Do any of my fellow Twitter uses know where I can find out how many historic houses in England are open to the public as heritage sites and are owned/managed by local authorities?
Here’s a beautiful picture of Stonehenge in the snow this morning. Even though we’re closed for now, we still have a team on site looking after the Stones, who just happen to double up as excellent photographers!
We’ve been working with @DCMS to establish an economic approach for valuing our cultural heritage assets and the benefits they provide to people and businesses.
Find out more ➡️ https://t.co/erNLDwcsd2
#HereForCulture
It’s #WorldTourismDay: tourism is the UK’s 5th biggest industry, 3rd largest export industry (visitors coming here) & one of the largest employers in every constituency. This year it was hit first, hit hardest & will take the longest to recover. Visit your local attraction & help
When a room guide the most common question was ‘how did they make their money?’ People want to know the truth of history not just the ‘nice bits’. https://t.co/885g3VRTww
Do National Trust members agree with today’s leader in the Daily Telegraph? “The National Trust is in danger of becoming an exemplar of an institution that forgets what is for...”
Are you a museum freelancer or just interested in museum freelancing? If yes, this is a meeting not to miss. Freelancers meeting on the 7th of October.
https://t.co/Gi4BdXlOr0
In partnership with @gem_heritage, and with support from @artfund Network Grants...
We are beyond pleased to announce...
Fair Museum Jobs Careers Summit 2020!
23-29 November completely online, completely free.
Full info here: https://t.co/nPDXAlZYxw
During lockdown (and between #phd thesis writing) we were so fortunate to purchase a beautiful home, which we have finally finished decorating! 😁#homeowner
Completing a doctorate without a pandemic is difficult.
Doing so amid a pandemic and political turmoil is really tough.
Some days you just want to stay under the duvet.
But when you are ready to rock that thesis our study room is free and open 24/7
https://t.co/KYzXlGvMwj
This is a great stunt by Netflix. To promote Enola Holmes (starring Millie Bobby Brown as the sister of Sherlock Holmes) they have installed statues of historical women across the UK besides brothers who have overshadowed them. Princess Helena Victoria faces King Edward VII 💪
The places we care for reflect a range of global histories and we’re responsible for telling their stories. To help us share these accurate and full histories, we've released a report exploring the links between historic places and slavery and colonialism: https://t.co/8N2fyk9lCd
So this happened 👇👇 I’m delighted to be appointed to the role and very much looking forward to working with all our PGRs and their supervisors on delivering on @UniOfHull’s research vision and strategy #cantwait