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We are joining the initiative to show gratitude to our heroic healthcare workers. Thank you for all you are doing to save lives and keep us safe. #MuseumsThankHealthHeroes
We’re revisiting the rich intellectual life of our online archives. Check out this Frontiers article, "Floriform." It examines 3 women artists from the collection who made flowers their subject, including #AgnesPelton (1881–1961), pictured. Learn more: https://t.co/XZkH2VIfVR
It's the last weekend to catch our Centennial show, "Nineteen Nineteen.” 💯 Stop by the Boone Gallery through Jan. 20 to see more than 250 objects from our founding year, spanning our art, botanical, and library collections. https://t.co/Q8AyPJ0rbL #100atTheH
The 17th-century dispute between #IsaacNewton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz over who invented calculus was a controversy for decades. Next Wed., join Rob Iliffe, #histsci professor @UniofOxford, as he examines two documents that shed light on the debate. https://t.co/rpn4iuGrgQ
#OTD in 1843, #CharlesDickens published “A #Christmas Carol." Struggling to make ends meet, Dickens wrote the holiday story in just six weeks, and oversaw the printing and publishing himself. It proved to a bestseller—the first 6,000 copies printed sold out by #ChristmasEve.
Dear @GettyMuseum: Bob looks a little lonely, so we're sending over #MaryCassatt's "Little Dog" for a holiday playdate. #MuseumGiftSwap https://t.co/umRSKJlrvP
Both artist and art critic, #JohnRuskin was known as one of the 19th century's greatest geniuses; but towards the end of his career, his work fell into obscurity. A conference this wknd #atTheH makes the case for his enduring relevance and importance: https://t.co/AKz7OXNsL7
#OTD in 1863, President #AbrahamLincoln delivered one of the greatest speeches in American history—the #GettysburgAddress. The brutal battle had taken place just over four months ago and proved to be a turning point in the #CivilWar. Learn more here: https://t.co/5G3q0UYAsl
This weekend, a conference #atTheH explores the subterranean world of Elizabethan Catholic print and scribal culture, set against the backdrop of press censorship, illicit printing, book smuggling, and subversive scribal publication. More details here: https://t.co/wbjIIDLuZ8