A collection of Second World War aerial photography has been made accessible to the public for the first time. 📷 The photographs were taken by the United States Army Air Forces Photographic Reconnaissance units in England in 1943 and 1944. See more. ➡️ bit.ly/USAAF-Photogra…

Can anyone help identify/translate this script? 🏷️ The costume curator at Henfield Museum would really appreciate some assistance with it. Hebrew and Tajik have been suggested. The item it’s attached to is in the second pic. Please and thank you. 🙏 #Museums #Translation

Proposed development next to Cathedral Green a hundred metres from Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill and Derby Cathedral Public consultation on nine-storey apartment block in Derby's Full Street derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-new…

We’ve been keeping a secret 🤫 This morning, two rarely before-seen Joseph Wright paintings have been unveiled at Derby Museum and Art Gallery, where they join the world’s most extensive collection of works by artist Joseph Wright ✨ Find out more: derbymuseums.org/news/two-rarel…

Lucy Bamford's latest project.

Revealed today ⁦Derby Museums⁩ “Renowned British artist’s paintings on display for only fifth time in 250 years”. ⁦The Independent⁩ independent.co.uk/news/uk/derby-…

‘Fancy’ paintings ⁦Derby Museums⁩ Joseph Wright works on display in painter's home city - BBC News bbc.com/news/uk-englan…

Don’t smear our museums – they are not all institutionally corrupt | Letters theguardian.com/culture/2023/a…

It's been a busy couple of days! Delighted to unveil these two new beauts - amid audible gasps and ooos - this morning Derby Museums. Free for everyone to enjoy. Don't miss 'em!

Thanks for coming Nadine Peatfield & Baggy Shanker MP We’re really delighted there’s even more work by Wright for the public to enjoy. And for free Derby Museums

Just said all of this & more on BBC Radio 4 PM about 15 mins in.

Wild at heart! . Some fantastic museum exploring during this summer holidays ❤️ We particularly love Derby Museums derby museum and art gallerys nature section. . And it’s freeee! . #lovederby #familydayout #derbymuseum #lovenature #wildatheart

Astronomer Maria Mitchell (1818 - 1889), standing second from left, next to a telescope, is shown with her astronomy class outside the observatory at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, circa 1870. gettyimages.com/detail/news-ph… #histSTM #WomenInSTEM #WomenInAstronomy

Lavinia Fontana, Portrait of a Noblewoman, ca. 1580. (National Museum of Women in the Arts; Photo by Lee Stalsworth) Lavinia was given her first name #otd 24 Aug 1552 on her baptism in Bologna.

24 Aug 1198: b. Alexander II, King of #Scots at Haddington, East Lothian #otd

Brilliant ‘big-up’ of Derby Museums new acquisitions of Joseph Wright of Derby paintings by Andy Twigge of BBC Derby on the BBC Radio 4 #r4today programme at 07.45 this morning. 🙏 Can be seen in Derby Museum and Art Gallery. Admission FREE

BOOKING NOW: On Thursday Sept 7, join C20 for a free evening walking tour exploring the remarkable architecture of Twentieth Century Croydon, as part of Open House Festival 🎟️ Tickets: programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/12232

We have three ‘chats’ in the county – the stonechat, the whinchat and the (northern) wheatear. As they leave their upland breeding grounds, these chats can turn up in any rural site, such as a recently ploughed or weedy field, especially if there’s a wall or fence to perch on.

This is the Government Press Release on #NutrientNeutrality. It's wrong in so many ways. Here's a thread of three: ❌ environmental laws don't stop housing ❌ the #HabitatsRegulations are effective ❌ the new money won't stop the pollution

Roman portable sundial in the shape of a cured ham. The whimsical yet precision-crafted bronze timepiece was unearthed in Herculaneum in 1760 and quickly identified as a rare pocket sundial by its grid markings. The exact workings of the 'pork clock' have, however, only recently