Nation-wide Academic Art Museum Governance and Funding Structures Inventory.

This study aims to mine the diversity of art museums affiliated with higher education institutions across the nation to gain insight into governance and funding structures in the field to determine how they impact academic art museum directors’ abilities to implement impactful DEI initiatives.

bostoncollege.co1.qualtrics.co… #museums #artmuseums

The Tsongas Industrial History Center is hiring a Project Manager.

The Project Manager-TIHC position is benefitted, part-time (30 hours per week). The initial appointment will be for one-year, renewable contingent on availability of funding & performance

careers.pageuppeople.com/822/l… #museumjobs #museums

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow ❄️

Stokesay Castle in Shropshire is one of the best-preserved fortified medieval manor houses in England.

The yellow timber-framed gatehouse was added in the 17th century and is decorated with ornate carvings.

@HistoricEngland #England #Winter #snow

On December 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in Boston Harbor and threw the cargo of tea overboard. This act of defiance was a response to the British government’s decision to tax the colonies without giving them representation in Parliament.

@USNatArchives

#BostonTeaParty

🐋A Cape Cod Lobster Diver Was Swallowed by a Humpback Whale—and Then Spat Back Out.

Except for severe bruising and a dislocated knee, the survivor is in good health and ready to return to work, he says

smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/… #whales #CapeCod

The grinch? Not exactly: This fuzzy green bird is Schalow's Turaco!

It inhabits parts of south-central Africa, finding its home in evergreen forests or woodlands, where it feeds on fruit.

Males & females are similar in appearance, with bright green-yellow plumage & tall crests.
@AMNH #birds #Africa

Wyoming Dinosaurs Sold For $15 Million In Europe, But How Legitimate Are They?

Collectors might want to beware when bidding on #dinosaurs at auction houses.

How much of the dinosaur skeletons are legitimate vs 3D printed material?

cowboystatedaily.com/2024/12/1… #auctions #collections

Restitution, wrangling and renewal in Benin

How the return of priceless looted treasures sparked a creative renaissance ft.com/content/af133939-e6da-4… #Benin #Beninbronzes

As well as filling in your profile, it's a really good idea to also pin an introduction post about yourself to your profile.

Pinned posts let you write a lot more than profile texts, and let you attach photos, audio or video. You can even reply to your own pinned post to create a pinned thread.

More info including how to pin posts:

➡️ fedi.tips/how-do-i-pin-my-post…

For technical reasons, pinned posts and pinned threads are distributed much more widely than ordinary posts.

#FediTips

Happy 249th birthday to Jane Austen!

#AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian #JaneAusten @romancelandia

If you don't know which Darcy this is, this is Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. (Which is a hella lot of fun!)

#AmReading #AmWriting @bookstodon #books #Bookstodon
#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Regency #Georgian @romancelandia #JaneAusten

Why is this blade 600 years older than its hilt?

You can also find a deeper dive into this particular sword over on our YouTube channel for our Up In Arms series here... youtu.be/UrKAFSDNjNc

#armsandarmour #royalarmouries #sword #samurai #museum #history

Royal Armouries
@Royal_Armouries #swords #armaments #museums