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Experts sought for The Manorial and Tithe Documents Panel
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Experts sought for The Manorial and Tithe Documents Panel New members are being sought for a panel which advises The Master of the Rolls on historical documents related to the manorial system and tithes.
Manorial documents relate to a type of land ownership known as copyhold, abolished in 1922. Tithing ...
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‘Do I belong here?’ How the V&A helps organisations think differently about their workplace culture Museums are temples of belonging. For one thing, they attempt to define it. Imagine a vase. It’s huge. It’s made of majolica – tin-glazed pottery – and it’s adorned with Bacchuses, leering in 3D. Does it belong in the ceramics ...
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£1 million project explores lasting impact of Radclyffe Hall’s radical novel
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£1 million project explores lasting impact of Radclyffe Hall’s radical novel Researchers have embarked on a £1 million project to examine the lasting impact of Radclyffe Hall’s radical novel “The Well of Loneliness”.
Published in 1928, the book follows the life of Stephen Gordon who falls in love with another woman and ...
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Announcing our V&A Innovate National Schools Challenge 2024/25 winners! On Tuesday 18 March, the top 10 finalist teams from across the country journeyed to the V&A South Kensington for 2024 – 25 V&A Innovate National Schools Challenge Pitching and Awards Day. There was a lot of excitement in the ...
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Cornelia Parker creates new work for Coronation exhibition
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Cornelia Parker creates new work for Coronation exhibition Stunning new artwork commissioned by the Government Art Collection to mark the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla goes on show at The National Archives from 2 May.
The free exhibition, Happy & Glorious, showcases work by ...
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The most complete map of a brain is unveiled today
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The most complete map of a brain is unveiled today This image shows a subset of more than 1,000 of the 120,000 brain cells (neuron + glia) reconstructed in the MICRONS project © The Allen Institute.
A map of nerve cell connectivity, form, and function from within a grain-of-sand-sized portion of ...
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Cataloguing the V&A Wedgwood Collection Archive I joined the V&A Wedgwood Collection in November 2021 as an Archives Assistant with the main aim of cataloguing the archive collection and making these records available online. The Archives Assistant role at V&A Wedgwood...
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The evolution of NVAP: how we filmed over 400 theatre performances NVAP Viewing Station, Theatre Museum, Covent Garden, Summer 2003 In 1992 the very first production was recorded for the National Video Archive of Performance – known generally as NVAP. With over 400 high-quality live performance...
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What can we find out when objects talk to us? The V&A’s Medieval and Renaissance Galleries are home to four 13th-century wooden columns that are currently the focus of an exciting conservation project using acoustic emission monitoring. This work is being done by the V&A’s...
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Top 5 things to see at the Science Museum if you love space
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Top 5 things to see at the Science Museum if you love space Stop 1: Tim Peake’s Spacecraft
Soyuz TMA-19M descent module in the Exploring Space gallery.
The first stop on our space tour is the Exploring Space gallery. After a mind-boggling national tour, attracting 1.3 million visitors, Tim Peake’s Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft is now ...
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Meet the cast: Henry Cole’s quest for reproductions in France and Germany, 1863 From monumental yet intricate copies of medieval tombs to the soaring parts of the plaster cast of Trajan’s column, the objects displayed within the famous Cast Courts are some of the most impressive pieces on...
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Against the clock: behind the scenes digitising timepieces and objects of horology
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Against the clock: behind the scenes digitising timepieces and objects of horology Founded in London by Royal Charter in 1631, the Clockmakers’ Company began assembling its collection of clocks, watches, and extraordinary objects in 1814. The Clockmakers’ Museum includes works by many of the greatest names in horology from John Harrison to ...
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Tanks to Botanics – archives win accredited status
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Tanks to Botanics – archives win accredited status Two radically different archives, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and The Tank Museum at Bovington, have won accredited status for the first time for their archive services.
The award shows they meet the UK standard for managing collections and enabling public access ...
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Parliamentary group receive warm welcome
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Parliamentary group receive warm welcome This week we welcomed a delegation from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Archives and History to learn more about the work of The National Archives.
Dr Jess Nelson shows some of our iconic documents to members of the APPG. From ...
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Professor Andrew Wathey reappointed as Chair of The National Archives Board
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Professor Andrew Wathey reappointed as Chair of The National Archives Board Professor Andrew Wathey CBE has been reappointed for a second term as Chair of The National Archives Board. The term will begin in April 2025 and run for 5 years.
Andrew was Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Northumbria University from 2008 ...
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Versailles: Science and Splendour trail 
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Versailles: Science and Splendour trail  As the seat of royal power in 17th- and 18th-century France, Versailles was renowned for its opulent palace and gardens. But it was also a place of serious – and often groundbreaking – scientific enquiry and experiment. From new medical ...
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Archives Revealed awards new cataloguing grants and first-ever consortium grant
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Archives Revealed awards new cataloguing grants and first-ever consortium grant Archives Revealed has awarded 12 cataloguing grants and its first ever consortium grant to archives across the UK.
Archives Revealed is a partnership programme between The National Archives, the Pilgrim Trust, the Wolfson Foundation and The National Lottery Heritage Fund which ...
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Major grant to fund research into the history of transatlantic slavery
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Major grant to fund research into the history of transatlantic slavery The National Archives has been awarded a £1 million grant by Lloyd’s Register Foundation for a new, collaborative research programme on the history of the transatlantic trade in enslaved people.
PASSAGE (Partnership for Transatlantic Slavery Scholarship, Archiving and Global Exchange) will ...
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Il Blog del Sistema Musei di Roma Capitale
Il Blog del Sistema Musei di Roma Capitale
Le Lupe di Roma La Lupa Capitolina, conservata nei Musei Capitolini, è una scultura in bronzo del V sec. a.C., realizzata con tecnica della cera persa che raffigura una lupa che ha da poco partorito, come indicano… Continua a leggere →
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Il Blog del Sistema Musei di Roma Capitale
Il Blog del Sistema Musei di Roma Capitale
MUSEO DELLA REPUBBLICA ROMANA E DELLA MEMORIA GARIBALDINA Ormai da anni la Sovrintendenza Capitolina mette a disposizione dei cittadini e dei turisti spazi espositivi e collezioni d’arte ad entrata gratuita con l’intento di promuovere la conoscenza e la fruizione di realtà… Continua a leggere →
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