Ruth Peters

Usually looks after houses & collections in Oxfordshire, on secondment in Bucks. Art historian, passion for history, tweets all things art & heritage. AMA.

[Ruth Peters @RuthInHeritage]

@oldenoughtosay Same! I always say ‘none of them!’ 😅

[Historic Houses @Historic_Houses]

Pleased to see the issues around heritage craft skills making national news! Having a skilled workforce who understand traditional and historic buildings is vital to ensuring their longevity #LoveHeritage🛠️🏰
https://t.co/h5CIpY9nMO

[Bernard Donoghue @bernarddonoghue]

Just been giving some Chair advice to a friend who’s taking on their first Chair role. Summary of what I’ve learned:
1. You best lead when you grow and enable the next generation of leaders
2. As soon as you get power give as much of it away as you can

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[Ruth Peters @RuthInHeritage]

@TheRebeccaRiots Beautiful!

[Ruth Peters @RuthInHeritage]

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[Ruth Peters @RuthInHeritage]

When in St Ives - couldn’t miss a visit to the Leach Pottery. Great storytelling & wonderful to see a spotlight on female potters like Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie

[Ruth Peters @RuthInHeritage]

Sun was out at @NTKillerton yesterday. The exhibition was wonderful - reusing and adapting clothes to prevent waste, an old principle much needed in a modern world

[Ruth Peters @RuthInHeritage]

One of the best bits of the job is when you get to walk through a door that is usually closed. Look at that staircase - beautiful!

[Ruth Peters @RuthInHeritage]

Last week I had the privileged of a little visit to this beauty. No photo can do it justice - the pink roses, bright sunshine, beautiful village surrounding it & the church bells. Felt very lucky to have such a lovely job!

[Sir John Soane's Museum 🏛️🖼️ @SoaneMuseum]

The replicas are part of a special exhibition at Aynho Park – one of Britain’s finest country houses, extensively remodelled by John Soane in 1798 – which has been beautifully restored and opened to the public for the first time as the heart of the newly launched #RHEngland! ✨

[Sir John Soane's Museum 🏛️🖼️ @SoaneMuseum]

Sir John Soane was a great collector of models, so we’re sure he’d appreciate the skill and craft involved in creating these fantastic facsimiles of items from his collection, including his own likeness, digitally scanned and reproduced by the talented @FactumArte team! 🗿🏛️

[Owen Emmerson @DrOwenEmmerson]

We’ve found the Book of Hours captured by Holbein in his famous portrait of #ThomasCromwell! Cromwell’s book is one of the few objects depicted in a Tudor portrait to survive. @TracyBorman has dubbed it “the most exciting Cromwell discovery in a generation - if not more.”

[Ruth Peters @RuthInHeritage]

Another rooftop to add to my list! Quite the hike 🏃‍♀️🏛️

[Ruth Peters @RuthInHeritage]

Couldn’t help snapping some pics of the fabulous collection. And look at those painting racks! 😻 No one who has looked after collections can resist a nosy in a storeroom whenever they get the chance!

[Ruth Peters @RuthInHeritage]

Excellent day exploring @CharlecoteNT with their fabulous Facilities team. A huge amount of work goes on behind the scenes to keep these special places in good nick. Thanks to @TheRebeccaRiots for the warm welcome & the cuppa!

[Ruth Peters @RuthInHeritage]

Privileged to see State Dining Room restoration progress and few weeks ago. I’ve been imagining what this room would look like complete for 18 years. Can’t wait for the final reveal! @StoweHouse

[Ruth Peters @RuthInHeritage]

Sun shining on Buckingham Palace 🏛️☀️

[Ruth Peters @RuthInHeritage]

Style & Society at the Queen’s Gallery. A fantastic combination of portraiture and costume. A deep dive into Georgian material culture @RCT

[Ruth Peters @RuthInHeritage]

Wonderful day celebrating Coleshill’s Heritage & Rural Skills Centre launch. For those who remember it as it was in 2017 the transformation is particularly staggering. The team have done a wonderful job & have clearly worked so hard. I’m so proud to have played even a small part

[Ruth Peters @RuthInHeritage]

🐝🐝🐝 survived the kiln gods!