My favourite bakery

Sainte-Chapelle de Paris, France 🇫🇷

“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.” — Henry David Thoreau

Real life Tom and Jerry

The most beautiful domes on Earth 🧵 1. Church of St. Joachim's starry dome, Rome

Today is the 200th anniversary of the 1st female anti-slavery society in the UK, which would go on to have a far-reaching impact across the country. Nicola, one of our archivists, explores the history of this collection held at the LibraryofBirmingham theironroom.wordress.com

Blossom is so often overlooked when we choose a new apple tree, but as this wonderful montage from @thepackingshedtamar shows, some varieties have especially beautiful flowers. Scent also varies greatly from variety to variety.

Happy World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day to our colleagues at ICRC, IFRC and the 192 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies around the world! For over 160 years, the Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement has brought hope & help in humanity’s hardest moments. #RedCrossDay

Persian blue 💙

🏛️ 18 May | #InternationalMuseumDay As we celebrate #IMD2025 and this year’s theme, “The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities,” we are reminded that museums have always been spaces of transformation. 📚 Museums and archives share a common mission: preserving

The kind of summer solstice celebration I would love to join 🎨Freya Hartas

At the cutting edge of science & sustainability, Prof Claudia Felser is transforming our future. Laureate of the 2025 Fondation L'Oréal - UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 #ForWomenInScience Award, she's revolutionising green energy with new magnetic materials. 🔗 unesco.org/en/articles/fi… #FWIS2025

📣Our Shakespeare in London display is now open! 📅 30 June to 25 September 2025 A chance to see our rarely displayed treasures related to #Shakespeare ✅ Shakespeare's signature ✅ John Keats’ 1820 copy of Shakespeare’s plays ✅ Civitas Londinum map thelondonarchives.org/visit-us/exhib…

[#AcquisitionsLouvre]   📣 Le musée du #Louvre acquiert, pour l’Histoire du Louvre, un dessin de l’architecte Fontaine représentant la salle des Empereurs romains (aujourd’hui salle 409), et le vestibule d’entrée du Musée des Antiques sous la Restauration, installé dans la Petite

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