 hours!
Queen Anne (1665–1714) is probably best known from 2018's Oscar-winner ‘The Favourite’ 🎬🍿
The film explored the tumultuous romantic attachments between the monarch and the women of her court, Sarah Churchill and Abigail Hill https://t.co/S8FJKuBa77