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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · 25d

Jane Austen Festival Parade, Bath. #janeausten250 #janeaustenbath #regency #royalcrescentbath #janeausten #visitbath

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · 28d

Southcot Burial Ground is open on Saturday. It's a rare chance to see the site, just behind Bath Spa train station. Find out about the history & there's a bird trail for kids. 💀 @cendeathsociety.bsky.social #VisitBath #Death

Southcot Burial Ground. Tree and gravestones.

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · Sep 1

Really looking forward to this event at Bristol Museum. www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/bri...

Let’s talk about repatriation – a conversation with The Larrakia

What is repatriation? Why does it matter? And what are we doing about it? Join us for a conversation with representatives from the Aboriginal Larrakia community of Darwin, Australia.

www.bristolmuseums.org.uk

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BYTESEU @byteseu.bsky.social · Sep 1

Bristol returns cultural artefacts taken from Larrakia people in Australia | Australia news

https://www.byteseu.com/1338866/

For decades, they have languished in storage in the basement of a museum in the English West Country. Finally, an extraordinary collection of weapons and ceremonial …

Bristol returns cultural artefacts taken from Larrakia people in Australia | Australia news - Bytes Europe

For decades, they have languished in storage in the basement of a museum in the English West Country.

www.byteseu.com

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · Jul 21

We loved the @showofstrength.org.uk Mary Shelley walk round Bath. Really fascinating history. Book now! #VisitBath #MaryShelley #HouseOfFrankenstein #BathHistory #FrankensteinExperience

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · Jul 19

I think Puppet Place might be the most magical place in the world.

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · Jul 6

Lovely afternoon @bristolpride.bsky.social dog show. 🌈🐕❤️🏳️‍⚧️

A lovely smiley dog called Pig. Pig wears a pink harness and a rainbow bib. Pig has one ear up and one down.

Fabulous lady with bright pink hair and a dog in a pink wig.

Dog show on grass. Cape for the human, cape for the dog. Audience surrounds them, some seated, some standing. Trees in background. Sunny day.

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · Jul 4

'The most tiresome place in the world. Jane Austen & Bath' @no1royalcrescent.bsky.social #JaneAusten #VisitBath

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · Jun 27

Loved Bath Record Office's free exhibition of Remarkable Books. So much effort for just 2 days! Go and see it if you can. 📚 #VisitBath #Archives

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · Jun 21

Obsessed with the fairground models at Tewkesbury Museum.

Fairground models. Carousel and people figurines.

Fairground models. Orange seller and fortune teller.

Old gingerbread men and a newspaper article about Gingerbread Man of the Mop Fair.

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · Jun 18

Museum friends who can't have plants at work... pot plant vinyls are the answer! 🌱 www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1... #Museums

Pot plant vinyl stickers in their packaging

Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · Jun 12

Ashton Court was a great venue for Clothemod's fashion show.

Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · Jun 2

Looking forward to a @brlsi.bsky.social Queer Georgians talk tonight. www.brlsi.org/whatson/quee... 🏳️‍🌈

Queer Georgians – Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution

Queer Georgians explores the lives of LGBTQ+ people in eighteenth and early nineteenth century Britain. Challenging assumptions about gender and sexuality in the Georgian era, the talk uncovers histor...

www.brlsi.org

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · May 30

The new exhibition at Bristol Museum is really special. There's lots of fascinating stories, objects and images to explore. I loved it. www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/bri...

Dance outfit and carved wooden mask displayed on a mannequin in a museum case.

Museum display. Painting of Leda and the Swan. Pink tutu dress with the slogan 'Home Safe x'.

BLM placard displayed with a big protest photo by Khali Ackford. The photo shows an All Black Lives UK march through Bristol.

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · May 27

I'd be delighted to find that on my desk!

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · May 26

Weston Super Mare Museum.

Giant sandcastle windmill from Banksy's Dismalland.

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · May 14

Our Lord & Saviour, Chris Packham, at Fitzrovia Chapel. 🙏

Portrait of tv presenter and activist Chris packham. Displayed in a chapel with lots of candles.

Beautiful chapel interior. Lots of gold bling.

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · May 13

My new project is working through the collections @batharchitecture.bsky.social I'm excited to get started.

Museum from above. Photo taken from a balcony.

A painting of the Countess of Huntingdon above a stone fireplace.

The Ice Man! Replica keystone carving next to a window.

Museum display of model building fronts carved from wood.

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · May 10

Bradford on Avon Green Man Festival 2025. 💚

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · May 9

I loved Pete the Street's Bristol exhibition. 🎨

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · May 3

We had a lovely afternoon with @deborahlambkin.bsky.social talking about Mary Delany @batharchitecture.bsky.social with tea and cake!🌹🪻🌼

Lady giving a talk to an audience who are seated in a darkened museum. Large images of flowers on a black background.

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · Apr 19

Common Ground at The Wilson, Cheltenham. It's a really good museum- very welcoming, free, and the displays are impressive.

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · Apr 13

Fairfield House, Bath. This was the home of Emperor Hailie Selassie and the Empress Menen of Ethiopia. Incredible history. Book a tour on Sundays with a Caribbean lunch. We did it after a trip to Beckford's Tower, which was a really interesting combination.

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · Apr 9

'After All' at the Mount Without is an incredible piece of theatre about death & grief. Catch the final performance in Bristol on Thursday evening. www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/checkout/aft... 💀 #Impermanence

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Amber Druce @amberdruce.bsky.social · Apr 4

The kokedama workshop @no1royalcrescent.bsky.social was so much fun. Thanks to Sian from the Urban Garden Centre for leading the session. 🌱

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