Looking forward to speaking at this #exhibitions and #museumhistory event from @mghg.bsky.social later this month
Forthcoming online event - MGHG In Conversation, with Dr Rebecca Wade and Dr Clare Wintle, on museum and exhibition cultures in the 19th century and beyond. Monday 25 November, 5.30-6.30pm. Do join us! More details and booking link here: www.eventbrite.com/e/mghg-in-co...
MGHG In Conversation No.1 - museum & exhibition cultures
Join us for an online discussion on museum and exhibition cultures in the 19th century and beyond with Dr Rebecca Wade and Dr Claire Wintle.
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November 15, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Looking forward to speaking at this #exhibitions and #museumhistory event from @mghg.bsky.social later this month
#Event | Lecture: Exhibiting One's Own History. Jewish Museums in Berlin and Warsaw Before the Shoah | 🔗 Details: www.dubnow.de/veranstaltun...
@dubnow.bsky.social
#jewishstudies #Jewsky #MuseumHistory
September 23, 2026 | 6:00 pm CEST | online
@dubnow.bsky.social
#jewishstudies #Jewsky #MuseumHistory
September 23, 2026 | 6:00 pm CEST | online
September 2, 2026 at 12:19 PM
#Event | Lecture: Exhibiting One's Own History. Jewish Museums in Berlin and Warsaw Before the Shoah | 🔗 Details: www.dubnow.de/veranstaltun...
@dubnow.bsky.social
#jewishstudies #Jewsky #MuseumHistory
September 23, 2026 | 6:00 pm CEST | online
@dubnow.bsky.social
#jewishstudies #Jewsky #MuseumHistory
September 23, 2026 | 6:00 pm CEST | online
Abstract deadline: 20 March 2026
Full paper deadline: 20 May 2026 (can be negotiated)
Please submit queries and abstracts to: Laurence Talairach: laurence.talairach@univ-tlse2.fr and Linda Andersson Burnett: linda.andersson-burnett@idehist.uu.se
#MuseumHistory #skystorians
Full paper deadline: 20 May 2026 (can be negotiated)
Please submit queries and abstracts to: Laurence Talairach: laurence.talairach@univ-tlse2.fr and Linda Andersson Burnett: linda.andersson-burnett@idehist.uu.se
#MuseumHistory #skystorians
March 9, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Abstract deadline: 20 March 2026
Full paper deadline: 20 May 2026 (can be negotiated)
Please submit queries and abstracts to: Laurence Talairach: laurence.talairach@univ-tlse2.fr and Linda Andersson Burnett: linda.andersson-burnett@idehist.uu.se
#MuseumHistory #skystorians
Full paper deadline: 20 May 2026 (can be negotiated)
Please submit queries and abstracts to: Laurence Talairach: laurence.talairach@univ-tlse2.fr and Linda Andersson Burnett: linda.andersson-burnett@idehist.uu.se
#MuseumHistory #skystorians
Tomorrow marks 59 years since the Smithsonian opened the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in a converted D.C. theater. Built with deep community involvement, it helped redefine what a museum could be. #museum #history #smithsonian #museumhistory #ushistory
September 14, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Tomorrow marks 59 years since the Smithsonian opened the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in a converted D.C. theater. Built with deep community involvement, it helped redefine what a museum could be. #museum #history #smithsonian #museumhistory #ushistory
Dear #museumhistory #envhist #histsci people, I am looking for good readings to give my students about museums and/or collections ecosystems, environments - any area or time period. Anything you would recommend?
Also, do you have anything good about ecomuseums?
Many thanks!
Also, do you have anything good about ecomuseums?
Many thanks!
September 7, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Dear #museumhistory #envhist #histsci people, I am looking for good readings to give my students about museums and/or collections ecosystems, environments - any area or time period. Anything you would recommend?
Also, do you have anything good about ecomuseums?
Many thanks!
Also, do you have anything good about ecomuseums?
Many thanks!
Cat show in a museum? Yes please! Educated cats? As long as they don't come with outstanding student loans.
#MuseumHistory #TDIH #cathistory
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati, Ohio · Thursday, April 03, 1884
#MuseumHistory #TDIH #cathistory
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati, Ohio · Thursday, April 03, 1884
April 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Cat show in a museum? Yes please! Educated cats? As long as they don't come with outstanding student loans.
