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[Eton Collections @EtonCollections]

New blog post!

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[Eton College Archives @EtonArchives]

Join us this Saturday for the Eton Action Fair. With over 100 stalls, games, rides, and performances, all in aid of this year's chosen charities!

@EtonCollections will be there with some sporty crafts, so you can see 'Sport@Eton' in the Verey Gallery with your own gold medal! 🏅

[Eton College Archives @EtonArchives]

Happy 4th of July to those who celebrate! Did you know one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is an Old Etonian, Thomas Lynch. Below is his entry in the College Registers, and his signature from Declaration itself!

[Eton College Museums and Galleries @EtonCollMuseums]

July Opening times below 👇

[Eton College Archives @EtonArchives]

Make sure to come down this month and join @EtonCollMuseums with their brilliant children's workshops in the Natural History museum, every Sunday afternoon. We've got sunflowers🌼, swans🦢, planets🪐 and even crabs🦀!

[Eton Collections @EtonCollections]

As we get ready for the Fourth of June celebrations tomorrow, here's one from the archives -- a look at the Fourths of June over the decades.

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[Eton Collections @EtonCollections]

Fantastic!

[Leire Olabarria @Leire_Olabarria]

Amazing turnout for our Open Day at the @EtonMyersColl today! Students from @CAHA_UoB gave lightning talks on their chosen objects and our PGRs from @UoBEgyptology ran beadwork and scarab making workshops for all attendees. Thank you to everyone who came along today!

[Eton Collections @EtonCollections]

Come work with us! We're looking for an Exhibitions & Access Coordinator to join our team.

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[Eton Collections @EtonCollections]

New blog post from @EtonCollLibrary!

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[Eton College Archives @EtonArchives]

We are looking for a new Archivist to join our team! You would work to support the College Archivist with a focus on managing the College's Digital Archive. Read more about the post below and don't forget to apply by the 3rd of July! ☺️https://t.co/9FLGVW3Ugq

[The Eton Myers Collection UoB @EtonMyersColl]

Don't forget our open day this Thursday 13th June - free to attend and no need to book!

[Eton College Library @EtonCollLibrary]

📢Job klaxon: we are seeking an enthusiastic project cataloguer to join our busy, small team!
Closing date: 30 June 2024
More info: https://t.co/quDpnbUIAv

[Eton College Museums and Galleries @EtonCollMuseums]

Come to our season-inspired kids workshops at the Natural History Museum Eton.

Sundays 2:30-5pm
Drop-in anytime
Free Admission

Sunday 2nd June - Snakes
Sunday 9th June - Jellyfish
Sunday 16th June - Outer Space
Sunday 23rd June - Sunshine
Sunday 30th June - Windmills

[Windsor & Royal Borough Museum @Windsor_Museum]

Today marks 200 years since the current #WindsorBridge opened (known officially as Windsor Town Bridge). It replaced a series of wooden bridges that had connected communities in Windsor & Eton for centuries.

Photo = Engraving by James Carter of the newly built Windsor Bridge.

[Eton College Museums and Galleries @EtonCollMuseums]

Opening times:

Museum of Eton Life: Sat & Sun 2:30pm - 5pm
Verey Gallery: Sat & Sun 2:30pm - 5pm
Museum of Antiquities: Sunday 2:30 - 5pm
Natural History Museum: Sunday 2:30 - 5pm

Please note our spaces will be closed for Saturday 15th June for the Fourth of June.

[Slough Museum @SloughMuseum]

The last of the four @RoyalAstroSoc workshops at Slough Museum at 10am, 1pm and 3pm today. We'll be talking about John Herschel - man of many talents. Below are his original notes made on lunar cycles - currently on display.

[Eton Collections @EtonCollections]

Wonderful to have you here!

[West Berkshire Museum @WBerksMuseum]

@TVAESUK are offering #free guided #tours of From the Nile to Newbury #exhibition. The next is Wed 15 May, 10.30am (adults), and there are still a few places. Lasts 30-45 mins & most will include handling a selection of #ancientEgyptian artefacts. To book: https://t.co/7lcJN6FbKG

[Eton College Archives @EtonArchives]

When you get that one day of sun...! ☀️😁
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[Eton Collections @EtonCollections]

Dragonflies, daisies, birds and turtles. Oh my!
@EtonCollMuseums on Sundays in May