Today is the last chance to see our #NorthumberlandFolk exhibition at Woodhorn. Thank you for all the amazing feedback we've received over the last five months. (1/2)

In this short film, Mik Critchlow introduces you to Coal Town - a new exhibition of his photography captured over several decades in and around Ashington in South East Northumberland. Coal Town is open from Friday 19th November until Sunday 6th March vimeo.com/646900459

I've just finished my first day in my new position as Collections Assistant! 🥳

#SaveSide crowdfunder.co.uk/p/saveside

Congratulations to the City of York Council on being added to the UK’s Tentative List, the next step to becoming a UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 World Heritage Site It has been recognised for its rich cultural heritage, from the Roman, Viking, and Medieval sites to the social movements of the last 2 centuries

A little #tbt taking a peek at spew under a microscope!

Coming soon for booking: Folklore, museums and communities. An online seminar in partnership with the Folklore Museums Network Save the date: Friday 5 May 2023 shcg.org.uk/news?item=181

We open this weekend 🎉 Join us 10-5 Saturday and Sunday for our exciting line up of free events and activities! Head to our website to check out our full offering and to book onto events that require it: farrellcentre.org.uk

Look, I know it’s a little thing in the grand scheme, but — ⁦every Superdrug⁩ pharmacy now offers recycling points for medicine blister packs, which otherwise end up in landfill in their millions. Bag them up, take them in every month or two. Easy. Pls RT/spread the word.

A few pretty herbarium specimens to brighten your Monday 🌸

1. #IconTC #IconSN Hi I’m Jess, paper conservator @Sciencemuseum & I’ll be talking about gloves & sustainability. We’ve been making positive steps over the last couple of years so here’s all the info. Goodbye cotton gloves, hello nitrile – which better protect both object & user

Cleaning some tapestries this week and spotted a couple cuties! 😍

Last day of disco 🕺 Drop in to Mul’s pop-up takeover to explore artwork and shop original paintings, prints and exclusive merch. Free drop in until 6pm (Sunday 11 June) Find out more ➡️ baltic.art/mul

Don't bin them, recycle your unwanted small electrical goods and vapes now! We've teamed up with local businesses so you don't have to go far to recycle your old electricals Check out the full list ⬇️ To find donation points for larger electricals 👉 orlo.uk/HG5II

Over the past few weeks our collection care staff have been taking down some of the tapestries at Castle for conservation treatment. Now they are off for freezing to make sure they don't have any uninvited guests! ❄️❄️🪲🐛🪲❄️❄️ #DUCollections #textileconservation

Today is #AskAConservator day! The Conservation Team are taking over to answer your questions and show you what conservators get up to at Durham. Send us your questions about conservation before 5pm today and we'll do our best to answer

For people who have or are currently learning a language, what have you found to be the best technique? Especially interested for any experiences learning Korean and Japanese!

Co-created with disability community groups, we’ve just launched a museum trail which explores the fascinating stories of Liverpool’s disability heritage Explore the trail inside the museum or online, with object descriptions available in written, audio-described and BSL formats