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Guy Baxter

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Listening age of 68, which is bizarrely only slightly older than that of my teenage kids

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL)@themerl.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Absolute Units returns - again! In the episode we meant to release last Thursday (lol), we pick up once more with @guyshrubsole.bsky.social to continue exploring the land ownership and access in rural England. This time, with a specific focus on hunting. merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...

Absolute Units podcast - The Museum of English Rural Life

Come for the big sheep. Stay for the history of rural England and its people.

merl.reading.ac.uk

University of Reading Special Collections@uorspeccoll.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We’re thrilled to see Stephen Dwoskin make the BFI “10 great British films of 1976” for his film “Central Bazaar”. The University of Reading Special Collections holds Dwoskin’s archive, a wealth of material covering all aspects of his film-making work, his personal life, and the period he lived in.

The image of Dwoskin above is linked to an article possibly titled “Disabled” for the magazine ‘Design and Environment’. The photographs taken depict Dwoskin using crutches, as he did throughout most of his adult life. The filmmaker often focussed on the theme of disability, alongside an ongoing look at the experience of pain and pleasure. [DWO B6/1]BFI’s “10 great British Films of 1976”.
Museums Association@museumsassociation.org · 5mo ago

Analysis | Preserving the heritage of the Russia-Ukraine war Museums’ efforts to collect artefacts and document testimonies about the Russian invasion are being hampered by a lack of funding to repair damaged facilities, writes Rob Sharp.

Preserving the heritage of the Russia-Ukraine war - Museums Association

Museums’ efforts to collect artefacts and document testimonies about the Russian invasion are being hampered by a lack of funding to repair damaged facilities

museumsassociation.org

Kew Gardens@rbgkew.bsky.social · 11mo ago

For #NationalLibraryWeek, take a look inside our main library (normally staff only)! 📖 This wing of the Herbarium was built in 1969. It houses just a fraction of the library collections which include books, maps & artworks, & spans a whopping 9 km of shelving! #KewLA 👉 https://ow.ly/PVRv50X6WEk

Black and white photograph of the main library stacks shortly after the opening of the new wing. View across the library with wooden library stacks on either side, with lower benches down the middle.Photograph of the main library stacks in 2025. View across the library with wooden library stacks on either side, with lower benches down the middle. Apart from the carpet on the floor and the ceiling, not much has changed in this space since its opening.
Richard Ovenden@richove.bsky.social · 2y ago

A key point here about libraries. One of the investment cases for libraries/archives/museums is that forms of knowledge are changing - the special collections we should be collecting now for humanities & social science research are digital: web/social media/personal digital collns, highly ephemeral.

Christopher Smith@christophersmith.bsky.social · 2y ago

The study of humanities, and all of science, is a space in which to learn how to learn. Blog 4: Why research-led teaching is essential in arts and humanities and why we need to recognise the costs of our laboratory, the library. @rluk.bsky.social anatomiesofpower.wordpress.com/2024/12/29/b...

Libraries Connected@librariesconnected.org.uk · 2y ago

Participating in cultural activites has a significant impact on people's quality of life, major new research suggests. Public #Libraries offer a huge range of free cultural activities. This new study is further evidence of the need to fund them adequately. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Consuming arts and culture is good for health and wellbeing, research finds

Engaging with arts improves quality of life, increases productivity and creates financial ‘dividend’

theguardian.com