Zoë Varley

Museum worker. PhD @ExploreWellcome & research @NHM_Tring / History & future of collections/ art/ natural history/ object stories.

[Zoë Varley @Zoe_Varley]

Loved this huge 'stained glass' installation by Beatriz Milhazes @TCMargate - framing the skyline and rolling sea. Joyful, towering colour and pattern.

[Zoë Varley @Zoe_Varley]

What an incredible, transformative piece of historical research...
https://t.co/WAzmCgyKWs

[Miranda Sawyer @msmirandasawyer]

This article, by ⁦@doctor_oxford⁩ Rachel Clarke, says everything that needs to be said https://t.co/rZ4MSAb6yj

[Zoë Varley @Zoe_Varley]

"Today, knowledge of the Holocaust is kept alive by more than 100 museums and memorials, including in such unexpected countries as Cuba, Indonesia and Taiwan. But there is no comparable memory industry outside of Japan to remind people of nuclear war."

https://t.co/zWLhdLQT8i

[Zoë Varley @Zoe_Varley]

'Culture means the affirmation of life. There can be no true culture while we make stock-piles of nuclear weapons- they are the negation of life.'
- 1961, co-authored by Barbara Hepworth.
Heartbreaking this week of all weeks, from the beautiful retrospective @HepworthGallery

[Zoë Varley @Zoe_Varley]

Shout out to @kathleenlawther who is reliably vocal about this view. The urgent need to prioritise this museum work- databasing, inventorying, object-level scoping. To value it, pay well for it, provide permanent contracts for those who accrue the invaluable knowledge to do it...

[Zoë Varley @Zoe_Varley]

“We do not know exactly how many objects are in French or European museums. This is why we are very interested in inventories.” https://t.co/DcAqSZgF3a

[Zoë Varley @Zoe_Varley]

This.

[AS @annesharman1]

I have no words. I've typed and retyped something 20 times.

This is unbelievable.

Love and solidarity to all those who have been told their job is being 'deleted' and then told to shut up about it.

[Zoë Varley @Zoe_Varley]

This is so bleak and shortsighted. I grew up in Staffordshire- the museums there played such a huge part in making these spaces, history, objects, & art feel accessible & tangible. What a loss on so many levels for so many people @PotteriesMuseum @GladstoneMuseum

[Zoë Varley @Zoe_Varley]

So many memories wrapped up in this clip. Afternoons sat watching with my gran, being a bit mesmerised by him, the joy of Morph, an old VHS tape of episodes that we'd rewatch again and again. It felt like he was talking to you, eager to help, interested.

[BBC Archive @BBCArchive]

#OnThisDay 1925: Doyen of drawing, Prince of painting, connoisseur of crafting, master of making and veritable virtuoso of the visual arts - Tony Hart was born. Here he is drawing with pastels.

[Zoë Varley @Zoe_Varley]

@magmidd Just stumbled on this thread- so useful, thank you for sharing!

[Zoë Varley @Zoe_Varley]

Such a privilege to hear @InuaEllams read his poem 'Fuck Empire', commissioned by @McrMuseum. Time & again reminded that emotion belongs in museums, alongside objects, part of their histories and ongoing narratives & that art can help us get to this truth #devolvingrestitution

[Zoë Varley @Zoe_Varley]

@clairemuseums @acdalison @MarianneLWalker Back at you 🙌

[Zoë Varley @Zoe_Varley]

@TheLabAndField ... and almost as if people are interested in the outcomes of these intersections...

[Zoë Varley @Zoe_Varley]

What a fascinating process of discovery to have been a part of, seeing the layers of history unravel like that.

[The Metropolitan Museum of Art @metmuseum]

📣 Hats off (or in this case, on) to Met staff—we've got a major art discovery here, folks!

To the naked eye, this 1788 portrait by Jacques-Louis David presents a modern, scientifically minded couple.⁣⁣

But three years of analysis has revealed much more below the surface...

[Zoë Varley @Zoe_Varley]

A #MuseumofShadows entry is definitely the most productive thing arising from this far too warm WFH set-up

[Zoë Varley @Zoe_Varley]

@Adam_Crymble Thank you!

[Zoë Varley @Zoe_Varley]

Can any #twitterstorians or #digitalhumanities folk recommend key literature for an exciting project @Elle_Larsson & I are working on? We're trying to get a feel for current practice & methods, esp concerning visualising networks & digital history. All suggestions appreciated!