#MuseumHistory #TDIH #cathistory
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati, Ohio · Thursday, April 03, 1884
#MuseumHistory #TDIH #cathistory
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati, Ohio · Thursday, April 03, 1884
By tracing how ideas of rarity developed, the talk highlights a broader problem: rare species don’t easily fit into the systems scientists use to count and manage biodiversity, making conservation more uncertain and complex. All welcome! #histsci #skystorians #HPS #museumhistory Please circulate
April 27, 2026 at 11:40 AM
By tracing how ideas of rarity developed, the talk highlights a broader problem: rare species don’t easily fit into the systems scientists use to count and manage biodiversity, making conservation more uncertain and complex. All welcome! #histsci #skystorians #HPS #museumhistory Please circulate
Wednesday 10 June 2026 – 18:00–19:00 (CET)
Claudia Horn (King’s College London)
“Rosa Luxemburg’s Herbarium: Radical Ecology and the Global Plantation” #Womenshistory #skystorians #museumhistory
Claudia Horn (King’s College London)
“Rosa Luxemburg’s Herbarium: Radical Ecology and the Global Plantation” #Womenshistory #skystorians #museumhistory
March 18, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Wednesday 10 June 2026 – 18:00–19:00 (CET)
Claudia Horn (King’s College London)
“Rosa Luxemburg’s Herbarium: Radical Ecology and the Global Plantation” #Womenshistory #skystorians #museumhistory
Claudia Horn (King’s College London)
“Rosa Luxemburg’s Herbarium: Radical Ecology and the Global Plantation” #Womenshistory #skystorians #museumhistory
When Hands On interactives go horribly wrong.
#tdih, #museumhistory
Daily Miner-Transcript
Nevada City, California · Thursday, May 29, 1890
#tdih, #museumhistory
Daily Miner-Transcript
Nevada City, California · Thursday, May 29, 1890
May 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
When Hands On interactives go horribly wrong.
#tdih, #museumhistory
Daily Miner-Transcript
Nevada City, California · Thursday, May 29, 1890
#tdih, #museumhistory
Daily Miner-Transcript
Nevada City, California · Thursday, May 29, 1890
I blame the government shut down.
#museumhistory
The New York Times
New York, New York · Sunday, October 15, 1899
#museumhistory
The New York Times
New York, New York · Sunday, October 15, 1899
October 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I blame the government shut down.
#museumhistory
The New York Times
New York, New York · Sunday, October 15, 1899
#museumhistory
The New York Times
New York, New York · Sunday, October 15, 1899
Nothing more fun that 136 year old box scores from the competitive walkers known as Pedestriennes.
The Boston Daily Globe
Wednesday, April 02, 1890
#museumhistory, #tdih, #sportshistory,
The Boston Daily Globe
Wednesday, April 02, 1890
#museumhistory, #tdih, #sportshistory,
April 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Nothing more fun that 136 year old box scores from the competitive walkers known as Pedestriennes.
The Boston Daily Globe
Wednesday, April 02, 1890
#museumhistory, #tdih, #sportshistory,
The Boston Daily Globe
Wednesday, April 02, 1890
#museumhistory, #tdih, #sportshistory,
From the #museumhistory and #tdih file
A satiric conversation by specimens at the California Academy of Sciences on the election of officers. Link to article, complete with cartoons, in comments.
The San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco, California · Tuesday, January 07, 1896
A satiric conversation by specimens at the California Academy of Sciences on the election of officers. Link to article, complete with cartoons, in comments.
The San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco, California · Tuesday, January 07, 1896
January 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
From the #museumhistory and #tdih file
A satiric conversation by specimens at the California Academy of Sciences on the election of officers. Link to article, complete with cartoons, in comments.
The San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco, California · Tuesday, January 07, 1896
A satiric conversation by specimens at the California Academy of Sciences on the election of officers. Link to article, complete with cartoons, in comments.
