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Join Museum experts for presentations about works of art that feature #calligraphy throughout The Met collection.

Explore how artists across different times and cultures have explored calligraphy’s capacity for visual, emotional, and social impact beyond linguistic barriers.

Learn more: met.org/3DfCc7r

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
@metmuseum #museums #MetMuseum #ChineseArt

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Carn Brea #Castle, located on Carn Brea in #Cornwall, UK, is a historic 14th-century building that was originally constructed as a chapel in 1379. The chapel was thought to be dedicated to St. Michael and measured 60 by 10 feet (18.3 by 3.0 meters). This early structure laid the foundation for what would later become a significant landmark in the area.

ArchaeoHistories @histories_arch

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⭐Happy second Sunday of Advent! Mistletoe (Viscum album), a hemiparasitic plant, is often hung above doorways to kiss beneath during the holidays. We'd like to share this beautiful illustration from Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen (1887). 🌿Find out more: kew.org/plants/mistletoe.

Kew Gardens Library and Archives
@Kew_LAA

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If you have a website, it's a really good idea to put a link to it in your profile! Many people click on website links in profiles to find out more about the account.

When you're adding your website's link to your profile, remember to include https:// at the beginning so that the link will be clickable.

If you want to get really fancy, you can verify your website link which makes it turn green on your profile, and proves you're the owner of the site:

➡️ fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-a…

#FediTips

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@JamesTDG

It should be possible on any platform that lets you add custom HTML.

Alternatively, if the platform allows you to add links to your social media accounts, if they add rel="me" to their link format that will make it work too.

By the way, this green thing is based on what was supposed to be a global standard for verifying links to other accounts, unfortunately Facebook, Twitter etc refused to play ball for some reason. But maybe Newgrounds might listen?

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I'm an unpaid volunteer who runs five websites and five accounts helping people use Mastodon and the wider Fediverse. I pay all the bills for them every month.

If you want to help these sites & accounts keep going, you can buy me a coffee at:

➡️ ko-fi.com/fedithing

(No registration, choose any amount, all currencies work.)

...or alternatively become a patron at:

➡️ liberapay.com/FediThing

All support greatly appreciated! 🙂

❤️ @FediTips, @FediFollows, @FediVideo, @FediGarden & @homegrown

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Thank you so much! 🙏 Very generous of you, thanks! This makes a big difference, the sites and accounts can keep going because of you and people like you.

The currency is shown in euros on the ko-fi website, but your bank will automatically convert it to your own currency when you donate. Your bank should have its own currency exchange rate calculator on its website, but if it doesn't you can get a rough estimate from third party sites like xe.com/currencyconverter

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I really wish news sites, when writing about something about Austen, stopped giving her biography. ESPECIALLY British papers. Sure, some people don’t know the history of Jane, but for pete’s sake, that’s why Google exists! (At least the author didn’t start the article with, “It’s a truth universally acknowledged…” Small mercies.)

dailyecho.co.uk/news/24724201.…

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

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🛜This Week In Global Museum:

World's Most Beautiful Museum Stuns Internet | Goering's Art Dealer Plundered The World | Vampire Reconstructions | Science Museum Monitoring US Bribery Case | $6 Million Banana Collector Buying 100,000 More | The Museum Man With A Plan | More Museum News .

globalmuseum.org #globalmuseum #museums #news #museumnews #Museumjobs #artgallery #jobs

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Discover how to transform your museum into a workplace as inspiring as its exhibits! In this dynamic online meetup, we'll explore proven strategies for building a vibrant organizational culture where teams thrive, innovation flourishes, and challenges are met with confidence.
🏛️ Museum Minds Collaborative
📆 Wed., Dec. 11, 2024
⏰ 12 p.m. MT / 2 p.m. ET
Rebecca Shulman, we'll share actionable steps to foster a workplace that's both effective and energizing.
REGISTER HERE
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

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