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Lucy Creighton

@lucy_etc

Tweeting #archaeology #museums

 Sheffield
Joined March 2009
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Selling 2 x @richarddawson12 tickets for Leeds City Varieties on Sunday 27 April - send me a msg if you want em
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The £20m Museum Renewal Fund will invest in cherished local, civic museums, supporting them to expand access to their collections, and continue serving as trusted custodians of our heritage, sparking national creativity and imagination TO APPLY: gov.uk/government/news/museu…
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🗞️ The Museum Renewal Fund is live! Funded by @DCMS, £20 million will support regional museums in safeguarding access to collections. More info and guidance 👉 buff.ly/gsSWD5c Read Liz Johnson’s (Director, Museums and Collections) new blog 👇 buff.ly/gzMJTYk
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SMA@SocMusArch20 Aug 2024
4 categories: 1.Exhibition, Display or Interpretation project, 2.Collections based project, 3. Engagement and/or collaboration project, 4. Volunteering award. Entries can be for physical and digital projects.
SMA (@SocMusArch) profile pictureSMA@SocMusArch19 Aug 2024
Ok folks - who's being doing what that merits recognition? Applications for our Annual Awards for Excellence 2024 are open from today - easy to apply!! All details are available on our website socmusarch.org.uk/conference…
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@neilfmendoza10 Jul 2024
Up on the roof at the stunning @CannonHall1760 @BarnsleyMuseums @BarnsleyCouncil to have a look at the roof. About to begin @DCMS funded £800K #MENDfund essential grant repair work. Such an important fund - let's hope it carries on @ace_national - museums need this help.
Jon Finch (@jon_finch15) profile pictureJon Finch@jon_finch159 Jul 2024
A pleasure to welcome @neilfmendoza and officers from @HistoricEngland to @EldonHaz and @CannonHall1760 today. The projects demonstrate the critical role heritage can play in the regeneration of our Borough. We look forward to continuing the close working relationship with HE.
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burd ellen@burdellen_5 Jul 2024
Still a couple of spaces on my day of group singing in Sheffield on Sunday. We will look at work songs associated with textiles, eat cake and have lots of fun. Plz come! Also, please tell me if you wanted to come but can’t but would on another day/other place etc 1/2
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📣📣📣 Our @avivaplc Community Fund campaign is LIVE until 28 July 📣📣📣 Support us by donating and Aviva will match fund (up to £250) for every donation given- If you donate £5 Aviva will donate £5 = SGCT receives £10. Link below. Remember to Gift Aid!avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/s…
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Have I mentioned Jeremy Deller is coming to Rotherham? 🤩 Lovely folk @CliftonParkMus @RothTheatres & @Artangel all working together on this event. Supported by @FluxRotherham, @RMBCEvents and @ace_national, and feat. @aurielmajumdar! #minersstrike40 #southyorkshire
Rotherham Theatres (@RothTheatres) profile pictureRotherham Theatres@RothTheatres1 Jun 2024
✨The Battle of Orgreave: An Evening with Jeremy Deller✨ Join us as we commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Miners strike with a special screening of The Battle of Orgreave (An Injury to One is an Injury to All) 📆Wed 12 Jun ⏰6pm 🎟£5 rotherhamtheatres.ticketsolv…
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Art Fund@artfund6 Jun 2024
📊 The results of our Museum Directors Research is in! More than 300 museum directors responded to this survey helping us explore what challenges the sector is facing and how we can shape our programme, advocacy and planning in response. 👇 Here are some of our key findings...
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ADS@ADS_Update1 Apr 2024
🌟 Step back 11,000 years with the new Star Carr: Life after the Ice Exhibition at @YorkshireMuseum! 🦌 Dive into the Mesolithic world through interactive displays and #artifacts. 🔍 Find out more including #StarCarr related #archives archaeologydataservice.ac.uk…
A poster advertising the Star Carr exhibit at the Yorkshire Museum

