Hive Mind! I’m looking for someone with excellent WordPress expertise to get my website (edithhall.co.uk) up to date, on a paid-for basis, and then regularly update it. Please DM me if you feel you can help. I would also be grateful for pointers to anyone who might suit.
Mull / Cornwall Artist Exchange:
We are inviting applications from artists based in Cornwall (incl. Isles of Scilly) & on the Isle of Mull, Iona, & Ulva to take part in a new cross-regional artist exchange exploring creative practice in rural places.
associates.creativekernow.org.uk/mull-cornwal...
Don't steal pies this Christmas.
News | Crafts, customs and celebrations to be considered as submissions open for ‘UK living heritage’ inventory
🔗 https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/communities-invited-to-submit-their-traditions-to-uk-living-heritage-inventory/
News | Closed River & Rowing Museum seeks new homes for its collections
Henley institution calls for sector-wide expressions of interest for ethical transfer of objects
In terms of privacy, this is more than a bit disturbing. Google wants to use your documents for AI training. The good news is it’s fairly simple to opt out. See: www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
If you are a member of the National Trust and also despise the Reform tendency, please vote in the AGM to keep the astroturf candidates of Restore Trust out of power.
You can find the names to avoid here, at this deliberately broken link: https:// www. restoretrust. org. uk / agm-2025
Government style ad in watercolour. Image of a burglar stealing a painting from the wall of a home. Tagline: "It's not theft... if you say you're using it to train your AI algorithm". Body text: "Theft is now legal, so we can boost the economy by eliminating jobs. If that doesn't make any sense, ask a chatbot to explain it to you." HM government logo in the corner.
Did a new one
There are a lot of Museum break-ins at the moment…
"Are my migraines hormonal, or am I thinking too hard about how Peter Thiel has more money than all nurses on Earth combined?"
Archway (purpose to be identified by someone) at the bottom of a building with a grate, next to steps on the outside of West Studios, Chesterfield College.
Are there any architects on here, or generally people who know what the feature on the bottom left of this image is. A sort of drainage archway perhaps? It’s on a Victorian former grammar school building with lots of similar holes! Many thanks.
IMPORTANT
All freelancers, self-employed, creatives
This is the first I've heard of this, but the Department for Business and Trade is running a consultation on the scourge of late payments, they want to introduce new legislation to tackle poor practices
Deadline to respond is 23 October
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The Boring Fund will be open for applications in November.
If your small UK charity needs (up to) £200 to cover something boring like insurance or web hosting, take a look.
They welcome donations too.
Hello good people of Bluesky, would anyone have access to a PDF of this pls:
Victorian Crime Fiction in the Twenty-First Century: A Review Essay, 2015–2024 Available to Purchase
Michael Harris-Peyton
Dickens Studies Annual (2025) 56 (2): 311–358.
doi.org/10.5325/dick...
@yalebooks.bsky.social have outdone themselves with the cover of my new book. Out in January for anyone interested.
A flint lock blunderbuss, which is attached to a bayonet, and 17 pocket watches and chronometers were stolen when two thieves were believed to have forced entry into the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) in Exeter. www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
It's a meme! Three people are standing in a row. They are from the set of the oppenheimer movie. On the left is the Einstein character, looking like a boffin. He is captioned "Curatorial team". On the right is the oppenheimer character, looking very serious. He is captioned "Admin team". in the middle is a member of the production team, wearing outrageous and garish clothes. He is captioned "Learning team".
Every museum everywhere. 👇
Do any of my #ClassicsSky friends have a source on the punishment for rape/assault of a Vestal Virgin? I only know of one, and I don't want to cite that author
Romanists, help a girl out!
Hi everyone!
I am beginning my search for prospective PhD supervisors for a September 2026 start. If you specialise in Caribbean slavery and/or the East India Company, and are interested in supervising my doctoral research, I would be delighted to hear from you! #Skystorians #AcademicSky
A stone block with 5 lines of ancient greek text inscribed on it
Today AIO launches 107 new inscriptions: all votives of artisans and workers, boundary stones of the Athenian empire on Aigina, all remaining dedications of Asklepios, Health, Telesphoros & Amynos, and all remaining inscriptions on the Rural Dionysia. See www.atticinscriptions.com/browse/bypub...
Review | Best of the west: Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery, Truro 📍
Sarah Riddle is impressed by the rebirth of the former Royal Cornwall Museum.
Devon-based artists! Still time to apply! Agreat opportunity to work with a fantastic museum. #Exeter
We are looking for a #Deaf or HoH artist based in the South West of England to design and lead a series of three day-long creative workshops with young people aged 11 to 16 from Exmouth's Deaf Academy inspired by ‘colour’ in RAMMs collections 🎨
More info here >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZJO...
This conference on C19 museums will be brilliant. Please submit your proposals that expand the field beyond the nationals and London-centrism - regional museums, international/colonial networks, mechanics’ institute collections etc etc. Deadline 12 July.
This song represents the end of a long hiatus from writing. I’m grateful for the excellent Reversed Chakra band for encouraging me to do it. Any comments and shares very gratefully received youtu.be/OHpmdrl9dAI?...
An exquisitely preserved Archaeopteryx fossil has delivered fresh insights into how the earliest birds first took flight 150m years ago.
Friday morning reminder that there is a Discord for Independent and Freelance Historians. We talk book proposals, finding agents and all things related to charging money for things. If you want to receive an invite please do DM me.
