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Passionate about the heritage sector, data & engagement specialist, & museum volunteer 🎭💻🏛️ https://dcs-heritage.uk

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DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · Sep 6

As the days start to get shorter and duller, let's find some indoor events, exhibitions and talks in #Kent.

dcs-heritage.uk/events-kent/

DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · 1h

Some use 'repatriation' and 'rematriation' interchangeably, but there are distinctions. Equally, some may use 'restitution' instead of 'rematriation' to mean something broader than the simple return of physical items.

DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · 1h

Repatriation is the physical return of cultural objects or ancestral remains to their original community. Rematriation involves the return of cultural items, land and knowledge with a deeper meaning of restoring holistic relationships, balance & power rather than just the physical act of return.

DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · 21h

V productive in Pasley Research Ctre at Royal Engineers Museum continuing to develop ‘Regimental Succession of Titles’ resources for @armymuseumsuk.bsky.social

Published: Infantry, Cavalry, Aviation, REME
Next: Engineers
Soon: Logistics, Signals, Artillery

www.armymuseums.org.uk/military-res...

Military Research - Army Museums Ogilby Trust

This page is a toolkit of essential resources for military research, primarily focused on family history and ancestry. Here, you’ll find guidance to help you

www.armymuseums.org.uk

DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · 1d

'Bishop Museum acknowledges the many definitions for rematriation, and leans into… “the restoration of right relationships and a true action of decolonisation, aimed not just at righting a past wrong but transforming our collective future”.'

Read more: www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...

DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · 2d

Repatriation is the physical return of cultural objects, ancestral remains, or even people to their original country or community.

Read more: www.soas.ac.uk/about/blogs/...

DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · 3d

A complex & ongoing process since 1980s, decolonisation involves identifying & dismantling persistent colonial systems, structures, knowledge systems & power dynamics that shape society & institutions. It includes reevaluating education, museums & communities

www.bristol.ac.uk/bilt/our-wor...

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 5d

London’s Victoria and Albert Museum with partners is hosting a conference ‘Great Expectations’ about the future of the UK’s historic churches, chapels and meeting houses on Tuesday 21 October 2025. Read more and book: bit.ly/4h3oWCT

#heritage #History #churches #chapels #meetinghouses

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DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · 5d

Collaboration for survival: How museums can compete (together) for attention and visitors

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Collaboration for survival: How museums can compete (together) for attention and visitors - DCS Heritage

Across the UK, museums are facing increasingly testing times. Financial pressures are more acute, audiences are changing their habits and local authorities that once underpinned cultural services are ...

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DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · 6d

Fantastic day at the @armymuseumsuk.bsky.social Conference with a wide range of speakers discussing audience engagement

DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · 9d

Happy National Sporting Heritage Day! NSHD is an opportunity for clubs, associations, museums, collectors and individuals to celebrate their rich culture and heritage.

#NSHD2025

www.sportingheritage.org.uk/content/cate...

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Army Museums Ogilby Trust @armymuseumsuk.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 It’s here – the AMOT Annual Conference 2025 is THIS WEEK!
Final tickets available – book now!
www.armymuseums.org.uk/conference/

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DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · 11d

28th September 1066: William, Duke of Normandy, lands at Pevensey. Establishing a base near #Hastings, he awaited the return of King Harold from the north.

DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · 14d

Who’s your audience?
How do you engage with them?
Who else do you want to encourage to visit?
How can you do that?

Our cultural heritage is something to share. Get in touch to discuss your plans.

Let's tell your story together.

DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · 14d

Couple of years ago attending a talk by a military museum's curator…

Q&A: Ret’d Maj-Gen insisted military museums should exist solely to share a regt's history with current soldiers. Not for family days out!

DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · 16d

‘Remind me later’… or never

DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · 17d

"There’s no multimedia treasure hunt. There’s no playground. There’s barely even a café. But what there is is an absolute shed load of old trains and buses!"

Sketch about dangers of flip-flopping between latest museum trends 😂

BBC Sounds (from 03:35)

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John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme - 2025 Special - BBC Sounds

Another one-off return for the multi-award-winning sketch show.

www.bbc.co.uk

DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · 17d

21st September: (United Nations) International Day of Peace

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Army Museums Ogilby Trust @armymuseumsuk.bsky.social · 20d

📅 2 weeks to go until AMOT 2025!
Meet exhibitors like YourArchive (archives & storytelling) and John Morgan (props & regimental museum support).
With thanks to our headline sponsors: Holt’s Military Banking, PLB Projects, Towergate Insurance.
More info & tickets: www.armymuseums.org.uk/conference/

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DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · 21d

Looking forward to meeting up with colleagues, clients & friends at the @armymuseumsuk.bsky.social Conference in two weeks! Will you be there?

www.armymuseums.org.uk/conference/

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Marc H @newforestramble.bsky.social · 23d

I'm giving this talk at Buckler's Hard on Friday. It's free, but donations to the Buckler's Hard Shipyard Trust are gratefully received.

Talk tells the story of the village and how the Royal Navy requisitioned the Beaulieu River and Buckler's Hard during WW2.

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DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · 28d

Manchester Museum predicts that repatriation of artefacts to originating communities will become standard practice within 20 years.

Source: www.thetimes.co.uk/article/repa...

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Not the Western Front Society @ntwf.bsky.social · Sep 8

NTWFS is a group for those people interested in WW1 but who are looking for more than the western front in France and Belgium, as interesting as that is WW1 is so much more.

Its just £7.50 a year for subscriptions and you can sign up at www.trybooking.com/uk/ESJZ

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DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · Sep 8

A majority of younger visitors (18-34) say that interactive #VR or #AR would encourage them to engage more with heritage sites

Source: heritagemanagement.org/category/opi...

#heritage #technology

DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · Sep 7

Following the RAF's victory in the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe turned its attention to bombing British cities between 7 Sep 1940 ('Black Saturday') & 11 May 1941. After targeting London, from Nov 1940, the #Blitz also hit Liverpool, Birmingham, Sheffield, Manchester, Coventry & Southampton

DCS Heritage @dcs-heritage.bsky.social · Sep 6

As the days start to get shorter and duller, let's find some indoor events, exhibitions and talks in #Wiltshire.

dcs-heritage.uk/events/