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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 20h

(2/2) sign the petition: Tell Your MP: Don't Rip Up Our Rights actionstorm.org/petitions/pr...

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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C20 Society @c20society.bsky.social · 1d

📍 How can you join the campaign to save Cooling Towers?

✊🏻 Sign and share the petition: change.org/p/save-brita...

✍🏼 If you're an architect, developer, artist, or public figure, sign our open-letter.
Email [email protected]

📖 Order C20's new book: shop.c20society.org.uk/products/pre...

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Dr Matt Pope @mattpope.bsky.social · 2d

We need to utterly transform how we protect our heritage: more funding for museums, more education and disrupting our equation of heritage with monetary value. This isn't a one off. From our fiekds to our museum cases, antiquities are seen as objects for personal acquisition and monetary gain.
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Dr Matt Pope @mattpope.bsky.social · 2d

Awful news from Wales, the St Fagan's Museum has been broken into and prehistoric goldwork has been taken. Its painful to think what objects might now be at risk. Thoughts with the museum team who must be devastated, all speed to the police and a curse on the crooks.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

St Fagans: Bronze Age gold jewellery stolen from musuem

Police are investigating a burglary at St Fagans museum in the early hours of Monday morning.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 2d

This is utterly ridiculous in any case, but particularly so given common commuting patterns.

Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · 2d

The British Transport Police (BTP) says it will not investigate bike thefts outside stations where the bicycle has been left for more than two hours.

Bike thefts at stations 'decriminalised'

Bike thefts at stations 'decriminalised'

The British Transport Police will not investigate many categories of bicycle theft, the BBC learns.

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Justin Parkes @justparkes.bsky.social · 4d

These are fabulous!

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Lonely Tower Film & Media @lonelytower.bsky.social · 12d

What a beauty!!!!!

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 15d

This remarkable therapy uses an approach the Trump administration just cancelled funding for.

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Emma Maxwell - Scottish Indexes @scottishindexes.bsky.social · 16d

🆕 New from Scottish Indexes: We’ve compiled a list of freely available books on Internet Archive to support your Scottish family history research.
📚 Browse the list: archive.org/details/@emm... #Genealogy #ScottishHistory #FamilyResearch #ScottishIndexes

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Justin Parkes @justparkes.bsky.social · 20d

If you like map overlays check out @natlibscot.bsky.social maps maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/...

Georeferenced Maps viewer - Map images - National Library of Scotland

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NorthLan Heritage @nlheritage.bsky.social · 21d

This week's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange is all about impressive buildings but we think it could do with a bit more #IndustrialHeritage

This c.1930 drypoint etching by an unknown artist is of Gartsherrie Iron Works #Coatbridge artuk.org/discover/art...

An industrial site with a cluster of tall, cylindrical structures, below which a group of small figures work with long rods at a casting bed from which steam is rising.

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Mass Observation Archive @massobsarchive.bsky.social · 23d

We decided to do an open call for lockdown diaries... we ended up with 10,000 documents. Safe to say cataloguing them all was definitely a lockdown and beyond project!

That being said, many of them are now available as part of an open-access resource! database.massobs.org.uk/projects_dat...

Mass Observation Mass-Observing COVID-19 Database

database.massobs.org.uk

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Cycling Scotland @cyclingscotland.bsky.social · 29d

"This is a call to arms to prevent ill health. Cycling is part of prevention: we need ambitious vision, and walking and cycling to be the norm". Jillian Evans of NHS Grampian, highlights the public health issues prevalent in Scotland and the essential role of active travel in tackling this.

Jillian Evans, Head of Health Intelligence & Learning Health Systems, NHS Grampian, addresses the 2025 Cycling Scotland Conference in Dundee.

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Francesco Fragomeni @fragomeni.bsky.social · Sep 6

Some video from one of the most incredible experiences of my life making daguerreotypes from the roof of the dome of the U.S. Capitol Building for the Library of Congress and the U.S. Capitol:
www.instagram.com/reel/DN6La3i...

Daguerreotype by Francesco Fragomeni of the Library of Congress Jefferson Building from the roof of the dome of the U.S. Capitol Building

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New Glasgow Society @newglasgowsociety.bsky.social · Sep 6

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT 📢

New Glasgow Society is excited to present an exhibition highlighting a selection of buildings from across #Glasgow which are not otherwise able to participate in Doors Open Day 2025 - but that we would love to see participate in future 💚

📆 Sept 18-21
📍 1307 Argyle Street
⏰ 12-4pm

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Coll Hamilton @collhamilton.bsky.social · Sep 5

There is a petition calling for the former Possil Railway Station in Glasgow to be protected and restored - it’s a beautiful building which is being left to rot and detoriate - chng.it/n4vPscdJSX (I painted the building last year for this piece called “Paths Diverging, Journey’s End” ) #glasgow

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NorthLan Heritage @nlheritage.bsky.social · Sep 5

The latest exhibition at North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre #Motherwell is 'Back to the Drawing Board' which celebrates the art of technical drawing

It runs until 25 October. Here's a link to a filmed interview with former draughtsman Stuart Graham www.culturenlmuseums.co.uk/exhibition/b...

View of a museum exhibition. In the foreground a low display case contains a large book containing ink drawings of machinery. Beyond, there are mounted drawings on the walls, a video screen and lightboxes for children to use.

Another view of the exhibiton. In the fore ground a drawing of a crane is displayed on a colourful wall graphic.

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Justin Parkes @justparkes.bsky.social · Sep 2

There’s quite a dramatic view of the back of Motherwell Town Hall just now

The hall part is being demolished before the building is converted into housing. Latterly it was home to a Laser Quest, hence the decor

Heavy machinery demolishing the sandstone gable end wall of a large hall. The exposed roof timbers above have been stripped of their slates. The building’s clock tower is visible behind.

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Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social · Jul 26

Live near Bellahouston Park in #Glasgow ? This weekend why not take an hour to try this #augmentedReality walking tour / game / audio trail?

All data is authentic: either from archives or collected from contemporary Glaswegians during the project.

play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Also on iOS.
Free.

Empire Retold: Bellahouston AR - Apps on Google Play

Discover the forgotten stories behind Britain’s last Empire Exhibition.

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Scottish Trades Union Congress @scottishtuc.bsky.social · Aug 29

STUC statement on standing alongside the people of Falkirk against racism 👇

@sutrscotland.bsky.social

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · Aug 27

All those questions we ask ourselves about how the worst things in history happened and how it could be that people just went along with it all, and here it is right now in front of us happening in real time.

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Justin Parkes @justparkes.bsky.social · Aug 27

Good grief. If they can’t drive safely behind a cyclist who might swerve to avoid a pothole, they can’t drive safely

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Jennie Morgan @drmorgan.bsky.social · Aug 27

Live! Pilot study on emotions in the museum & heritage workforce. Curious to reflect on emotions in your role & work? To help test methods for a future project? See survey link below with additional info & invitation to participate @annawoodham.bsky.social qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management

The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk

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Justin Parkes @justparkes.bsky.social · Aug 26

I’m with you when comes to people on speakerphone, it’s an intrusion. But if someone needs to do their make-up, so what? I don’t need to look

Blame patriarchy & the expectations that are put on women

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RPS Historical Group @rpshistgroup.bsky.social · Aug 25

Another online talk has been added to our 2025 Programme.

'The Roaming Studio: The Itinerant Photographer in Berwick-upon-Tweed' on Tuesday 11th November (1900 GMT).

Register and full details via link.

events.rps.org/en/historica...

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