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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🎶New display: Dover Choral Union 🎶 In 1913, Harry James Taylor, the first conductor of #Dover Choral Union, was presented with a "coming of age" souvenir book filled with concert programmes to celebrate his 21st year in that role.

A black-and-white ink illustration serving as a program cover from 1904 drawing from the Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts design.
The central figure is a musician wearing long, flowing robes that drape down to her feet. She is playing a double horn instrument. She is framed by roses, thorny vines, and leaves.
There are two stylized, unfurling banners rest within the rose canopy above the female. The left banner reads "TRIENNIAL" and the right banner reads "MUSICAL FESTIVAL." At the very top, set inside a separate horizontal scroll border, the word "DOVER" is written in large, heavy, stylized block lettering. Either side of the central figure are the words "PROGRAMME" (on the left) and "4th MAY 1904" (on the right) written down the sides in an angled script. At the bottom of the vines is the monogram A.J.D 1904.

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

What better place than a museum to showcase beards on #WorldBeardDay. This neatly sculpted beard and gloriously styled moustache belongs to William Brooke, tenth Baron Cobham (1527-1597), a nobleman, diplomat, and most notably Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Constable of #Dover Castle.

The image is a portrait William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham. He is facing slightly to his left while looking directly at the viewer. He has a trimmed brown beard, and a long slightly upward styled moustache. He is largely wearing black including, a flat black velvet hat and cloak, a large white pleated collar of the Order of the Garter around the neck, and a gold medallion on a thick blue ribbon. He is holding a golden coloured staff of office as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. In the right corner of the painting is a heraldic coat of arms.

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A tail for #InternationalDogDay As Gertrude Ederle was being greased for her historic swim across the English Channel, a small dog leapt from her support tug boat and swam to shore. The dog then gladly drank from the can of lanolin used for greasing much to the amusement of the spectators on shore.

A monochrome photograph showing Gertrude Ederle in a two-piece swimming costume being greased by Thomas William Burgess on a beach in front of a crowd of people and a small dog

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

100 years ago, on this day, at 7:08 am, Gertrude ‘Trudy’ Ederle entered the water near Cape Gris-Nez. At 9:40pm she walked out of the water at Kingsdown Beach as the first woman to swim the English Channel, beating the men's record by nearly two hours. #OnThisDay

The image is an oval monochrome photograph from a scrapbook showing Gertrude walking along the beach in the moments leading up to her historic swim. She is wearing a two-piece bathing suit and goggles. The photograph is annotated Miss Ederle starts (7-8 A.M)

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

On 6th August 1926, at 7:08am Gertrude Ederle entered the water near Cape Gris-Nez. At 9:40pm she walked out of the water at Kingsdown Beach as the first woman to swim the English Channel. For the 100th anniversary of this achievement, an exhibition will be opening 6th of August at #Dover Museum.

Images provided courtesy of Katharine Loxton. The images and captions are taken from an annotated album with photographs taken by spectators of this historic event. There are three monochrome photographs of Gertrude Ederle on the beach at Cape Gris-Nez in the moments leading up to her Channel Swim on 6th of August 1926. The top two photographs are of Burgess greasing Gertrude Ederle in animal fat; the bottom photograph is of Gertrude Ederle walking along the beach before starting her swim

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

📣Last Chance to See📣 Front Line Town: Life in Dover During World War Two After the fall of France in June 1940, Dover was now on the front line against Nazi Germany. This exhibition explores the challenges of daily life in Dover during World War Two. Exhibition closes after August 2nd.

On the right is a blue and grey scale collage of images of a Warden Helmet, a group photo of ARP wardens in Dover, Ogden cigarette picture cards, Biggin Street in Dover during the war with a sign post to Air Raid Shelter

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

REPLE! Fill it up again! With the warmer weather upon us we wanted to raise this celebratory motto beaker on display at the Roman Painted House #Dover Although I wouldn't recommend filling this particular beaker up... (1/4)

Image description: A reconstructed dark coloured round fluted pot with painted white swirl and dotted border decoration. There are white serifed letters R and E. It The pot is incomplete with pieces missing and the reconstruction is being supported with white acid-free tissue paper. One of the fragments is placed next to it.