ALT A poster advertising the Star Carr exhibit at the Yorkshire Museum

A map from the ADS archives showing the Star Carr landcape

ALT A map from the ADS archives showing the Star Carr landcape

A picture of antlers discovered during the Star Carr excavations

ALT A picture of antlers discovered during the Star Carr excavations

A photo of an inscribed pendant found during the Star Carr excavations

ALT A photo of an inscribed pendant found during the Star Carr excavations

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NEWS: £33 million boost for museums and public libraries 26 museums given funding, in addition to 43 library services across England The funding will support important upgrades to ensure they can improve their visitor experiences More ⬇️

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Unable to visit the museum in person? Not to worry! Now you can explore the space virtually with a 360 VR tour developed by our digitisation officer Kane and the Sheffield University Digital Learning team my.matterport.com/show/?m=BT…
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Fantastic to visit the opening of Blackpool’s brand new museum @ShowtownBPL! Super collections, immersive design and interactivity, and loads of fun! Supported by @HeritageFundUK @DCMS @V_and_A Blackpool Council
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The amendments to the Treasure Act 1996 go live from 30th July 2023. The aim of the Act is to support the preservation & protection of significant archaeological finds for the benefit of the nation. You can find out more about the changes here: mailchi.mp/b781055fb1df/may-…
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Want to see some of the amazing finds we have recorded @findsorguk over the past six months? Then take a look at our latest blog featuring some of our favourite finds of 2023 so far.... #Blog #FridayReading #Finds finds.org.uk/counties/yorksh…
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New acquisition alert! We’d love to share our awesome new Roman hoard with you. Thanks to @ArtFund for supporting this amazing acquisition. Find out more about why it’s so cool below...
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Can you help? We're saddened to announce a break-in at Kelham Island Museum and would be hugely grateful for any information that could help @syptweetrecover the 12 items that were taken. You can find full info and contact details here: sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/news…
We’re really sad to share that Kelham Island Museum suffered a break-in at the weekend which saw the theft of 12 items relating to the city’s metalworking history. The objects, which include items from Sheffield Assay Office, the Ken Hawley Collection Trust and lenders to their collection, are an irreplaceable testament to the skill and excellence that has earned Sheffield makers a global reputation. Their historical significance is far greater than any financial value they hold. Some of these items are likely to find their way onto the market and are very distinctive – we’d be hugely grateful if you, our Twitter friends, could keep a look out and contact South Yorkshire Police if you have any information that might help their investigation. You can find contact details and images of the objects in the link above.

ALT We’re really sad to share that Kelham Island Museum suffered a break-in at the weekend which saw the theft of 12 items relating to the city’s metalworking history. The objects, which include items from Sheffield Assay Office, the Ken Hawley Collection Trust and lenders to their collection, are an irreplaceable testament to the skill and excellence that has earned Sheffield makers a global reputation. Their historical significance is far greater than any financial value they hold. Some of these items are likely to find their way onto the market and are very distinctive – we’d be hugely grateful if you, our Twitter friends, could keep a look out and contact South Yorkshire Police if you have any information that might help their investigation. You can find contact details and images of the objects in the link above.

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This pilgrim badge shows Saint Eloi with a pilgrim. Medieval people were sometimes 'measured for a candle', a piece of string as long as they were tall was turned into a coiled candle (the spiral) & offered to a saint in return for a favour. #FindsFriday finds.org.uk/database/artefa…
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Adam Parker@YMT_Adam12 Jan 2023
A whole box containing stamped AND graffitto'd Samian ware in the @YorkshireMuseum. Shame it all has no provenance but the 50+ hand carved inscriptions here are pretty epic.
Roman Samian ware pottery shards- its a deep red in colour with a smooth finish. Some have markings scratched on by their original owners.

ALT Roman Samian ware pottery shards- its a deep red in colour with a smooth finish. Some have markings scratched on by their original owners.

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New acquisition! 😍 It might only be small, but this tiny fragment has a big, international story to tell. It was brought to Yorkshire in the 9th or 10th century, but its origins are far from local and show the diversity of cultural contacts in the early #medieval world. 🧵👇
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