#ResourceOfTheWeek: SIGILLVM, an international network for research on seals, also has some useful pages, including a brief overview of the history of study of seals. sigillvm.net Find more at: memslib.co.uk/diplomatic

ICYMI: A bill to ban octopus farming & the sale of farmed octopus meat in California (AB-3162) has passed the California Assembly! 🐙🙌 Now it just needs to be signed by the Governor to officially become law. 🎉 The rest of the world must follow and #StopOctopusFarming.

Something very, very exciting is happening British Library Medieval Women: In Their Own Words, our new major exhibition, opens on 25 October Get your tickets now, they're cheaper than #Oasis and more chance of encountering Margery Kempe 😉 blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

The TCC first began teaching textile conservation 50yrs ago in 2025! The TCC has since developed into the impressive Kelvin Centre for Conservation and Cultural Heritage Research and world class textile conservation teaching is still at its core …xtileconservation.academicblogs.co.uk/call-for-paper…

❗️ Reminder ❗️ 22-23 October is your last chance to see the exhibition to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Farm Street Church in person. Opening times and details on how to access the exhibition are in the flyer below 👇

Fascinating blog! This a was a slightly unusual one for Friends of the Nations' Libraries (FNL), but not the first time we’ve funded a seal acquisition. This has impeccable provenance, is ‘adjacent to the process of producing archives’ & a wonderful personal item for the collection.

Fantastic #YAC meeting today at the Ure with Dr. Edward A. S. Ross (he/him) on #AI! We learned about the possibilities & the pitfalls of AI for generating images & the high environmental impact of the technology. The group created AI ancient towns using prompts - with some hilarious results!🚽

This morning we had a brilliant egg tempera workshop The Museum of English Rural Life Phillippa Heath led by artist #LisaMarieGibbs 🎨 Our #YouthPanel are working on their current project 'Pandora Unboxed' - responding to our painting of Pandora by John Dickson Batten (1860-1932) Watch this space! 🍳

Water is life, not just for us, but for all of nature – yet in Britain, it’s on life support. Agriculture is the leading cause of river pollution. Intensive farming leads to huge amounts of fertilisers, pesticides & manure poisoning our waterways. #MarchForCleanWater

Please join us Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology on November 7th, 2024 for Being Human Festival! All are welcome to come learn about #GenAI image bias of the #AncientWorld and how to effectively engineer a prompt! Classics@UnivReading

We are hiring! Go to jobs.reading.ac.uk/Home/Job?what=… for more information.

Art! Tonight! Online! For Free! 🎨

Truly, THE best job in the world 🤗 and the best team 🥰 Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology

What a great day for Being Human Festival at Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology! It was brilliant to speak to so many people about #GenAI ethics and #ancientworld bias. Enjoy a couple highlights from our participants' generations:

Fancy working with our wonderful colleagues in the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology? 🏛️ 👇They are looking for a 'Learning Coordinator' (permanent, 7.20 hours per week)👇#museumjobs

Support our campaign! Friends of the Nations' Libraries (FNL) has 90days to raise £90,000 to buy a 13th-century Bible with illuminations by the Sarum Master which we will immediately donate to Salisbury Cathedral Library. independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

That's a wrap! Our thanks to Victoria Stevens (Victoria Stevens FIIC ACR) for bringing our 2024 lunchtime talks programme to a close 🎬 From hallmarking in March to mayor-making in May, we've thoroughly enjoyed exploring the rich history of #Kent with you over the past year.

Kent Archives Victoria Stevens FIIC ACR @kentfamhist North West Kent Family History Society BALH Visit Maidstone Kent Libraries Kent County Council ARA South East and London The National Archives Explore Your Archive Archive Hashtag It was a great talk - still dreaming of those fireplaces at St Alban's Court!

This campaign from Friends of the Nations' Libraries (FNL) is very much in need of your support! 👇

⭐️📢Course announcement!📢⭐️ West Dean College is running an intensive 2 day #nanocellulose workshop in mid April. This will be delivered by nanocellulose expert Remy Dreyfuss Deseigne. See the link below for more details and booking info👇 westdean.ac.uk/short-courses/…