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

On Saturday 30th May, come to Dover Museum to make your own standing paper doll that you can dress up! 📅Saturday 30th May 🕙Drop in 10.00-3.00 📍#Dover Museum Free craft activity

In the foreground is a picture of a coloured in paper doll that is free standing. The paper doll is wearing a pink shirt, and orange vest and blue trousers. Behind the doll is an image of a rail with hangers with three examples of coloured in paper outfits with tabs for folding. The outfits consist of a brown checked suit with a grey bow tie and walking boots; a green layered short sleeve dress with brown boots; a yellow and orange sleeveless dress with white tights and red shoes

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

New exhibition open from today! What people Wore 🧵This exhibition takes a look at clothing and accessories over the centuries with many examples on display along with artworks that show fashion from different eras.🪡 📍#Dover Museum's Special Exhibition Gallery on the middle floor. Free Entry.

Articles of clothing from the exhibition are arranged on mannequins. In the centre is the back of a pale turquoise with bead detailing on the straps and a large bow detail at the skirt; on the left is a bright blue long dress with black lace detailing that has a separate corseted body and skirt and a beige silk waistcoat with cord details around the buttons; on the right is a long grey suit jacket and trousers and a green and gold vertical striped long sleeve dress with red floral details

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

This bank holiday weekend, 23rd-25th May come along to Maison Dieu #Dover's Stone Masonry festival: ➡See stone mason Carrie Horwood's progress on sculpting replicas of Deal Man ➡Suggest names for the Deal Man replicas ➡Make your very own clay Deal Man!

A poster advertising:
Stone Masonry festival
Maison Dieu, Dover, Ct16 1DL
Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 May 10 am to 4pm
Monday 25 May 10am to 2pm
Watch stonemasons from the UK and France carve fantastic creatures. Take part in family-friendly activities including stone carving, chalk graffiti and making gargoyles and grotesques!
Learn about Kent's incredible geology and exciting plans for the Cross-Channel Geopark.
Suitable for all ages.
Refreshments.
Free drop-in event
There are images of Deal Man and a carving of a Maison Dieu dragon.
In the foreground is a picture of stone mason Carrie carving a Maison Dieu gargoyle.

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

(1/8) Who is Deal Man? Deal Man is an Iron Age carved chalk figurine on display at Dover Museum. He was discovered in 1984 during excavations by the #Dover Archaeological Group ahead of construction work on a site adjacent to St Richards Road in, #Deal.

Deal Man is a small Iron Age carved chalk figurine with a simple face features, a long slender neck, and a plain rectangular body. The figurine's base slopes backwards so that it will not stand up on a flat surface.

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

On Saturday 30th May, come to Dover Museum to make your own standing paper doll that you can dress up! 📅Saturday 30th May 🕙Drop in 10.00-3.00 📍#Dover Museum Free craft activity

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

(1/8) On this day 14 May 1919 Nurse Edith Cavell's body arrived at the Promenade Pier in #Dover. Edith was executed under German military law for helping British and Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium. The postcards are of the cortege that accompanied her coffin through Dover.

A black and white postcard of a large funeral procession crowds of onlookers either side.

A black and white postcard of a large funeral procession along Marine Parade in Dover with crowds of onlookers either side.

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Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

All hail to the Bluesky GLAM! Now that @romanpalace.bsky.social is back, a shout out to the galleries, libraries, archives and museums who keep posting on - from the Absolute Units to single skeeters Find old friends and new below - sharing fresh finds, joy & a bit of respite go.bsky.app/Ms7endH

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

📣New Exhibition📣 Front Line Town: Life in Dover During World War Two After the fall of France in June 1940, #Dover was now on the front line against Nazi Germany. This exhibition explores the challenges of daily life in Dover during World War Two.

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

(1/5) This week behind the scenes, Dover Museum’s collections team were joined by their museum volunteers and Maison Dieu ambassadors to help with the annual condition check and gentle clean of furniture at the Maison Dieu in #Dover

A member of Dover Museum's collection's team and and two Maison Dieu ambassadors inspecting, documenting, and cleaning red upholstered wooden chairs in the Maison Dieu's council chamber.

Two members of Dover Museum's collections team gently cleaning and condition checking large tables on one of the Connaught Hall balconies in the Maison Dieu.

Three volunteers cleaning and condition checking historic furniture on one of the Connaught Hall balconies in the Maison Dieu.. Two volunteers are cleaning a red upholstered wooden framed screen, while another volunteer is cleaning and condition checking a brown round leather chair.

A member of Dover Museum's collection's team discussing and documenting integrated pest management with a volunteer in the Maison Dieu's council chamber.

