Kate Aughey

Senior Conservator at the Science Museum. Maker of @Sewn_Ranger textiles. Views my own. She/her.

[Dr. Laura Humphreys - @Bogarty.Bsky.Social @TweetingBogart]

📢Calling all Swindon/ Wiltshire residents! 📢

We are currently running a survey about the National Collections Centre in Wroughton & we want to hear from you! Please take a couple of minutes to complete this survey, and share far and wide. Thank you!

https://t.co/nCeIxHVa72

[Kate Aughey @KateAughey]

@AlisonFaraday Incredible!

[Kate Aughey @KateAughey]

Still plenty of time to apply for an exciting new role supporting One Collection at the NCC. Could you be our new Collections Moves Hazards Officer? https://t.co/YBzoFO8ojO

[Kate Aughey @KateAughey]

Come and work with us and help make our collections safe and accessible for all as part of the One Collection project at the NCC https://t.co/YBzoFOpZIo

[Kate Aughey @KateAughey]

Episode 1 had me welling up. Can’t wait!

[Charlotte Sibtain @CharSibtain]

It is nearly time for episode 2 of The Wedding Detectives. This week we tell the beautiful story of Bill and Eileen Cunnington. Don't forget to bring your tissues!
Hope you all enjoy! @BBCRadio4
#theweddingdetectives

[Kate Aughey @KateAughey]

Oo looking forward to this!

[Charlotte Sibtain @CharSibtain]

The Wedding Detectives is back on Monday 8pm on @BBCRadio4!
Episode one tells the beautiful story of Tony and Thelma 💕

[VintageWeddingPhotos @VintageWPhotos]

Series 2 of The Wedding Detectives is underway! Great to be back with @ColeMoreton and @bbcjonny

[HorsePower Museum @HorsePowerMus]

We're very pleased to announce that HorsePower Museum will now open on Saturdays! Starting tomorrow (21 Aug) we will be open from 12-4pm every Saturday.

Why not 'nose' on in and explore over 300 years of history behind The King's Royal Hussars! #Hussar

[Jack Kirby @jdk653]

We're recruiting a new role of Railway Partnerships Manager @RailwayMuseum to act as the senior point of contact for our relationships with heritage railways and museums borrowing from our collection. £35k, closes 12/09. Please RT https://t.co/bSxu5UX7uI

[Jack Ashby @JackDAshby]

🚨MUSEUM JOB KLAXON🚨
We've got an Objects Conservator post going here at @CamUnivMuseums, working across all seven of our incredible collections. It's pretty exciting! https://t.co/j9hacDEo0N #MuseumJob #MuseumJobs

[Dr. Laura Humphreys - @Bogarty.Bsky.Social @TweetingBogart]

Mystery object time! "Unknown Kitchen Implement" is all we have to go on - 4 blunt steel prongs on a turned wooden handle. We're thinking some sort of holder/ opener?

Perhaps our lovely domestic-collection-having mates at @StFagans_Museum @MuseumoftheHome @MoDAMuseum may know?

[VintageWeddingPhotos @VintageWPhotos]

Twitter I need your help!
I am looking for the family of Arthur & Betty Perry (neé Killingworth)
Married - 17th Oct 1958
2 Children (Nicholas & Roseanne)
Lived Castle Bytham & possibly worshipped at St James Church
Would love to give their things back to their family!

[Alison Boyle @ali_boyle]

Well, this might be the most fun #job description I've ever written ... Curator of Stephen Hawking's Office! Great opportunity combining #museums #scicomm #histsci #physics #maths . Deadline 27 June. https://t.co/Wf3BVU7Mm4

[Dr. Laura Humphreys - @Bogarty.Bsky.Social @TweetingBogart]

My book is finally out! Here is Globalising Housework, with a shameless clickbait puppy for your RTs.

It's about housework, empire, domesticity, gender, race, class politics, & ice cream makers.

More details and discount in the thread. Buy it now! 👇
https://t.co/F1wuXkQLNL

[Foreground @ForegroundFrome]

This week is the last week to send your writing submissions in for Science Fictions, @BedwyrWIlliams exciting new commission with Foreground and the @ScienceMuseum Group. Applications close 5th April 2021 - so get your submission in now! https://t.co/SH6rVgCCJE

[Kate Aughey @KateAughey]

@Alan_Measles You’re inspiring many other love stories. Ours was forged between lockdowns over a mutual love of Art Club...Our 1st Valentine’s card

[Kate Aughey @KateAughey]

@VintageWPhotos On Valentine’s Day weekend too! 🥰