Karl Anthony Mercer

Curating Visibility Fellow
Dover Museum

Freelance:
#Writer
#Musician
#Poet
#Curator
#Communicator

DMs Open

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[Karl Anthony Mercer @KarlAntMercer]

The impact of Parkinson's on those affected is profound.

This year I have spent more hours in hospitals, visiting and caring for my mother, than I have in museums.

That is why I am raising money for @ParkinsonsUK.

https://t.co/iwRtGTeF4f

[Karl Anthony Mercer @KarlAntMercer]

And in today's Festive Reel I sing Silent Night and talk about the Christmas Truce of 1914 that didn't apply in Dover because the Germans dropped a bomb on us instead.

https://t.co/4togy9TeRh

[Karl Anthony Mercer @KarlAntMercer]

Yesterday's festive reel for Dover Museum.

I sing 'I Saw Three Ships' and tell about the arrival of Augustine's mission to Bertha and Ethelbert of Kent and the spread of Christianity in the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy.

https://t.co/v19j7FeDsQ

[Bad Ancient @BadAncient]

Well this is load of nonsense. Without any knowledge of the topic you should be able to ask two probing questions: 1. Where does this numerical data come from and how can it be so accurate? 2. Why were the Romans worried before their population had even peaked? #BadAncient

[Curating Visibility @Curating4Change]

Thanks to the Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance for sharing ‘Wildflowers’ by Karl Mercer @karlantmercer, Curating Visibility Fellow, at @dovermuseum. This short video explores Karl’s own experiences of employment within the heritage sector. Full video: https://t.co/oS0TVKUaD6

[Karl Anthony Mercer @KarlAntMercer]

Do you live in Dover District?

Do you identify as d/Deaf, disabled or Neurodiverse?

Do you have an interest in history? Digital technology? Storytelling? Or all of the above?

Apply to join my co-production group at Dover Museum!

Details here ⬇️

https://t.co/RWISxxdfFo

[Curating Visibility @Curating4Change]

#CuratingVisibility has a focus on digital innovation, and we’re seeking D/deaf, disabled, or neurodivergent fellows who are passionate about how digital technologies like VR, AR, and Immersive Sound can bring museum collections and stories to life.
Apply now via our pinned post!

[Curating Visibility @Curating4Change]

One week countdown to the deadline for our #CuratingVisibility Fellowship! If you define as D/deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent curators, we invite you to uncover the hidden disability histories with placements at @CharlestonTrust, @LDN_Museum, and @BarnsleyMuseums. Apply now!

[Karl Anthony Mercer @KarlAntMercer]

@TraffordLj @channel5_tv Ooh, thanks for the heads up! I'll have to catch that.

Sian's Livia is absolutely captivating. Expert acting to project the darker-than-grey-eminence at the heart of the establishment of the principate. What would Augustus, and the Julio-Claudians, have been without Livia?

[Curating Visibility @Curating4Change]

New opportunity: PA services to IWM Duxford's Curating Visibility Fellow for more information and to apply: https://t.co/KkZ4kIbYSj

[Karl Anthony Mercer @KarlAntMercer]

@guineapig66 Yeah - I'm hedging at this point.

I'm now a relatively rare poster anyway but stand to lose a lot of professional contacts if I don't have some presence over there.

What happens in the future happens, but I'd rather not lose touch with cool people in the process.

[Karl Anthony Mercer @KarlAntMercer]

Not leaving here but a lot of people I like to keep in touch with are - so I've made a bluesky - @karlantmercer.bsky.social - follow me over there of you're so inclined.

[Curating Visibility @Curating4Change]

Launching #CuratingVisibility to amplify disability history and art, building on the successes of Curating for Change!

Follow us on Instagram @curatingforchange for exclusive visuals and updates—we’d love to connect.

Fellowship deadline: 25 Nov. Apply now - link pinned!

[Curating Visibility @Curating4Change]

Are you a BSL user interested in curating disability history? Check out the BSL version of our #CuratingVisibility Fellowship application pack, designed to support D/deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent curators in shaping museum collections: https://t.co/5pgB7R6A5T

[Karl Anthony Mercer @KarlAntMercer]

Study upon study, report upon report & anecdote upon anecdote reveal the class inequality in our cultural sector.

Change is long overdue & needs to start at grass roots all the way up to top institutions - which needs investment, so it won't happen.

https://t.co/NB08LtyEIH

[Karl Anthony Mercer @KarlAntMercer]

@DoverMuseum Whether or not they had little carts for their tails is another matter!

But if they don't, they should!

Oh, and that second kind of fat-tailed sheep with the broader tails?

Yeah they're T H I C C!

[Karl Anthony Mercer @KarlAntMercer]

Look at this absolute unit!

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@DoverMuseum Of course if Herodotus said it is must be false!

Well, fat-tailed sheep varieties are very real!

They are common in Asia, particularly hot regions as the tail carries the fat leaving the sheep quite lean and resistant to heat-related issues.