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

After its voyage to Musée d'Archéologie Nationale in Saint-Germain-en-Laye in France the replica half-size Bronze Age Boat has returned to #Dover. Pictured are stages of the boat being moved from display and onto a trailer ready for its return journey. #BronzeAge

An end view of the Bronze Age boat replica on raised a stand outside the Musée d'Archéologie Nationale. Two people are preparing the replica boat to be moved by placing straps around the centre of the boat.

The Bronze Age boat replica attached to a red forklift by straps.

The Bronze Age boat replica is attached to a forklift truck and being lowered down from the stand by a red forklift truck with three people guiding it down. Three people are around the boat guiding it down.

The Bronze Age boat replica secured on a trailer leaving the Musée d'Archéologie Nationale

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

On the 99th day of the year we look to this Roman minted coin for the emperor, Pupienus Maximus (164-238AD), who, with his co-emperor, Balbinus, ruled for just 99 days. They were two of the six men who ruled as emperor of Rome in 238 AD in the politically turbulent Year of the Six Emperors

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

On display in the in #Dover Museum is another #sketchbook containing pen sketches of recognisable scenes and buildings in Dover which have been attributed to Captain Thomas Hastings (1778–1854). Pictured is a drawing of a view of Dover Castle ‘from Folkestone Road, Dover’ where the book is open to.

A sketchbook open at a page with a nineteenth century sepia pen sketch of a view of Dover Castle from Folkestone Road.

A recent colour photograph of a view of Dover Castle from Folkestone Road on a cloudy day

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Luc Amkreutz @prehistoryrmo.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Reconstruction of the impressive Bronze Age Dover boat (at half scale) at the Maitres du Feu Bronze Age exhibition at the Musée d’Archéologie Nationale at Saint Germain-en-Laye 🚣‍♀️ 🇫🇷

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Welcome aboard today's #commute with John Lewis Roget (1828–1908), calling at #Deal, #Dover, #Kearsney, #Canterbury and #Faversham. Roget took every opportunity to illustrate the places he visited, including the railway station. 1) Deal Station – Canterbury Station. 6th August 1891 #trainstation

John Lewis Roget's pencil sketch of a two-wheel hand truck, flowers and adult and child passengers in period hats, suits and dresses at Deal and Canterbury railway stations.

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Captain, customs officer, amateur painter, draughtsman, watercolourist and etcher: the many occupations of Captain Thomas Hastings (1778–1854). Pictured is another drawing from a #sketchbook attributed to him, containing drawings of recognisable buildings in #Dover, including the Maison Dieu.

A closed landscape sketchbook with marbled decorative cover. The sketchbook cover is worn with age. It is closed with an metal clasp

A sketchbook open at a page with a nineteenth century drawing of part of the Maison Dieu building in Dover.

A recent colour photograph of the Maison Dieu building in Dover featuring the same part as the nineteenth century drawing

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Tomorrow, come to #Dover Museum and make a paper ship in a bottle! 📅Saturday 21st February 🕙Drop in 10.00-3.00 You can draw your own, or colour in a ship, cut it out and it will stand up!

On the left are examples of free-standing paper ships in bottles in different colours are lined up on shelves next to a window. Next to the shelves is a block colour illustration of a window view of ships near the coastline.

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

As we as we gallop into #LunarNewYear, we thought we’d showcase this copper Roman horse brooch for Year of the Horse on display at Dover Museum #HorseYear #YearOfTheHorse #Dover #Museum

A small stylised horse figure with featuring a prominent mane and, a circled dot for the eye and a completely looped tail. The brooch has an overall greenish colour from oxidation to the aged copper

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

An arrow for Cupid’s bow? This early #BronzeAge flint arrowhead was made by pressure flaking, a process of applying pressure using a pointed tool to pry off small flakes to create a precise point. Found in River #Dover by Douglas Welby, and features in his book The Kentish Village of River (1977).

A flint arrow head. There is a rounded central section at the base called the tang which was used to secure to the arrow shaft. The extended points on either side of the tang are called the barbs which prevented the arrow being dislodged from its target.

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Next Saturday, come to Dover Museum and make a paper ship in a bottle! 📅Saturday 21st February 🕙Drop in 10.00-3.00 You can draw your own, or colour in a ship, cut it out and it will stand up!

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

For #worldpizzaday we’re highlighting the #Dover Harbour models in the museum’s galleries, affectionately named the #pizza slices. And what better choice of topographies than Dover Harbour. Each model gives a different slice of the Harbour’s history mapping the developments over the centuries.

