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Emma King @emmalking.bsky.social · Aug 23

Not sure I’m ready for autumn yet but seems like it’s arriving anyway

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · Aug 13

Opportunity | Become a member of our Nation Committees 👤

We're looking for 12 members to join our committees to support our work in the four nations of the UK, with places available for 3 members to join each of our England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales committees.

Apply by 14 September 👇

Opportunity | Become a member of our Nation Committees - Museums Association

We're looking for 12 members to join our committees to support our work in the four nations of the UK

www.museumsassociation.org

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Emma King @emmalking.bsky.social · Aug 9

We had a go at the #WonderlandLeeds trail today. ‘Unforgettable adventure’ in the marketing is overselling it but we did get to parts of the city we wouldn’t otherwise see. Child wasn’t keen on the scary cat. I remember being made to read Alice in primary school and finding it absolutely terrifying!

Image of a blue model cat with yellow eyes and a wide grin looking down out of a tree

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · Aug 8

Just another relatable National Trust sign

A grey sign with white writing stands in front of an old tree. The sign reads: I am very old and need to rest. Please don't sit on me

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Emma King @emmalking.bsky.social · Aug 8

Finally downing tools after a very mixed week. I’ve been beaten at mini golf, comprehensively failed a maths quiz set by a friend’s 8-year-old, co-hosted a 12th birthday party, had 2 long PhD days in London, wrestled research questions, & nearly finished an evaluation report. Now need a lie down

Emma King @emmalking.bsky.social · Aug 8

Imagine this being your workplace 😍

Gladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social · Aug 8

We are recruiting!

An exciting new opportunity has opened up here at Gladstone’s Library.

We are looking to recruit an Archivist who will work in the Library’s busy Reading Rooms. Working in a team of five, this role is a mix of public-facing and office-based work.

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Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · Aug 4

Freelance arts workers are earning an average annual salary 20.5% less than the benchmark set by the Living Wage Foundation’s ‘Real Living Wage’.

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Emma King @emmalking.bsky.social · Aug 4

Train finally arrived nearly an hour late. Must be time for a brew, but according to the announcement the buffet car “unfortunately” accepts neither cash nor cards. Time to remind myself of my 13-point guide to getting a cup of tea on a train imaginarylizzie.substack.com/p/capital-pu...

Capital punishment

LNER apologises for the late arrival of this post.

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Emma King @emmalking.bsky.social · Aug 4

That’s impressive! I’m trying to figure if I can get taxi fares refunded but apparently not because the delays were Network Rail’s fault. The whole thing is a mess. Positive side: train eventually showed up, a mere hour late

Emma King @emmalking.bsky.social · Aug 4

I’ve made 8 train journeys in the past two weeks & every one has been delayed or cancelled. I’ve spent about £80 on taxis and hours trying to fathom inadequate ‘delay repay’ processes. Could today be different? No, it could not. Nowt to do with Storm Floris either. Rail operators are just crap.

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Emma King @emmalking.bsky.social · Jul 31

Massive thank you to organisers & delegates #DCDC25 for a great few days of thought-provoking & inspiring conversations, & to everyone who popped by my poster. Now to embark on my last nostalgia wander as I drag my tired self up to the station. I’m sure Durham’s hills didn’t used to be so steep

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Emma King @emmalking.bsky.social · Jul 31

The Shakespeare’s First Folio exhibition @ducollections.bsky.social Cosin’s Library is beautifully done #DCDC25 & the story of its theft & recovery is strange and compelling. More in this 2010 documentary. Tragically the man convicted later took his own life in prison m.youtube.com/watch?v=PK6Q...