The San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco, California · Tuesday, January 07, 1896
After months of digging through the archives of Nederlands Openluchtmuseum, Museum Europäischer Kulturen, Hindeloopen Museum (👇🏻) and @friesmuseum.bsky.social, I began writing a history of museum work through (the interaction with/construction of) the Hindeloopen room #museumhistory #staff #research
February 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
After months of digging through the archives of Nederlands Openluchtmuseum, Museum Europäischer Kulturen, Hindeloopen Museum (👇🏻) and @friesmuseum.bsky.social, I began writing a history of museum work through (the interaction with/construction of) the Hindeloopen room #museumhistory #staff #research
🚨Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, will retire by the end of 2026 after nearly 38 years at the museum. He led the institution amid conflicts over how American history is presented under Trump administration pressure. #Smithsonian #LonnieBunch #MuseumHistory
Full report from No Spin Media.
data.nospin.media
September 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
🚨Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, will retire by the end of 2026 after nearly 38 years at the museum. He led the institution amid conflicts over how American history is presented under Trump administration pressure. #Smithsonian #LonnieBunch #MuseumHistory
By granting public access to an imperial collection, the Russian Empire acknowledged that culture could outlast the court that created it.
Follow the page for more daily history!
#HermitageMuseum #MuseumHistory #RussianHistory #ArtHistory #SaintPetersburg
Follow the page for more daily history!
#HermitageMuseum #MuseumHistory #RussianHistory #ArtHistory #SaintPetersburg
February 6, 2026 at 6:31 AM
By granting public access to an imperial collection, the Russian Empire acknowledged that culture could outlast the court that created it.
Follow the page for more daily history!
#HermitageMuseum #MuseumHistory #RussianHistory #ArtHistory #SaintPetersburg
Follow the page for more daily history!
#HermitageMuseum #MuseumHistory #RussianHistory #ArtHistory #SaintPetersburg
Another interesting read: Inside the Lost Museum: Curating, Past and Present from @lubar#bookshelf #museumhistory
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shar.es/1TN1zC
February 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Another interesting read: Inside the Lost Museum: Curating, Past and Present from @lubar#bookshelf #museumhistory
shar.es/1TN1zC
shar.es/1TN1zC
#BookHistory #MuseumHistory does anyone know when the first illustrated museum catalogue was published? And for which museum?
November 17, 2024 at 3:31 AM
#BookHistory #MuseumHistory does anyone know when the first illustrated museum catalogue was published? And for which museum?
The #museum30 #origins prompt led to a quick post on cosmetics museums. Check out the ones that came before the Makeup Museum, plus a few that were established after. 💄#makeupmuseum #museumhistory https://bit.ly/36ODbYq
First: unraveling the origins of cosmetics museums - Make...
I'm doing the #Museum30 challenge on Twitter, and one of ...
bit.ly
February 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
The #museum30 #origins prompt led to a quick post on cosmetics museums. Check out the ones that came before the Makeup Museum, plus a few that were established after. 💄#makeupmuseum #museumhistory https://bit.ly/36ODbYq
The Smithsonian Institution: America's Largest Museum Complex
From James Smithson's 1826 bequest (he never visited the U.S.) to 154M+ artifacts!
Follow @historyshortspod.bsky.social
LISTEN: directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
#Smithsonian #NationAttic #MuseumHistory #HistoryShorts
From James Smithson's 1826 bequest (he never visited the U.S.) to 154M+ artifacts!
Follow @historyshortspod.bsky.social
LISTEN: directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
#Smithsonian #NationAttic #MuseumHistory #HistoryShorts
The Story of the Smithsonian Institution
n this episode of History Shorts, we explore how an unlikely bequest sparked the creation of America’s great national museums, the struggles to bring them to life, and how the Smithsonian grew into a ...
directory.libsyn.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:31 PM
The Smithsonian Institution: America's Largest Museum Complex
From James Smithson's 1826 bequest (he never visited the U.S.) to 154M+ artifacts!
Follow @historyshortspod.bsky.social
LISTEN: directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
#Smithsonian #NationAttic #MuseumHistory #HistoryShorts
From James Smithson's 1826 bequest (he never visited the U.S.) to 154M+ artifacts!