A colour photograph of three of the different topographical models of Dover Harbour. The models are divided into three separate rounded slices and covered in Perspex. The central slice is of the Dover Harbour area in 1595

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Captain, customs officer, amateur painter, draughtsman, watercolourist and etcher: the many occupations held by Captain Thomas Hastings (1778–1854). The pictured sketchbook is attributed to him, and it contains drawings of recognisable scenes in #Dover, including St Nicholas' #church in Barfrestone.

The sketchbook is open at a page with a pencil drawing of the outside of a Norman church in Barfrestone called St Nicholas' church. The picture is of the East end, featuring its wheel window.

A recent photograph of the outside of a Norman church called St Nicholas' in Barfrestone. The picture is of the East end, featuring its wheel window.

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

This #FindsFriday we wanted to highlight a new acquisition: two axe head mould halves dated to Middle #BronzeAge (c 1500-1200BC). The moulds cast a type of axe head known as a palstave. Discovered by metal detectors and acquired by #Dover Museum through @findsorguk.bsky.social . PAS ID: KENT-CDA99E

Two halves of a Bronze Age axe head mould laid side by side. The mould shows the shape of the axe head that would have been cast. The sides run parallel before flaring out to a curved cutting edge. The side flanges and central ridge in the mould create a shape in the axe head for hafting, which is the process of attaching the axe head firmly within a split in the haft (handle).

A photo of two halves of a Bronze Age axe head mould laid side by side. The photo shows the outside of the mould with teardrop-shaped ridges towards the end.

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Behind the scenes, Dover Museum’s Collections Team and volunteers have been condition checking collections and cleaning their cases in the Roman Painted House. The Roman Painted House remains closed for the Winter season, but we look forward to welcoming you back in the Spring #Roman #Dover #Museum

The museum collection's manager and a volunteer are positioning glass from Roman Painted House display cases ready to clean. On the right a volunteer is cleaning the inside of the case.

A museum volunteer is repositioning Roman coins in a case after they have been condition checked and the case cleaned.

Another museum volunteer is repositioning a Samian ware bowl after condition checking objects and cleaning the case.

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University of Exeter Special Collections @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Cyclamen bring welcome colour to winter! Did you known a common name for cyclamen is sowbread or swinebread? Pigs are fond of eating the roots! 🐷 📷 Illustration from ‘The Flowering Plants of Great Britain’ (1855) by Anne Pratt [Baring-Gould Library 0691] #FlowersOnFriday #FridayFlowers #RareBooks

Photograph of an opened book, tshowing a full page colour illustration of Sow Bread (cylcamen), Sea Milkwort, and Chickweed Winter Green. The flowers are coloured in shades of pink and white, the stems and leaves are coloured in shades of pink and green, and the roots are coloured in shades of brown.

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Watch until the end for our special guest feature! Over on Dover Museum's reels we've been sharing The 12 Displays of Christmas each day. Here's the 12th and final day for you all. Join in! 🎵"On the twelfth day of Christmas in Dover's Galleries..."🎵 #12daysofChristmas #twelfthday #Dover #Deal

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

A detail from a John Lewis Roget (1828–1908) watercolour sketch for all the umbrella weather ☂️ #watercolour #wind #rain #weather #Dover #archives

A man is holding an umbrella while sat on a fold out chair in the countryside. He is wearing a brown brimmed hat, grey shawl, and brown trousers and shoes.

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

This door for #adoorablethursday is from the Maison Dieu. Above the door a carving of the word Museum in the stonework can still be seen marking a former entrance to Dover Museum. After bomb damage at its Market Square site in 1942 the museum temporarily moved to the ground floor of the Maison Dieu.

A colour photograph of a wooden door with intricate metal work. The word museum is carved in stone above the door. Above the door are stained glass windows set into flint stone work.

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Come along to a free family art workshop at Dover Museum to make a doll house sized Christmas dinner! 📅Saturday 20th December 🕙Drop in 10.00-3.00 Make your choice of Christmas dinner out of clay and then when it is dry you can paint it. Just in time for Christmas!

[Image description: clay models of doll house sized Christmas food before and after painting. Models are of a turkey with vegetables, a nut roast and a Christmas pudding. They can be seen through an illustration of a doll house window in a room set for Christmas dinner.]

