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Time is running out to sign up for this! A great gateway to studying local history, heritage policy & full of case studies and real world issues from Wales & beyond.
#Heritage #History #WelshHistory #Memorials @aberuni.bsky.social @rcahmwales.bsky.social @llafur.bsky.social @interpolaber.bsky.social

New opportunity to join this popular lifelong learning course @aberuni.bsky.social open to all.

- Pre-recorded lectures (learn in your own time)
- Lively seminar discussions
- Heaps of reading suggestions & research resources - focus on what interests you
- Real world skills & issues
+ much more!

Did you know... there's a tiny Dracula statue hidden in Hungary? 🧛‍♂️
Perched just outside Budapest’s Vajdahunyad Castle - a building inspired by Transylvanian fortresses - this little bronze statue shows Count Dracula reading... Bram Stoker’s Dracula! 🦇

So good to get back up Cadair Idris last weekend, an old favourite. A little crowded but good to see work being done to conserve the paths.

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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Great day out yesterday supporting Carew Castle's Unearthing Archaeology family day with @rcahmwales.bsky.social @henebtwa.bsky.social and others.

First time visiting this stunning castle, well worth a visit!

2/2 It'd be good to see this widened to include archives, libraries and galleries in future which are also a treasure trove for Wales' new curriculum.

Fantastic to hear about new funding to enable schools to overcome the prohibitive costs of transport to access Wales' fantastic museums & @nationaltrust.org.uk properties. Apply now @gem.org.uk

News | Welsh Government outlines new Priorities for Culture – Welsh museum and heritage sectors will share £7m towards delivering government's ambitions

Join ARACymru for a special opportunity to explore #Wales’ most iconic cultural institutions — #NationalLibraryofWales in #Aberystwyth.

Whether you’re new to the profession or a long-time member of ARA, this is a great opportunity to connect with Wales’ archival heritage. tinyurl.com/yc3ctmte

Includes:
- Practical skills in research & heritage interpretation
- Case studies in Wales & beyond
- Guided tour of Aberystwyth's memorials.

Open to all. Free for Aberystwyth University students & staff! 2/2
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Very excited to be launching this new, online course with @aberuni.bsky.social Lifelong Learning in May.

From controversial statues & war memorials to plaques, graffiti and place names. Learn about the history & debates behind these memorials. 1/2

Two fantastic days with some great @aberuni.bsky.social lifelong learning students exploring the work and collections @librarywales.bsky.social Huge thanks to the NLW, RCAHMW & PCW staff for their excellent talks.

Can't wait to see what the students have planned for their projects!

The push to teach more wide-ranging Welsh history is excellent, but shouldn't replace wider histories.
As for history teachers' fixation on Nazi Germany, US civil rights etc they're overworked, so will go where the resources are, it'll take time to build up a similar pool of Welsh history resources.

The Library is sad to hear of the death of Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas. As an esteemed academic, an advocate for culture and heritage, and one of our foremost political figures, he made a substantial contribution to Welsh life.

We extend our sincerest condolences to his family.

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