The first Black actor to play the title role in Othello on Broadway, Paul Robeson was a vocal supporter of civil rights, refused to sing before segregated audiences and spoke out against segregation in the South. He was born #OnThisDay in 1898. bit.ly/2PzboH9

We absolutely love National Gallery thoughtful selection for their painting of the month as we emerge from the Lockdown. A really lovely, considered choice. #artandheritageinlockdown #importanceandvalueofartandculture #thoughtfulcuration #COVID19 #canaletto

Another valuable and worthwhile department under threat and in the pandemic too. Please consider signing and supporting. #archaeologyunderthreat #supportarchaeologyandheritageintheuk #signthepetition

The next ‘Era of Reclamation’ event focuses on the Caribbean, as Bonnie Greer and Director Hartwig Fischer are joined by scholar and researcher Ian Foster, and food historian and podcaster @SmyGoodness Friday 16 April, 18.00 BST. Book your free place: ow.ly/h25T30rEe3w

This is brilliant and much needed. #Heritagehealth #mentalhealth #wellbeing #positiveeffectsofheritage #connectedness

Lovely new blog here.

Thousands of records for New Howff/Constitution Road burial ground in Dundee have been added to the Angus Antiquarian website. #familyhistory historyscotland.com/history/scotla…

We have missed late evening viewings at the Holburne so much. Can't wait to see this. #supportlocalartsandheritage #Canaletto #weloveBath

This is urgent! The Government wants to impose a catastrophic 50% funding cut to arts subjects at higher education (HE) level in England. I've joined the PCA for the Arts to tell Sir Gavin Williamson CBE MP: arts education matters. Will you join too? campaignforthearts.org/petitions/stop…

hare far and wide. An integral part of our society should not be disregarded like this. They allow creativity, critical thinking and much more and should be for all. Lockdown has shown how vital they are to wellbeing in society. #artandculture #heritage #saveartsandhumanities

Hura's own Dr Lindsay Udall recently wrote about the Picturesque landscape @arnosvalecem which was the subject of her PhD. #picturesque #Victoriangardencemetery #understandinglandscapes #deathscape #cemeteries arnosvale.org.uk/picturesque-pe…

Amazing work by Forensic Architecture do look it up. The accompanying New York Times video about is also well worth watching. Tireless work by Louisiana historians and archaeologists also to highlight these serious issues and the lost cemeteries. #lostcemeteriesofenslavedpeople

H U R A are very sad to learn of the death of Bruno Latour. His work a great inspiration to Lindsay and her thesis. One of a kind RIP.

Open Data: the GIS spatial data we publish is now easier to access, under the Open Government Licence. Data from the National Heritage List for England, Heritage at Risk Register and Conservation areas is available in a variety of formats and in APIs. ⬇️ historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-li…

The London Gasketeers official website is now live! Link in our bio. Advice on how to contact Westminster City Council with your views. Consultation period ends November 20th. Thank you. Photograph by fellow Gasketeer, Monica Orion.

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