Oh God, I can already see it... "Ancient stone monument? Marvel of archaeological architecture? Called the 'Aelian Wall', you say?"

Karl Anthony Mercer miri teixeira This is an excellent point. I get a real sense of "Equality, yes, of course, but we must retain our status as gatekeepers."

Launching #CuratingVisibility to amplify disability history and art, building on the successes of Curating for Change! Follow us on Instagram @curatingforchange for exclusive visuals and updates—we’d love to connect. Fellowship deadline: 25 Nov. Apply now - link pinned!

Study upon study, report upon report & anecdote upon anecdote reveal the class inequality in our cultural sector. Change is long overdue & needs to start at grass roots all the way up to top institutions - which needs investment, so it won't happen. amp.theguardian.com/inequality/202…

Are you a BSL user interested in curating disability history? Check out the BSL version of our #CuratingVisibility Fellowship application pack, designed to support D/deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent curators in shaping museum collections: vimeo.com/1020634001

Not leaving here but a lot of people I like to keep in touch with are - so I've made a bluesky - @karlantmercer.bsky.social - follow me over there of you're so inclined.

New opportunity: PA services to IWM Duxford's Curating Visibility Fellow for more information and to apply: curatingforchange.org/2024/11/15/opp…

#CuratingVisibility has a focus on digital innovation, and we’re seeking D/deaf, disabled, or neurodivergent fellows who are passionate about how digital technologies like VR, AR, and Immersive Sound can bring museum collections and stories to life. Apply now via our pinned post!

One week countdown to the deadline for our #CuratingVisibility Fellowship! If you define as D/deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent curators, we invite you to uncover the hidden disability histories with placements at @CharlestonTrust, London Museum, and Barnsley Museums. Apply now!

Do you live in Dover District? Do you identify as d/Deaf, disabled or Neurodiverse? Do you have an interest in history? Digital technology? Storytelling? Or all of the above? Apply to join my co-production group at Dover Museum! Details here ⬇️ dovermuseum.co.uk/Exhibitions/Cu…

Thanks to the Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance for sharing ‘Wildflowers’ by Karl Mercer @karlantmercer, Curating Visibility Fellow, at @dovermuseum. This short video explores Karl’s own experiences of employment within the heritage sector. Full video: shorturl.at/rVUXF

Well this is load of nonsense. Without any knowledge of the topic you should be able to ask two probing questions: 1. Where does this numerical data come from and how can it be so accurate? 2. Why were the Romans worried before their population had even peaked? #BadAncient

Yesterday's festive reel for Dover Museum. I sing 'I Saw Three Ships' and tell about the arrival of Augustine's mission to Bertha and Ethelbert of Kent and the spread of Christianity in the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. instagram.com/reel/DD6kKJwqZ…

And in today's Festive Reel I sing Silent Night and talk about the Christmas Truce of 1914 that didn't apply in Dover because the Germans dropped a bomb on us instead. instagram.com/reel/DD9I-m8h8…