Sophie Banks

culture and heritage

[Sophie Banks @S_E_Banks]

@MandHShow Will any of this be online for those who can't make it in person?

[Maritime Museum @MaritimeMuseum_]

Hit series Tiger King has raised awareness of the plight of captive big cats in the US. Our assistant curator answers the one big question not addressed in the show - what about the welfare of the tigers themselves?https://t.co/tiYNaKK2Y8 #TigerKing @CITES #SeizedGallery

[Sophie Banks @S_E_Banks]

This

[Lesbian Art History @LesbianArtHist]

Does anyone else find it strange that in order to determine if someone from history was lgbtq+, historians always look to evidence of their sex lives and whether or not they “consummated their relationship”? To me, there can be so many other signs of romantic inclinations.

[Sophie Banks @S_E_Banks]

'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' is released today in UK cinemas. Everyone please go watch it.

(Also I love my job because I get to write posts like these)

[Maritime Museum @MaritimeMuseum_]

Have you seen Céline Sciamma’s film 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' yet? The Brittany beach scenes reminded us of our painting by Thomas Luny depicting smuggling in the same era. See more about 18th Century smuggling in our #SeizedGallery. Art by @vmpiremoonwitch #LGBTHistory 1/2

[Sophie Banks @S_E_Banks]

Myself and the #seized team ran a series of sessions on legal/illegal wildlife trade today with third year Zoology students at @LJMU. Lots of interesting ideas coming from students, particularly around the use traditional asian medicines and its comparisons to Western medicine.

[Dr. Elizabeth Carlen @E_Carlen]

Species aren’t real.

[Jan Freedman @JanFreedman]

Museum labels can be so powerful:

“Colonists in Australia brought their blood sports tradition with them, hunting kangaroos with dogs the way they had hunted foxes in Britain.”

@GrantMuseum

[Maritime Museum @MaritimeMuseum_]

Find out about modern slavery and the work that many organisations are involved with to combat it, at 2 days of Anti Slavery Day events at our #SeizedGallery and at @SlaveryMuseum on Friday and Saturday: https://t.co/8z7kDfJLLG
@ITFglobalunion @CityHearts @UnseenUK

[Sophie Banks @S_E_Banks]

Put her in charge please.

[Sophie Banks @S_E_Banks]

Gangs and organised criminal groups often take part in more than one illicit trade at any one time. This afternoon I've been thinking through the intersection between the illegal trade in drugs and wildlife. Both of which have significant impacts on society. #SeizedGallery

[Sophie Banks @S_E_Banks]

First solo publication below!

Proceedings of a wonderful museum conservation conference by @Nat_SCA back in 2018.

https://t.co/ScF6gUW9ad

[Sophie Banks @S_E_Banks]

@k__lloyd Awesome, good to hear. Omg a history file on Steve would be perfect. Need oral history sound bytes of his mannerisms and descriptions. Self encapsulated information sheet = poster.

[Sophie Banks @S_E_Banks]

@k__lloyd @MerseyMaritime It wouldve been good to still take a picture of it and tell that story too online.

[Sophie Banks @S_E_Banks]

The mystery object delivered the other day was a torpedo filled with cocaine. Never a dull moment at the #SeizedGallery #justanothermuseumobject

[Maritime Museum @MaritimeMuseum_]

Our #SeizedGallery mystery object was a torpedo used to smuggle 29 kgs of cocaine. It was intercepted by the Southampton HM Customs & Excise rummage team in 1989. See it today at Border Force Open day, 11-4 pm. https://t.co/9Xh88AATg8

[BBC Radio 6 Music @BBC6Music]

Amy Winehouse was born on September 14th 1983 - so she would have been 36 today.

If ever a video needed a ‘mascara warning’ it’s this. #AmyWinehouse https://t.co/trVOhyyaNR

[Meagen S, ACR @amazingMeagen]

@thecwordpodcast @DTL @curatedjenny @WoodenDice There it is! A successful workshop pilot completed. #BuildItYourselfEnvironmentalMonitoring for £30 #CollectionCare #EnvironmentalMonitoring @DullMuseumSnaps @thecwordpodcast @DTL @twitmuf @WoodenDice @curatedjenny

[Maritime Museum @MaritimeMuseum_]

The talented Marco Riola has been drawing interest in our #SeizedGallery rosewood guitars, including a Gibson Les Paul. Rosewood is a group of endangered timber species who are now subject to trade controls under the #CITES convention. Learn more in the gallery.

[Sophie Banks @S_E_Banks]

@olivertallowin Ooh, close, but not quite. However, we need some of these in the collection. I wonder if Acme have a catalogue like Argos.

[Sophie Banks @S_E_Banks]

Today I took delivery of one of the strangest objects I'd ever heard of. The great unwrapping will be on Saturday at Border Force open day. #SeizedGallery

[Maritime Museum @MaritimeMuseum_]

We had a mysterious special delivery today, ready for our Border Force Open Day. We are keeping it under wraps for now, find out what it is and enjoy lots of free family activities 10am-4pm on Saturday - see full details here:
https://t.co/9Xh88AATg8 #SeizedGallery

[Sophie Banks @S_E_Banks]

@olivertallowin What's red, (technically) weaponry and harbouring something illegal? May or may not have "Acme" printed on the side of it.