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British Museum Senior Archivist & Accredited book indexer. Mum to 3 children and a cat. Tweeting my own views.

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There are few things in representing sport: Poster from 1980 Olympic Games exhibition, the BM 1919-20 football team & the Blackheath pedestrian, George Wilson, whose toenails were allegedly donated to the in 1815.

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2022-04-25

covers everything from its building history, its staff & collectors, its collections, its displays & exhibitions & more. 1855 building the Reading Room, AW Franks, 1890s display & Tutankhamun exhibition in 1972

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2022-04-13

opened to the public for the 1st time 1759 in Montagu House, a French-style mansion in Gt Russell St. Here’s the deed signing Hans Sloane’s collection over to Trustees, an early guidebook & an entry ticket.

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2022-01-16

is big & diverse: from 1950s photo archive of stone sculpture, slip catalogues relating to the collection, gallery display images (1898) & building history (Front Hall in 1929). And loads more!

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2021-04-28

includes of former staff sports clubs & football team, & the archive from the Ancient Olympic Games exhibition in 1980, but the enquiry suggesting we had the toenails of the Blackheath Pedestrian proved false!

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2021-04-12

opened its doors to the public in 1759. Here’s its 1st home, Montagu House - its gatehouse, a view of its painted ceilings, and the layout of the gardens, which opened to the public in 1756.

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2021-01-15

It’s 19 years since the opened the Great Court . Here’s what it’s like now, during the build, and what was there before.

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2019-12-07

Womens’ voices haven’t always been heard. Sylvia Pankhurst requested admission to the Reading Room in 1908, wishing to look at Govt papers relating to the employment of women. This was addressed by trustees in 1920s

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2019-11-30

People visiting the today may be surprised to learn what was previously in the space now taken up by the Great Court, including what was there before the Round Reading Room, built in the 1850s.

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2019-11-26

It’s around 20 years since the Great Court was built. Here’s what the space looked like beforehand, including a drawing of the quadrangle in the 1850s before the building of the Round Reading Room.

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2019-10-04