Kiera Peacock

Museum person. she/her

[Kiera Peacock @KieraTweetWorld]

I couldn't pick just three.... #Represent #threefictionalcharacters

[Hoover Institution Library & Archives @HooverArchives]

How did Nixon go from a landslide re-election in 1972 to resigning from office in 1974? Find out in our exhibition Un-Presidented: Watergate and Power in America, located in the Hoover Tower and open daily 10am-4pm.

Learn more and plan your visit: https://t.co/i7GtN6i6vL

[Kiera Peacock @KieraTweetWorld]

Catch me on a website I actually use:
https://t.co/LtQ5wpANmD

[Kiera Peacock @KieraTweetWorld]

Briefly returning to This Site™️ to promote this job opportunity at @Stanford’s @HooverArchives. I won’t be able to join @calmuseums #CAM2024 but I’m happy to network from afar.

https://t.co/jIwu1eTw9T

[Hoover Institution Library & Archives @HooverArchives]

A new exhibition opens today in Hoover Tower! Through the lens of "Hoover Digest" covers, this exhibit explores how archival imagery can be adapted for a contemporary audience. Our galleries are open daily, 10 am - 4 pm. https://t.co/PODiVDDlWq #DynamicDesignPosters

[Jesse McLaren @McJesse]

Wow. Disney+ changed the ending of Raiders of the Lost Ark...

[Hoover Institution Library & Archives @HooverArchives]

Sea monsters in the archives! These clippings come from the Ziloti diaries and tell the story of two different sightings—one in the Caribbean and one from the famous Loch Ness! #ArchivesUnderTheSea #ArchivesHashtagParty

[Kiera Peacock @KieraTweetWorld]

This was one of my most surprising and unexpected finds working in the archives.

[Hoover Institution Library & Archives @HooverArchives]

As archivists, we are occasionally asked, “What’s the most surprising thing you’ve found in the archives?”

Well, one contender would definitely be this taxidermied piranha in the George P. Shultz papers.

#ArchivesUnderTheSea #ArchivesHashtagParty

[Kiera Peacock @KieraTweetWorld]

Proud of this book! Out now!!

[Hoover Institution Library & Archives @HooverArchives]

Discover the forgotten story of a remarkable American medical intervention that helped save millions of lives in the newest publication from the Hoover Institution Library & Archives: #BreadMedicine #MedicalHistory https://t.co/KzILW612K8

[Kiera Peacock @KieraTweetWorld]

I am also on LinkedIn if that’s your bag.

[Kiera Peacock @KieraTweetWorld]

As a social media “lurker” facing the kick off of #CAM2023, let the record show that I’m looking forward to seeing you all in person. I can’t say I’m a particularly interesting Twitter follow but I’d love to connect IRL.

[SUE the T. rex @SUEtheTrex]

THE MOON? YOU MEAN THE PATIENT ASTEROID SILENTLY PLOTTING HER NEXT MOVE? THE CUNNING SKY ROCK FROM SONGS AND POEMS? LYING IN WAIT? WATCHING OUR EVERY MISSTEP? WAITING FOR THE PERFECT TIME TO STRIKE?

[Hoover Institution Library & Archives @HooverArchives]

Today @USNatArchives is hosting an #ArchivesHashtagParty dedicated to #ArchivesBlackDesign. Here is a poster from our collection by graphic artist Emory Douglas, issued by the Black Panther Party.

[Poster US 8107] #BlackHistoryMonth

[Tordotcom Publishing @TorDotComPub]

COVER REVEAL for System Collapse by @marthawells1! Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back!

The Murderbot Diaries is back in another full-length novel adventure, following the events of Network Effect.

Cover art by Jaime Jones
Cover design by @CFoltzer

[Hoover Institution Library & Archives @HooverArchives]

This week we launched a series of digital stories related to our physical exhibition, Bread + Medicine: Saving Lives In A Time Of Famine. Check them out here: https://t.co/tw334squiz

#BreadMedicine #MedicalHistory

[Kiera Peacock @KieraTweetWorld]

@hankgreen Hank, please read/listen to Murderbot Diaries

[Hoover Institution Library & Archives @HooverArchives]

You may not realize how dirty something is until you clean it! Lampi the Elder’s 1790 painting of Catherine II is shown here mid-cleaning in preparation for our 2017 exhibition with @CantorArts, The Crown under the Hammer: Russia, Romanovs, Revolution. https://t.co/0ekeqEXOUc

[Kiera Peacock @KieraTweetWorld]

Getting ready for #AskaConservator Day tomorrow.

[Hoover Institution Library & Archives @HooverArchives]

Join our paper conservator Laurent Cruveillier for two virtual talks on #AskAConservator Day (11/4): Learn how conservation makes collections accessible and how we were able to loan the Kitaji Bibles to @jamuseum. Register online: https://t.co/9c11MDxGg1

[Kiera Peacock @KieraTweetWorld]

No one:
My brain, way too late:

You and three of your closest girl friends should dress up the Fremen from Dune.

You become.. the Spice Girls

#Halloween

[Kiera Peacock @KieraTweetWorld]

@ninaksimon If you’re into medical history, I recommend @Sawbones — that podcast will give you some good ideas!

[Albany Public Library @AlbanyNYLibrary]

If Twitter ever gets *really* gross we should have like a place IRL that we get together. Somewhere free to hang out, somewhere quietish, but vibrant too. Maybe there could be activities and stuff to learn and do together. Maybe some books. Someone should look into this