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Ordinary Seaman Spud, mascot of the aircraft carrier HMS Searcher poses for a photograph #onthisday 1944.
Learn more about the role of animals in helping the war effort: bit.ly/3K4xRUy
© IWM A 22848
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IWM is delighted to have recently acquired cockpits from both a Vickers Valiant B1 (XD826) and a Handley Page Victor K2 (XH699) from private collector, Nigel Towler. <1/2>
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Metal & plastic fastenings can cause significant damage to Archive Collections. We remove the nasties & repackage records so further damage is ⬇️. If you need advice about caring for your archive ➡️@Conservators_UK
icon.org.uk/resources/caring… #EYAYourArchive #ExploreYourArchive
ALT A close up image of a very rusty clip attached to paper. The clip has caused discolouring to the papers it is attached to.
ALT A selection of acid free folders and paper with a cleaning brush, bone folder, paperclip remover, gloves and cotton tape.
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Looking forward to this event - ICON Ethnography group will be presenting ‘What’s in a name?’ the results of the survey conducted by the group to assess members’ views of the term ‘ethnography’ and potential suitable alternatives. #conservation
Bookings are open for the EACF/SHARE Conservation Network & Collections Management Network decolonising symposium on 16th Dec. Some fantastic speakers relevant to museums of all sizes that will help increase confidence in this field of work bit.ly/3OUxCgJ
Fantastic talk this evening from Sarah Scaturro about the controversy surrounding Kim Kardashian wearing Marilyn Monroe’s dress!
It's just a dress! 💅
We're so excited about the 2022 Icon Annual Lecture, where @saruzza @ClevelandArt will talk about the controversy surrounding Kim Kardashian wearing Marilyn Monroe's dress at the Met Gala.
Get your ticket: icon.org.uk/events/icon-annu…
Amazing day learning about the preservation and conservation of plastics!
@MuseumofLondon @ucl @Tate #festivalofplastics #plastics #conservation #storage #preservation
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Learn more about the conservation of Victor XH648 in this video on the IWM YouTube channel.
Watch in full: bit.ly/3tix4bA
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Chilkat Weaving and Material Sovereignty of Alaska's Northwest Coast.
Join us for a talk by Lily Hope, renowned Chilkat weaver, artist, and teacher
Free
26th March 2022 6.30-7.30pm
Sign up below:
icon.org.uk/.../ethnography-…...
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ICON Ethnography is pleased to announce our next online talk:
Human remains in Tibetan material religion: Conservation as research methodology
Dr Ayesha Fuentes,
Tuesday 15 March , 7-8pm
For more information and to sign up follow this link:
icon.org.uk/events/ethnograp…
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Please join us for our next webinar:
Ethnography: A re-sounding success? Can you 3D print sound?
Seeking 3D scanning technology that can offer an alternative to playing historic musical instruments.
Andrew Hughes and Reed Hudson
26 January 7-8pm
icon.org.uk/events/ethnograp…
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We are excited to announce our next online talk by Lydia Messerschmidt ACR on the Conservation of the James Bruce Drinking Horn.
Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 7-8pm.
Sign up here:
icon.org.uk/events/ethnograp…
Fascinating talk by Flora Davidson on the conservation of artefacts retrieved from the shipwrecks of Franklin's 1845 expedition. #IconAL #marineconservation #conservation
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🌊Join us for Icon's 3rd Annual Lecture, where we will delve into the famed and mysterious wreckages of Captain Sir John Franklin's 1845 'lost expedition'! The event will take place online on 27 October - book your ticket here: icon.org.uk/events/icon-annu…
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'IWM’s new permanent exhibit lays bare an unspeakable atrocity through the small, human details'...
The @guardian reviews IWM London's extensive new Second World War and The Holocaust Galleries, opening 20 October.
bit.ly/3uZ8AmN @Freedland
This is awful!
ALT Screen shot of personal specification which reads: 'Candidates should have less than 3 absences in the last 6 months or not more than 6 days absence over the 6 months period prior to the closing date of the post. Any absences relating to a disability or any other incapacity will be viewed sympathetically and will be considered if fully explained. Due regard will be made to the need to make reasonable adjustments in line with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.'
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Taking place this Saturday!
As part of Oxford Open Doors, the Talking Threads project have organised a series of in-person and virtual events showcasing Palestinian embroidery and textiles in the collections.
Book your free place at prm.ox.ac.uk/event/talking-t…
This is amazing!
The NFSA has released colourised footage of the last known surviving Tasmanian tiger - or Thylacine - for National Threatened Species Day. Read more about how this B&W footage has been given a new life. nfsa.gov.au/latest/colourise…
#thylacine #tasmaniantiger #threatenedspecies
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Have you checked out our curated collection of vintage cats? From felines in fancy costumes, to an animated short film narrated by Nick Cave, it's the purr-fect pick-me-up: nfsa.gov.au/collection/curat…
Kit-E-Kat cat food by George Patterson Advertising ( 1960s-1970s)
#vintage #cats
Rachel Alma Howie retweeted
As part of Oxford Open Doors, the Talking Threads project have organised a series of in-person and virtual events showcasing Palestinian embroidery and textiles in the collections.
Book your free place at prm.ox.ac.uk/event/talking-t…
Take a look behind the scenes of IWM film storage and digitisation studios in the video for IWM's Digitisation on Demand service #filmdigitisation #museums @I_W_M
youtube.com/watch?v=_4m0pP2A…