Dara Laughlin

Participation Producer @footballmuseum 🌝 Bronze/Iron Age Britain, co-creation & difficult heritage (all views mine) 🦈 she/her 🦀

[NFM Communities @NFMCommunities]

Loved having @MU_Foundation with us yesterday on the 103rd anniversary of the women's football ban.

School groups found out more about women's football with special talks and object handling sessions, before collaborating on a banner celebrating the women's game. ❤

[Dara Laughlin @dara_laughlin]

@northernassist hiya, can you update on what’s happening with the 10:42 from blackrod (between Blackpool north and mcr airport)?

[NFM Communities @NFMCommunities]

All set for another Art: Active drop-in session!

Part of our dedicated (and free) offer for babies and toddlers.

Find out more here: https://t.co/Vtw1xTFmE4

[Dara Laughlin @dara_laughlin]

We’ve loved seeing what stories everyone comes up with! We’ve had olympics, aliens, and Harry Kane - I can’t wait to see what else people come up with! ⚽️📖

[NFM Communities @NFMCommunities]

We had a fantastic time at Central Library, and loved seeing children storyboarding their own stories!

You can craft your own footy fairytales across summer with Sophia Hatfield this Saturday, or as part of our #BluePeterBookClub next Friday.

https://t.co/WRxLbhAeHa

[Dara Laughlin @dara_laughlin]

We had sooo much fun doing this book club - we can’t wait to do more!

[NFM Communities @NFMCommunities]

We loved hosting our first #BluePeterBookClub event today!

Join us again on Friday 23 August for another reading of @EveAinsworth's Finding Her Feet, and more fun storyboarding activities:

https://t.co/J3zqqp6viM

[Lit 🍉 @mixedrelay]

Uniform collections for Paris 2024 Olympic Games 🤩

- Spain

[NFM Communities @NFMCommunities]

We enjoyed welcoming @EssaPrimaryAcad to the museum last month, learning more about the history of the beautiful game!

Find out more about our educational trips and sessions: https://t.co/UiEaY617HU

[Dr Isabella Rosner @IsabellaRosner]

Popped in to see the @RoyalNeedlework BA show today and was blown away. The students’ work was stunning and so creative. Truly gobsmacking talent on show. I can’t wait to see where their hand embroidery skills take them 🪡

[NFM Communities @NFMCommunities]

Looking to plan a fun end-of-season trip for your school squad?

Book in a self-guided visit to the home of football history for less than £5 per pupil: free for @ManCityCouncil schools!

https://t.co/UiEaY60zSm

[Nat. Football Museum @FootballMuseum]

Nine supremely talented artists, representing their football heroes through various disciplines and media.

An exhibition on those people who have truly made their mark on the game, opening to the public on Friday 17 May.

[Dara Laughlin @dara_laughlin]

Such an honour and a pleasure to have Lucy visit the @FootballMuseum for the opening of our brand new exhibition - watch this space for lots of exciting programming coming up alongside it! ⚽️🤩

[Lucy Clark @LCSUFC]

Lovely morning at the iconic @FootballMuseum where I have the honour of being included in the new exhibition (alongside some real legends) and had the privilege to be involved in its official opening. https://t.co/mctz69xJYL

[@MOfP @MOfP2021]

Operational issues

After a long period of being too cold, and too wet, sadly the museum is too hot and too dry.

Why can’t we achieve the optimal ‘overcast with outbreaks of sunshine and 19.28 degrees’ more frequently?

[Bryan’s Gunn @bryansgunn]

He’s not a football man

[@MOfP @MOfP2021]

We’ve had to put our new exhibition examining intangible heritage on hold.

Something’s missing but we can’t quite put our finger on it.

#Museums

[Dara Laughlin @dara_laughlin]

So excited to launch these workshops - if you or anyone you know are interested then get in touch! Some amazing artists that I am absolutely buzzing to work with! 🤩

[Nat. Football Museum @FootballMuseum]

✨ HOT PROSPECTS ✨

Introducing our FREE artist-led creative workshops for young visitors.

If you're 16-25 from the Greater Manchester area, we want you to come and engage with the Football Heritage Collection in a rather different way... (1/8)

https://t.co/uftz2PBQGf

[Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation @OKWildlifeDept]

Out:
girlbossing

In:
girlmossing - we're resting on trees and rocks with ferns and liverworts which are also abundant on moist the forest floors

[Dr Alexander Jackson @DrAlexJack1]

Another lovely donation this week - this time from Paul Wade

Self described "gofer" for BBC Outside Broadcasts at the 1966 World Cup, where he looked after foreign radio broadcasters, as he spoke 🇩🇪🇫🇷🇪🇸

Paul later covered WC's for the World Service.

Love the staff pass!

[Adam Koszary @AdamKoszary]

We're now at the point where cultural starter salaries are going to be equal to or less generous than minimum wage (£23k p/a)

[NFM Communities @NFMCommunities]

We’ve had an amazing #TakeoverDay at @footballmuseum!

We’ve had new curators, conservators, and exhibition designers for the day thanks to @kidsinmuseums.

Staff can now put our feet up with the museum in the safe hands of @StMarysMossSide ⚽️