Photographic historian and researcher, writer and lecturer. Consultant (see: https://xitter.cf/t.co/Zu25PdY4Th). Interested in museums, archives, collections and more.
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mikeyp4 retweeted
Listen to our Trustee Simon touring our unique Victorian photography studio with Glenn Jones on BBC Radio Derby’s "Secret Derbyshire".
If this has inspired you to visit our studio we have spaces available on our Heritage Open Day tours this September.
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p6ll…
“To prevent the council relocating Bushey Museum & Art Gallery from Rudolph Road to the proposed community hub planned at the Bushey Country Club development”.
STOP The MOVE NOW! c.org/wf7s9pHT8k via @UKChange
Checking out "National Lottery Heritage Fund support secures public future for AmberSide Collection" on British Photographic History: britishphotohistory.ning.com… @SideGallery
Checking out "Armet Francis's archive secured for Autograph" on British Photographic History: britishphotohistory.ning.com…
Checking out "Cinema Museum has an opportunity to secure its future" on British Photographic History: britishphotohistory.ning.com…
Checking out "UK's first dedicated space for contemporary photography to open" on British Photographic History: britishphotohistory.ning.com…
Checking out "University of St Andrews photographic collection recognised as Nationally Significant" on British Photographic History: britishphotohistory.ning.com…
Checking out "Photography pioneer - Julia Margaret Cameron - commemorated by @EnglishHeritage" on British Photographic History: britishphotohistory.ning.com…
mikeyp4 retweeted
"Feargal Sharkey demands water referendum after Brits 'lose trust' in Keir Starmer."
We need 100,000 signatures to trigger a debate in Parliament.
You know what you need to do Internet.
petition.parliament.uk/petit…
express.co.uk/news/politics/…
Checking out "Autograph ABP receives £500k from Creative Foundations Fund" on British Photographic History: britishphotohistory.ning.com… @DCMS
Checking out "New Exhibition: A Place That Whispers / Hidcote, to 13 September 2026" on British Photographic History: britishphotohistory.ning.com… @nationaltrust #Hidcote
Checking out "Anne McNeill to step down as Bradford's Impressions Gallery relocates" on British Photographic History: britishphotohistory.ning.com…
Checking out "Auction: Kent County Council selling off photography from its Visual Arts Loan Collection" on British Photographic History: britishphotohistory.ning.com… Image: Tony Ray-Jones
Checking out "Oscar Wilde photographs sells for 100x estimate at £220k" on British Photographic History: britishphotohistory.ning.com…
mikeyp4 retweeted
Something personal here, a repaying of a debt to an Edinburgh photographer of the pre-1939 era whose work helped me attempt my own projects and acclimatise to Edinburgh when I was first here. The (melancholy in places) story of Francis Maxwell Chrystal. Link in the first comment:
Checking out "Exhibition: Martin Parr's The Last Resort / opens 20 February 2026" on British Photographic History: britishphotohistory.ning.com… plus my own musing on the 1986 edition of The Last Resort
Checking out "Royal Photographic Society (RPS) / V&A Cataloguing Volunteer / 15 positions" on British Photographic History: britishphotohistory.ning.com…
Checking out "Job Opportunity: National Library of Ireland - Assistant Keeper Photographic Collections" on British Photographic History: britishphotohistory.ning.com…
Checking out "Job Opportunity: National Library of Ireland - Assistant Keeper Photographic Collections" on British Photographic History: britishphotohistory.ning.com…
