Pop Culture History

Tweeting about pop culture in history and history in pop culture.

[History of Painting 💮 @TheNewPainting]

“Moonlight is sculpture; sunlight is painting.” Nathaniel Hawthorne

🎨 River Landscape in the Moonlight, 1882

👨‍🎨 Carl Olof Theodor Krumlinde (Mar 31, 1856, Ängelholm, Schonen - Oct 25, 1945, Helsingborg, Sweden) was a Swedish landscape and marine painter.

#HistoryofPainting

[National Museum of American History @amhistorymuseum]

It’s America Recycles Day and we’re thinking about the history of recycling and environmentalism in America.

[British Museum @britishmuseum]

Remember, remember the fifth of November! This print shows the arrest of #GuyFawkes and Thomas Percy for their roles in the #GunpowderPlot

[British Museum @britishmuseum]

November is so called as it was the ninth month of the Roman calendar – ‘novem’ means nine in Latin. Here is the Roman moon goddess Luna

[Medieval Manuscripts @BLMedieval]

We couldn't let #NationalCatDay pass without smiling about #lolcats of the Middle Ages https://t.co/n8sFIej2oS

[Henry Louis Gates Jr @HenryLouisGates]

.@tanehisicoates, @ava, and @janetmock are on #FindingYourRoots TONIGHT at 8/7c on @PBS!

[Medievalists.net @Medievalists]

Alfonso the Slobberer and Ivar the Boneless: Worst Nicknames for Medieval Rulers https://t.co/rLTlLNfMjv

[LOCMaps @LOCMaps]

#OTD in 1950, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is published in London - check out this lion from our collections!

#MapMonsterMonday

[Pop Culture History @PopCultureHIST]

#OTD #Oktoberfest https://t.co/WhTUdbrlvY

[British Museum @britishmuseum]

The first #Oktoberfest took place #onthisday in 1810. These magnificent tankards were all made in Germany. Prost! 🍻

[PBS @PBS]

Tonight at 8/7c, don't miss episode 2 of #FindingYourRoots with @HenryLouisGates! https://t.co/nJi015EA2W

[Pop Culture History @PopCultureHIST]

#OTD https://t.co/SH2MUDtVH9

[National Museum of American History @amhistorymuseum]

Today in 1950: The comic strip “Peanuts” by Charles M. Schulz first published. This is a 1968 lunch box.

[British Museum @britishmuseum]

The month #October takes its name from being the 8th month of the Roman calendar. Octō means 8 in Latin

[PBS @PBS]

Don't miss the final episode of #VietnamWarPBS tonight at 8/7c. Watch on your PBS station, on the app, or online. https://t.co/Xz29JGzigY

[LOCMaps @LOCMaps]

This map shows planned and completed telegraph lines in 1871!

https://t.co/3vhIq8IUF7

[British Museum @britishmuseum]

Today marks 100 years since the death of French artist Edgar Degas. His works captured the movement and dynamism of the Parisian ballet

[Pop Culture History @PopCultureHIST]

Happy #BannedBooksWeek ! #literaryhistory #american #history https://t.co/SFr0CNAKcD

[American Experience @AmExperiencePBS]

We're exploring more than a century of books challenged in the US this week for #BannedBooksWeek: https://t.co/5hm7QP2Dib @janemount

[British Museum @britishmuseum]

★★★★★ @TimeOutLondon
★★★★★ @Telegraph
★★★★★ @thetimes
★★★★★ The Observer

Prepare to meet the #Scythians… https://t.co/4QVJyfOv38

[British Museum @britishmuseum]

Teeth and bones can reveal a lot about the lives of ancient people. This blog looks at bio-archaeology at the Museum https://t.co/tZvKLQfTnS

[British Museum @britishmuseum]

We’ll be decoding hieroglyphs in our Egyptian Sculpture Gallery in a #FacebookLive broadcast tonight at 18.00 BST https://t.co/5sPGph0cp2

[Henry Louis Gates Jr @HenryLouisGates]

New season of #FindingYourRoots features @SenSanders in the first episode, airing October 3rd on @PBS – mark you calendar! 📅