Close-up of a page from a historic book, backlit in an exhibition case, showing the title and first page of Shakespeare’s The Tempest

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Emma King @emmalking.bsky.social · Jul 30

Meanwhile the Durham nostalgia ramble continues #dcdc25. Here’s a tribute to a pioneering archaeologist, and a former nightclub building that amazingly hasn’t been condemned. Imagine being a drunk 19-year-old leaning on those rickety railings with all your drunk 19-year-old friends

Image of a circular blue plaque on a brick wall with white text marking the former home of a pioneering female academic

Image of a ramshackle brick building with a tiled roof with steps and a metal railing in the foreground

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Emma King @emmalking.bsky.social · Jul 30

My four takeaways so far #dcdc25 are care, connection, stories, and love. All beautifully exemplified this morning by Paul and Nick from the National HIV Story Trust. Their archive is @thelondonarchives.bsky.social and there’s a book, and an exhibition available to borrow www.nhst.org.uk

Image of three women standing in front of a curved exhibition panel containing photos and narrative

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Emma King @emmalking.bsky.social · Jul 30

Some excellent storytelling in the Magna Carta & the North exhibition @durhamcathedral.bsky.social. Should be reassuring for archivists & curators #DCDC25: however badly you may have messed up at work, at least you’ve never drunk 24 coffees in a row and ruined an iconic medieval document

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Emma King @emmalking.bsky.social · Jul 29

We’ve all got archive envy after a brilliant evening’s hospitality at the Story Durham #DCDC25. Fabulous community resource, beautifully designed & with friendly knowledgeable volunteers. Pizza in the gardens was an inspired choice! www.thestorydurham.org

External image of the Durham local history archive at dusk

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Emma King @emmalking.bsky.social · Jul 29

I’m in Durham for #DCDC25 conference. Trying to get the hang of social media again after a long break. Nothing to report on the conference yet but I’m on a massive nostalgia trip having graduated from here 30 years ago. This city is stunning

Photograph of the River Wear taken from Prebends Bridge in Durham with trees on either side and Durham cathedral visible to the right

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Emma King @emmalking.bsky.social · Jan 31

I had a random email promoting this comedy & bluegrass show about public records of all things and am intrigued enough to share! At Seven Arts in Leeds at the end of Feb and other venues
www.foialove.com

FOIA Comedy

www.foialove.com

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · Jan 25

The dream of technology is now under the control of men who are vain, foolish, self-centred, amoral, desperate for power, and in some cases openly fascistic. iandunt.substack.com/p/how-to-res...

How to resist the tech overlords

Big tech has now made its position clear. It is on the far-right. Here's what happens next.

iandunt.substack.com

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Emma King @emmalking.bsky.social · Jan 21

Finally home from two days of seminars in London. It’s been great but hanging out at various V&A sites has really brought home how utterly impoverished regional civic museums are compared with London nationals. It’s a different world

Emma King @emmalking.bsky.social · Jan 7

I am a parent. I have still (10.15am) had no message of any kind. We drove by just after 8, gates were locked, grounds iced over and there was no visible activity on site. Phone line had a recorded message saying school was closed for the Christmas break, after which the line went dead.

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Emma King @emmalking.bsky.social · Jan 7

At what point were you planning to inform parents? We drove to school this morning because you told us yesterday it would be open. The gates are locked, the phone lines are off and there does not appear to have been any effort to “make the site safe”.

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Rachael Unsworth @leedstours.bsky.social · Dec 29

If you know Abbey House Museum in #Leeds but don't yet know that it's under threat of closure (to save a small sum from the hard-pressed council budget) you might like to make your views known here:
museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/pQoMAtw/abbe....
Closing date for comments: 23 January

Abbey House Museum Consultation

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Laura Crossley @lfcrossley.bsky.social · Dec 16

Final call-out for experiences of burnout in the cultural sector! The survey will close at midnight (GMT)

Thank you to everyone who has kindly shared their experiences & thoughts. It won’t be a surprise to hear burnout is - in my view - at crisis point. I hope this research helps make a difference.

Laura Crossley @lfcrossley.bsky.social · Dec 2

Do you work in the cultural sector & have something to say about burnout?

I’m researching burnout & what can be done to prevent it under the supervision of @benwalmsley.bsky.social

Please complete this anonymous survey if you’d like to share your thoughts: www.surveymonkey.com/r/culturalse...

Burnout in the cultural sector

Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

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Emma King @emmalking.bsky.social · Dec 5

Amazing. Well done! Looking forward to reading it 😃

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