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This is the kind of art that hangs in museums

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2020-11-26

We have a large number of Thanksgiving postcards in our collection and thought we would pull out some that we found fun, funny, and just plain odd! Does your family have a tradition of sending cards for Thanksgiving?

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2020-11-25

One type of "offerings" found in Bornholm "woodhenges" were burned flint axes...When flint is heated it explodes with loud bangs. These were basically firecrackers 🙂 spirting razor sharp flakes everywhere as they exploded. Cool https://t.co/Y4K51uWnjw

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2020-11-25

Studies of Five Figures, Willem van de Velde the Elder, 17th century https://t.co/bfRyf10MVR

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2020-11-25

Today, York Disability Week will take over York Castle Museum Twitter feed! York Museums Trust are keen to reflect our community in their collections and displays and this is the first step in working together.

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2020-11-24

Wooded Landscape with an Old Oak, Jacob van Ruisdael, c. 1650-1653 https://t.co/NzKS4cvPRv

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2020-11-24

Cantonese Painting of a Fish Identified by Two Names, "Kwong-Pay" and "Kay-T'soh, Possibly Phylum Macropodus, 20th century https://t.co/HwZCXI1FoV

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2020-11-24

- Megalithic Architecture
Rev James Bulwer painted these atmospheric watercolour views of Stanton Drew, Somerset, in the 1820/30s. The structure had long been noted by antiquarians - the first detailed map and drawings had been made by William Stukeley in 1723.

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2020-11-22

This pen and ink drawing is titled ‘West View of Nine Ladies stone circle’ by British soldier and antiquarian Major Hayman Rooke (1723-1806).

Nine Ladies Stone Circle is located on Stanton Moor, Derbyshire.

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2020-11-22

Portrait of a Seated Shaivite Holy Man with Prayer Beads, Unknown Artist, 18th century https://t.co/JkrwW1efnd

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2020-11-22

I had to draw the Virgen de la Leche (Virgin of the Milk) by Alonso Cano made around 1651-1700 for Education at Museums.

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2020-11-21

Day 116 you say? Rich Regency pickings: Hats & bonnets were all the rage. We included several in our 2017 exhibition Royal Pavilion. Also had repros for trying on.
Model: Curator's own.
Cartoon: Les Invisibles by Gillray,1810

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2020-11-21

On my blog today - find Christmas gift ideas for culture lovers, from Birmingham's galleries, museums + theatres (their online shops remain OPEN!) https://t.co/sOoR0tMGfM

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2020-11-21

By contrast, female Met officers have had six in about half the time as perceptions of their image and role evolved. They switched in 1946 (1), 1967 (2), 1978 and 1979 (3) and finally gained protective headgear in the form of the 'bowler' in 1985 (4).

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2020-11-21