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💐 Happy #Easter! 💐

These bouncing bunnies were drawn by author and illustrator Beatrix Potter for her 1909 book ‘The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies’ 🐰

Who’s your favourite Beatrix Potter character? https://t.co/kfajO527jC

Pioneering botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian was born #OnThisDay in 1647.

Merian is famed for her colourful combination of art and science in her botanical drawings.

Find out more about her life and work: https://t.co/4Ua7VBytda

Discover some of the most compelling emerging talents in the field of contemporary drawing in our latest free show.

The exhibition showcases over 20 new acquisitions alongside works from the collection spanning from the Renaissance to the 20th century: https://t.co/aJp7pZivdY

Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II was an avid collector and patron of the arts.

In our new free exhibition, learn more about printmaking in Rudolf’s court in Prague, and how the city became a vibrant centre of art and science.

Find out more and visit: https://t.co/islszSlGBl

This #LGBTQHistoryMonth we’re taking a look at gender diversity through the life of the Chevalier d’Eon – a celebrated soldier, diplomat and spy who lived openly as both a man and a woman in the 18th century.

Read about the Chevalier’s story here: https://t.co/GneJZrbo4G

✨ #HappyNewYear! ✨

#January is named after the Roman god Janus, who had two faces so he could see the future and the past at the same time.

Janus was the god of beginnings and guardian of doorways and gateways

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💀 Celebrated over three days around the start of November, the #DayOfTheDead is a Mexican holiday where the dead are remembered with theatrical processions, offerings of food, and the decorating of graves.

🔎🔗 https://t.co/H59q58oSly

🐰🐇 Who’s your favourite Beatrix Potter character?

Beatrix Potter was born #OnThisDay in 1866. She drew these charming illustrations for her 1909 book ‘The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies’.

Read more about her life and view an online gallery here: https://t.co/C7o5AGR2GN

#July was named after Julius Caesar, shown in this 1698 print

Julius Caesar was born in 100 BC during the Roman month of Quintilis, which means fifth month. It was renamed Iulius (July) by the Roman Senate in 44 BC – the year Caesar was assassinated

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The exhibition will follow Becket's tumultuous journey from merchant's son to archbishop, and from a revered saint in death to a 'traitor' in the eyes of Henry VIII over 350 years later.
Find out more and see highlight objects here: https://t.co/cGfuCTuYzZ #ThomasBecket