Public heritage for the 21st century. Sudbury Hall: #ChildrensCountryHouse Hardwick Hall: #WeareBess and Kedleston Hall: #MyAdornmentisMyPower #MATransformers
Roaming across the Midlands
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Polly Schomberg retweeted
Six books unified by an originality of voice, accessible, insightful, each one a masterpiece. May we present the first ever #WomensPrize for #NonFiction shortlist sponsored by @findmypast.
Huge congratulations to the shortlisted authors and our heartfelt thanks to the judges!
Polly Schomberg retweeted
Aspiring journalists!
Delighted to announce that the 2024 @guardian and @ObserverUK Positive Action Schemes have just launched!
If you're Black, Asian or minority ethnic,
or if you're a person with a disability,
we offer two weeks' work experience
workforus.theguardian.com/en…
Polly Schomberg retweeted
Can chickpeas, lentils and other legumes grow in the UK?
Our researchers are looking for 100 schools to help find out.
Find out how you can get involved 👇
brnw.ch/21wH7ab
ALT A variety of legume seed (From top left and going clockwise: Bambara groundnut, lablab (brown-seeded), chickpea, pea, lentil, lablab (white-seeded), sword bean, jack bean).
Polly Schomberg retweeted
I’m wading into this debate. I don’t even know why it’s a debate. I’d love Greece to have its beautiful Parthenon marbles back.
I mean, it’s been really lovely to have them on extended loan, but they’re not ours.
Polly Schomberg retweeted
News | Nick Merriman appointed chief executive of @EnglishHeritage – Horniman director to take up new role overseeing the national heritage collection
Read: ow.ly/Lmkc50PX9Lq
ALT Nick Merriman, wearing black glasses and a a lilac blazer, stands outside an English Heritage castle
Polly Schomberg retweeted
LAUNCHING TODAY our new 'Nothing Without Us: Experiences of Disability' trail shares the stories of disabled people through a combination of artist interventions & objects in the collections, looking at how the experience of #disability can affect us all. bit.ly/40Dx8S9
ALT View of a bright pink graphic in a desktop display case on the first floor of the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Polly Schomberg retweeted
Here are the full results for the votes at today's @nationaltrust AGM. Thanks to everyone who voted - important that members have a say on the Trust's future
nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-…
Polly Schomberg retweeted
'You will all have had different experiences of the Trust... but what unites us is our shared love of nature, beauty and history. The @nationaltrust is an incredible act of shared endeavour: nearly 6 million members caring for places and people'
@HilaryMcGrady at the NT AGM
💚
Polly Schomberg retweeted
Reflections on a week of #museums2023 gatherings in UK 🇬🇧 Netherlands 🇳🇱 (both held in performance venues)
One event was long, sprawling with ideas and activism but lacking in focus; the other short, well curated, advocating success and the best in museums.
I think we need both – at Soest, Nederland
Polly Schomberg retweeted
Our new VR experience is available from the front desk.
Currently it’s only Thundercats, but Geoff thinks he has Knight Rider and Chip’n’Dale, Rescue Rangers in the loft #ProgrammeDevelopment
Polly Schomberg retweeted
Join me and @TracyBorman this Friday for a romp with our virgin queen. Liz 1.
Polly Schomberg retweeted
Having a nosey on LinkedIn when I spotted this in a job pack. Well done @DockyardChatham.
Polly Schomberg retweeted
Half of Britons can’t name a Black British historical figure, survey finds theguardian.com/uk-news/2023…
Polly Schomberg retweeted
For those of us who are writers and readers, I noticed that a lot of folks aren't familiar with the rich canon of Palestinian literature and don't know where to begin reading. In response to this, down below is a thread of novels, non-fiction, and poetry about Palestine (🧵):
Polly Schomberg retweeted
Gen X and Millennial parents have a lot to answer for, we cannot rely on schools to teach Black children about themselves. I learned about Black History at a Saturday School in the 80s.
Polly Schomberg retweeted
Great to hear from @nualamorse and @vickyryves putting museums health and wellbeing work and a culture of care centre stage in this panel at the #CHWAConference2023
Exciting to hear @nualamorse talk about @LeicsMusStud students’ interest in and enthusiasm for health and wellbeing work, as future leaders of the museum sector. #CHWAconference2023
Polly Schomberg retweeted
When someone with a Blue check posts something harmful yall have to try not to quote retweet or engage. I’m working on this too.
If one posts gets enough impressions somebody can easily make $75-$100 and this adds up. Yall want transphobes, misogynist and racist cashing in?
Polly Schomberg retweeted
Polling by @Moreincommon_ reported today in the Times. Pretty incredible results for @nationaltrust 😍
Polly Schomberg retweeted
1/7 My book “Deny & Disavow” ends with 7 arguments that you often hear from right wing culture warriors about British colonialism.
I’m going to try to ‘serialise’ my answers to them, one each day, in case they’re useful to anyone. More on the substance behind them in the book. amazon.co.uk/Deny-Disavow-Di…
@Sathnam @DalrympleWill
