mssLakeside

Former account for Manuscripts and Special Collections Exhibitions at Weston Gallery @lakesidearts, University of Nottingham. Now posting on @mssUniNott only.

[mssLakeside @mssLakeside]

We are no longer posting from this account, and instead our exhibition news will be posted on our main account @mssUniNott

Online versions of our current and previous exhibitions is here: https://t.co/3XsssnZ2sH

[Lilian Greenwood @LilianGreenwood]

I’m not a gamer but very much enjoyed this evening’s concert. Wonderful to hear about the collaboration between the @BBCCO, @NottmTrentUni and @UniofNottingham and to see the diverse audience who clearly loved this programme. #Music #Education #Culture

[mssLakeside @mssLakeside]

Did you miss Dr Charlotte May's talk, 'Creativity, Craft and Correspondence: Letters as Art'? Don't worry - it's now available on our #LivingLetters webpage, along with 2 other brand-new videos! 🎉➡️
https://t.co/CABuYMTp5g

[mssLakeside @mssLakeside]

#LivingLetters has entered its final week! 😮 The exhibition will close on 3rd March - catch it @lakesidearts while you still can: from noon to 4pm, Tuesday to Sunday!

[mssLakeside @mssLakeside]

If you missed Professor Lynda Pratt's talk, 'Confessions of a Romantic Letter Hunter' back in October, don't worry - you can now watch it on on our #LivingLetters exhibition page! ➡https://t.co/CABuYMTWUO

[mssLakeside @mssLakeside]

Join us at Lakeside on Leap Day for some Letters and Laughs: Humour in Literary Correspondence, the final talk for our #LivingLetters exhibition.

Thursday 29 February, 1-2pm. Book tickets here:
https://t.co/3yW0HLBMYT

[mssLakeside @mssLakeside]

Our final #LivingLetters talk, 'Letters and Laughs: Humour in literary correspondence' by Amy Wilcockson, is coming up on 29th February! Book your tickets here ➡️ https://t.co/3yW0HLBMYT

[mssLakeside @mssLakeside]

Can't get enough of #LivingLetters? Check out our latest blog, which explores the unexpected history of the #ValentinesDay card!

[University of Nottingham Manuscripts & Spec Coll @mssUniNott]

#HappyValentinesDay! ❤️ Our most recent blog explores the development of one of the most iconic features of this occasion: the #ValentinesDay card, which emerged in the #19thCentury! Find out more ➡https://t.co/dUKE9B6QFf

[mssLakeside @mssLakeside]

Dear Reader,

If you are interested in improving your epistolary style, check out our latest #LivingLetters video by Professor Lynda Platt, all about a letter-writing manual for children from the 19th century ➡https://t.co/CABuYMTp5g

[mssLakeside @mssLakeside]

In 1912, John Hoyland sent Helen Doncaster a letter giving 4 reasons why she shouldn't marry him, before going on to ask her to do so anyway! 😲 She sent him a very strongly-worded reply... Find out what happened next in our latest #LivingLetters video:

https://t.co/CABuYMTp5g

[mssLakeside @mssLakeside]

#Nottingham architect T.C Hine is best known for his work on iconic buildings such as @NottmCastle and @JusticeMuseum, but our new #LivingLetters exhibition video uncovers his other passion; collecting letters! Check all 6 videos out here➡️
https://t.co/CABuYMTWUO

[mssLakeside @mssLakeside]

'The man who made it wants shooting, & the man who passed it hanging!!' - Fanny Ellerby, 1906

Curator Lynda Pratt discusses Fanny's irate #correspondence and much more in the new series of videos on our #LivingLetters exhibition page:

https://t.co/CABuYMTp5g

[mssLakeside @mssLakeside]

Dr Charlotte May will be exploring 'Creativity, craft and correspondence: Letters as art' in a lunchtime talk here at Lakeside on 16 January, 1-2pm! Book your place today➡️ https://t.co/ygGF8kerit

[mssLakeside @mssLakeside]

We've got 4(!) new videos on our '#LivingLetters'💌webpage, including one by our curator, Lynda Pratt, talking all about black bordered mourning letters from the 1850s!😲 Watch it here: https://t.co/CABuYMTp5g

#Victorian #19thCentury

[mssLakeside @mssLakeside]

We've just uploaded two new videos all about our 'Living Letters' exhibition to our website! In the first, curator Lynda Pratt provides an introduction to the wonderful world of correspondence, before exploring the vivid voice of Fanny Ellerby's letters ➡️ https://t.co/CABuYMTp5g

[University of Nottingham Manuscripts & Spec Coll @mssUniNott]

Do you still have the Halloween feeling? Check out the spooky tale of the Rushall Psalter in our most recent blog, 'A Blessing and a Curse'! 👻

Click the link below to read it - if you dare...💀➡️https://t.co/WDvJa6lZhd

[mssLakeside @mssLakeside]

Our next talk, by Jon McGregor of @UoNEnglish, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the innovative @TheLettersPage journal, will be held on Wednesday 22nd November, 1-2pm, at Lakeside Arts - don't miss it!

Book your space here➡️ https://t.co/cBf9mXlAOF

[mssLakeside @mssLakeside]

And if you're keen for more, don't miss Prof. McGregor's upcoming talk on the very same subject @LakesideArts on 22nd November! Book your spot here ➡️https://t.co/cBf9mXlAOF

[mssLakeside @mssLakeside]

Check out the latest edition of @LeftLion, featuring an article by Professor Jon McGregor of @UoNEnglish celebrating 10 years of @TheLettersPage - a perfect accompaniment to our #LivingLetters exhibition ➡️
https://t.co/uMNUuzKlc8

[University of Nottingham Manuscripts & Spec Coll @mssUniNott]

Loving #LivingLetters? 💌Join us on Tuesday 7 November, 10-11.30am at King's Meadow Campus for a letters handling session, exploring a selection of manuscript letters not on display in the exhibition!

To book, email [email protected] or call us at 0115 951 4565! 📨☎️