RT @bristolarchives: RT @BECCollection: Each week we'll be providing a peek into the stores and showcasing some of the amazing #EmpireCollection objects. First up, a man's cap (kofia) from #Tanzania Notice the intricate eyelet embroidery which cover the … https://t.co/SOS7PG9KKE
RT @bristolarchives: Today marks 60 years of Jamaican Independence from the British. Happy Independence Day, Jamaica! These #EmpireCollection photographs of street scenes were taken shortly after independence in 1971. Work is in progress to digitise the … https://t.co/QVSpUF0C9f
RT @bristolarchives: RT @bristolmuseum: The Quiet Voices of Empire exhibition is now open to visit @createcentre until Sat 10th September. It contains comment and reflection by guest narrators on oral histories from the #EmpireCollection. It will be tour… https://t.co/o9AzvnuYkB
RT @bristolarchives: A flying finish! Keith Gardner wins the 100 yard sprint. Here at the #EmpireCollection we are preparing a display ahead of this year's #CommonwealthGames in Birmingham - including exciting photos from this series. Ready to view in th… https://t.co/JXXOoI7rA8
RT @bristolarchives: As we sit down with our cup today we are remembering the impact of the trade in tea, both on people and their environment across the world. Seen here are workers at a British tea plantation in Sri Lanka. Many of them are children. #F… https://t.co/j6E5VTH0vg
RT @bristolarchives: Today is World Migratory Bird Day. It is the perfect excuse to share this stunning photograph of a gannet in flight. It was taken in 1966 New Zealand by the Moreys, who were passionate about the natural world. #EmpireCollection#Ecol… https://t.co/PUVAfMa9f9
RT @bristolarchives: James Lang Brown was a District Forestry Officer with the Uganda Forest Department between the years 1955 - 1964. He captured this slide of a wild Day Lily in flower, shared today to mark International Day of Plant Health. #EmpireCol… https://t.co/DjDFkPLAHi
RT @bristolarchives: In advance of #MentalHealthAwareness week in the UK, our wonderful #EmpireCollection volunteer has written a thought-provoking blog on mental health care in colonial Kenya. Learn more: https://t.co/mwyLXXXmkC Image ref: 1995/103/1/2… https://t.co/SjVXGBLGS8
RT @bristolarchives: Great to meet students from Lilian Baylis Technology School today and talk to them about archives, Bristol and our #EmpireCollection They had a very full day out from London, also visiting @mshedbristol and @HouseGeorgian Good luck i… https://t.co/oXX0WkTxRm
RT @bristolarchives: Today is World Creativity and Innovation Day. Who has found #nature and #creating particularly important in recent times? Here an artist paints the magnificent Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand. #EmpireCollection#Art Ref: 2005/010/1/16/28 https://t.co/6LeimuMIEc
RT @bristolarchives: Queen Elizabeth II turns 96 today. In 1952 she visited Kenya, and was snapped waving from the balcony of Nairobi City Hall. #EmpireCollection Ref: 2001/090/1/4/1/64 https://t.co/Q29kmdouIZ
RT @bristolarchives: RT @bristolmuseum: An important aspect of museum #CollectionsCare is ensuring textiles & fabrics are carefully stored to prevent damage. We are repacking the huge range of #EmpireCollection objects following specialist guidance from@… https://t.co/98WAmuLIl6
RT @bristolarchives: Today marks 42 years of #independence in #Zimbabwe! Happy Independence Day Zimbabwe! Geoffrey Brinton travelled in Zimbabwe in the 1940s, and even filmed some of his journey. Ref: 2008/040/001 #EmpireCollection … https://t.co/a0tKUIYG0F
RT @bristolarchives: Have a relaxing #Easter#Weekend everybody. A long weekend is the perfect time to get together with friends and family, like Haslam and his colleagues 70 years ago. #EmpireCollection Ref: 2009/008/1/3/191 https://t.co/CzPXkTUBpq
RT @bristolarchives: Who can believe we are already halfway through April! At the end of the month our #EmpireCollection online catalogue will be significantly expanded, with lots of exciting new (old!) material made available online. … https://t.co/TBMVSafpDc
RT @bristolarchives: PhD student Will visited the #EmpireCollection today to look at the wonderful East African Railways & Harbours archive https://t.co/0i35uefjk6 We got very nostalgic for the amazing Nairobi Railway Museum which is where the real EAR&… https://t.co/grMB36BEsA
RT @bristolarchives: Today is Winston Churchill Day. Lauded for his navigation of WWII and criticised for his colonialist policies, #Churchill remains a divisive figure in British history. This welcome party awaits his arrival in Kenya in 1907. Ref: 1995… https://t.co/vUaTysO4sB
RT @bristolarchives: RT @bristolmuseum: We've been busy in our museum stores repacking the costume & textiles within the #EmpireCollection This is an Adinkra cloth from #Ghana. The decoration on them tells a story & each symbol has meaning. 'Ananse Ntont… https://t.co/voOOHnJati