Taliaferro Jones

Culture person! Enjoys creating, collaborating, traveling and musing about art and museums.

[Taliaferro Jones @TaliaferroJones]

Gail said it so well; a great loss!

[Gail Dexter Lord @Gail_Lord]

Norman Jewison: A great human being, great artist and great Canadian who made the world a better place through culture.

[Canadian Film Centre @cfccreates]

Norman Jewison
1926-2024

We mourn the loss of our founder and visionary, Norman Jewison - national icon, brilliant storyteller, passionate humanitarian, steadfast mentor and friend, compassionate human, and a devoted husband and father. 1/5

[Lord Cultural Resources @LordCultural]

Last week, our very own Lisa Wright, Principal Consultant at Lord Cultural Resources, had the incredible opportunity to attend the 2023 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums in beautiful Oklahoma City.

@FAMokMuseum @TribalALM
#ATALM2023

[Doug Saunders @DougSaunders]

A startling case of American exceptionalism is visible in this survey shared in @DLeonhardt’s newsletter today.

The “socially liberal and fiscally conservative” quadrant would be very full, possibly the largest, in most other English-speaking countries.

In USA it’s almost empty

[Taliaferro Jones @TaliaferroJones]

Great insight from Seb and others. Attended in person. Grateful! Need more conversations like this!

[Taliaferro Jones @TaliaferroJones]

Really amazing!

[JHU Museum Studies @JHMuseumStudies]

Uber Has Launched Uber Restore, a Special App in Ukraine to Help Transport Art Conservators

The State Department and the Smithsonian helped connect Ukraine's Ministry of Culture to Uber. https://t.co/nnk8kIIybU

[JHU Museum Studies @JHMuseumStudies]

Museum collections indicate bees increasingly stressed by changes in climate over past 100 years

Analysis of bumblebee collections from the Natural History Museum London, National Museums Scotland, Oxford University Museum of Natural History and others. https://t.co/2JNRJuLO2t

[Taliaferro Jones @TaliaferroJones]

Oh my heart!!

[JHU Museum Studies @JHMuseumStudies]

The Kyiv museum staff who stayed to protect cherished artefacts

Cultural heritage workers are safeguarding valuable artefacts as well as those signifying Ukrainian statehood. https://t.co/UjzBdWtzqO

[JHU Museum Studies @JHMuseumStudies]

Nancy Pelosi met with human rights advocates once imprisoned in China while visiting the National Human Rights Museum in Taipei, after highlighting the contrast of Taiwan’s democratic reforms with the Chinese Communist Party’s intolerance for dissent. https://t.co/sN3hMs2Zkt

[Transatlantic Agency @TransLitAgency]

Congratulations to Heather Alexander on three new releases in one day! PITCH PARTNERS: EAT BUGS from @WorkshopBooks, ONLY IN AMERICA!: THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL 50 STATES from @QuartoKids, and A CHILD’S GUIDE TO THE NUTCRACKER from @BDLpub—all came out on the same day last week!

[Taliaferro Jones @TaliaferroJones]

Very exciting!!!

[Bata Shoe Museum @batashoemuseum]

✨NEW EXHIBITION ALERT✨ We are so excited to announce that our next exhibition "All Dolled Up: Fashioning Cultural Expectations" opens on October 2, 2021!

[Bata Shoe Museum @batashoemuseum]

This trio of prototypes was made by the famous French brand Herault for their slightly lower-cost line Preciosa. In addition to being colourful, each model has interesting detailing. It is not known if these prototypes made it into production. #FashionFriday

[Taliaferro Jones @TaliaferroJones]

Gorgeous!!!

[Bata Shoe Museum @batashoemuseum]

These tall boots are made of a mix of colourful materials including leather, felt and vegetable fibre. They were purchased by Sonja Bata, founder of the Bata Shoe Museum, during a trip to Kathmandu, Nepal in 1976.

[Taliaferro Jones @TaliaferroJones]

Just 1 step affects us all.... “In Vietnam, the world’s second-largest producer of footwear and clothing, the government has ordered manufacturers to allow workers to sleep in their factories to try to keep exports moving.” #bsm #shoesupplychain https://t.co/LxrNhBhZUc

[Taliaferro Jones @TaliaferroJones]

Glamorous shoes from another era!

[Bata Shoe Museum @batashoemuseum]

This pair of women’s shoes is made of silk brocade which features a pattern of dark green leaves and bright blue flowers. Want to see more details of these shoes? Check out our latest episode of Off the Shelf ~ https://t.co/ghnAIILgmr

[Taliaferro Jones @TaliaferroJones]

Love #BBMFromhome these beauties take on a whole new meaning of slipper!

[Bata Shoe Museum @batashoemuseum]

Check out our latest Off the Shelf episode that was released today ~ https://t.co/ghnAIILgmr #MuseumFromHome #BSMFromHome

[Taliaferro Jones @TaliaferroJones]

Love this! Celebrating positive change makers. Put your best food forward in the world! Educational reference @batashoemuseum Reebok Relaunches Human Rights Award Program https://t.co/ZOS8bENe0Q

[Bata Shoe Museum @batashoemuseum]

We'd LOVE that! 😍👟

[phyllis hecht also @[email protected] @monaph]

Forward into light! The 100th anniversary of women's suffrage is celebrated tonight with purple and gold lights on many buildings https://t.co/ibPfHF5zoF #WomensVote100

[Ontario Science Centre @OntScienceCtr]

Join us for a Facebook Live event featuring #astronomer @allouttalemons on Wednesday, April 8 at 2 pm ET. She’ll answer your questions about the #stars and #planets. #ScienceAtHome #TogetherAtHome