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Stunning use of our image of https://t.co/aKQQvPaxfS *The Blue Wave* © The Trustees of the @britishmuseum - on the cover of Paper Boat by @MargaretAtwood

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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.

[Vintage Books @vintagebooks]

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.

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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 🏃‍♂‍
https://t.co/pZCQUeYZHV

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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 👩‍🔬

https://t.co/hDhV86fW0W

#BSW24

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Women to the front https://t.co/TU5rOjxXXi

#IWD2024

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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

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💌 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 🍺🧦

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🍑 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 🌸

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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

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We will be at  #imageMarketplace on 14th November.

➡️https://t.co/z6Xy2uFuqK

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Happy #Halloween! 🎃

The Weird Sisters, by John Raphael Smith, after Henry Fuseli, 1785 https://t.co/M7FWkPAsN7

📸© The Trustees of the British Museum

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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🏛 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

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👡‘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!

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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

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It’s World Bicycle Day!😍🚵🚲

Enjoy your ride!

Couple on a Bicycle, drawing by Max Beckmann
https://t.co/74Ivrc9f2y

📸 © The Trustees of the @britishmuseum

#WorldBicycleDay #worldbicycleday2023