Follow @historyshortspod.bsky.social
LISTEN: directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
#Smithsonian #NationAttic #MuseumHistory #HistoryShorts
This is hilarious! Once you think about it. Learn about 19th Century Dime Museums and read about the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. Then think some more. HILARIOUS!
#museumhistory #tdih #cannibalism
www.newspapers.com/article/the-...
#museumhistory #tdih #cannibalism
www.newspapers.com/article/the-...
That Only Surviving Dog
Clipping found in The Oswego Courant published in Oswego, Kansas on 10/9/1884. That Only Surviving Dog
www.newspapers.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This is hilarious! Once you think about it. Learn about 19th Century Dime Museums and read about the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. Then think some more. HILARIOUS!
#museumhistory #tdih #cannibalism
www.newspapers.com/article/the-...
#museumhistory #tdih #cannibalism
www.newspapers.com/article/the-...
#tdih,#museumhistory,#museums
The Journal
Meriden, Connecticut •
Wed, Apr 24, 1895
Page 1
I am dying to know see what these images were, but as a weakly constituted man I am unclear whether they'd be suitable.
The Journal
Meriden, Connecticut •
Wed, Apr 24, 1895
Page 1
I am dying to know see what these images were, but as a weakly constituted man I am unclear whether they'd be suitable.
April 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#tdih,#museumhistory,#museums
The Journal
Meriden, Connecticut •
Wed, Apr 24, 1895
Page 1
I am dying to know see what these images were, but as a weakly constituted man I am unclear whether they'd be suitable.
The Journal
Meriden, Connecticut •
Wed, Apr 24, 1895
Page 1
I am dying to know see what these images were, but as a weakly constituted man I am unclear whether they'd be suitable.
I know Du Maurier's book and stage adaptations gave us the Trilby Hat, but Trilby Feet? A wonderful example of a museum trying to stay relevant to pop culture of the 19th Cent.
#tdih, #museumhistory
#tdih, #museumhistory
April 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I know Du Maurier's book and stage adaptations gave us the Trilby Hat, but Trilby Feet? A wonderful example of a museum trying to stay relevant to pop culture of the 19th Cent.
#tdih, #museumhistory
#tdih, #museumhistory
#TDIH, #MuseumHistory
The Cardiff Giant Appears in Woods Museum with a competitor in the offing at Apollo Hall.
The Evening Telegraph
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Saturday, December 18, 1869
The Cardiff Giant Appears in Woods Museum with a competitor in the offing at Apollo Hall.
The Evening Telegraph
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Saturday, December 18, 1869
December 18, 2024 at 4:25 PM
#TDIH, #MuseumHistory
The Cardiff Giant Appears in Woods Museum with a competitor in the offing at Apollo Hall.
The Evening Telegraph
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Saturday, December 18, 1869
The Cardiff Giant Appears in Woods Museum with a competitor in the offing at Apollo Hall.
The Evening Telegraph
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Saturday, December 18, 1869
19th Century Museum jokes are the best.
The St. Helena Star
St. Helena, California · Thursday, December 16, 1875
#tdih, #museumhistory
The St. Helena Star
St. Helena, California · Thursday, December 16, 1875
#tdih, #museumhistory
December 16, 2024 at 2:15 PM
19th Century Museum jokes are the best.
The St. Helena Star
St. Helena, California · Thursday, December 16, 1875
#tdih, #museumhistory
The St. Helena Star
St. Helena, California · Thursday, December 16, 1875
#tdih, #museumhistory
Being married in a museum is hardly new. Here we have a marriage between Henry Barnes of the Corn and Flour Exchange marrying Miss Millie Deacho "Galatea and snake-charmer"
Evening Capital
Annapolis, Maryland · Thursday, December 11, 1890
#tdih, #museumhistory
Evening Capital
Annapolis, Maryland · Thursday, December 11, 1890
#tdih, #museumhistory
December 11, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Being married in a museum is hardly new. Here we have a marriage between Henry Barnes of the Corn and Flour Exchange marrying Miss Millie Deacho "Galatea and snake-charmer"
Evening Capital
Annapolis, Maryland · Thursday, December 11, 1890
#tdih, #museumhistory
Evening Capital
Annapolis, Maryland · Thursday, December 11, 1890
#tdih, #museumhistory