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Seeing @danherb10.bsky.social photograph of this beautiful church door in Barfreston reminded me of this pen drawing of the same door in a sketchbook dated c1830 from #Dover Museum's archives. #adoorable #AdoorableThursday #church

A sepia pen drawing of a church door in Barfreston. The drawing is of a rounded carved stone archway featuring details of Christ. The archway is above a wooden door with metal work. There are stone columns either side of the door.

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A detail from a John Lewis Roget (1828–1908) watercolour sketch for all the umbrella weather ☂️ #watercolour #wind #rain #weather #Dover #archives

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University of Exeter Special Collections @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

A warning from the past: if there is anything you would like to preserve long-term in good condition, please don't stick tape on it! As tape deteriorates, it can discolour, become brittle, lose its adhesive strength, and leave a residue stain. Enough to give an archivist nightmares! 👻

A pile of discoloured tape strips on the right, next to a piece of paper on the left with an orange residue stain.

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

#NationalIllustrationDay celebrates illustrated pictures as well as the people who make and create them. One of the stories our Curating Visibility fellow, Karl, explored for At the End of History exhibition was the life and work of Victorian illustrator and author Anne Pratt (1806-1893).

An oil portrait of Anne Pratt sitting with an open book of botanical illustrations. She has dark brown hair tied back and is wearing a white dress.

A colour photo of the display in the At the End of History exhibition, featuring two of Anne Pratt's books. Infront of the books are dried flowers laid carefully on paper. To the left of the books is a Victorian drawing box with drawing implements. In the background there is a graffitied exhibition panel on the Victorian period.

A copy of the book 'Wild flowers of the year' by Anne Pratt. The book is open on a page of coloured botanical illustrations. This book is perched on another book by Anne Pratt titled 'Things of the Sea Coast'

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Steve @kingsdowner.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

When in Dover….. visit @dovermuseum.bsky.social. Currently exhibiting a history of Crabble sports ground (the terraces have some great wild plants) and an immersive VR presentation that includes Anne Pratt. Must be a first.

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

📣New #Exhibition at #Dover Museum: Crabble Athletic Ground. On the 6th January 1896, four businessmen in Dover formed a syndicate named Dover Athletic Ground Ltd with a plan to create a cricket ground and cycling track.

An angled shot of an exhibition display case showing ephemera from sports teams and events at Dover Athletic Ground (Crabble Athletic Ground), including programmes, poster, a cricket club badge, sepia and black and white photographs of sports teams

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Dr. Alexandra F. Morris @disabledarchaeo.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Last week, I went to go visit @karlantmercer.bsky.social 's "At the End of History," at @dovermuseum.bsky.social and had a fantastic day out. The VR portion of the exhibit is like nothing I've ever experienced before. Highly urge everyone to see this exhibit before it closes. #DisHist

Part of the "At the End of History" exhibition. Pictured are a Victorian Artist's box with a label describing it as well as information about the illustrator Anne Pratt. Behind it is wall text/graphics with the word "Nothing" in purple graffiti overlying this.

The co-produced collage "About Us" from the exhibition "At the End of History." It features work by disabled people associated with this exhibition and has tactile and audio elements/was made to be touched and explored via touch and audio as well as via sight.

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

As we spend this time of year reflecting on the nature of death and remembering the dead, Dover Museum looks to their collections that relate to this theme. Pictured are drawings of gravestones from around #Dover District and #Thanet by John Lewis Roget (1828–1908). #Halloween #Thesaurus

A series of small pencil drawings of 18th century gravestones from Deal, Sandwich, Ripple and Ramsgate. The gravestones feature symbols including skulls, crossed bones, angel wings, and hourglasses.

A series of small pencil drawings of 18th century gravestones from Sandwich, Ripple and Ramsgate. The gravestones feature symbols including skulls, crossed bones, angel wings, and hourglasses.

Three small pencil drawings of 18th century gravestones from Deal, and Ripple. The gravestones feature symbols including skulls, crossed bones, angel wings, and hourglasses.

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Alexander Way-B @alexanderwayb.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

This exhibition at #dovermuseum was absolutely amazing. As a #dyslexic #neurodiverse person it was an absolute joy to see an interactive exhibition dedicated to #disability & #neurodiversity . It was inclusive both in topic and experience and really #dyslexic friendly!

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

It's World Audiovisual Heritage day! For Dover Museum’s newest exhibition, Curating Visibility Fellow Karl Mercer and a team of deaf, disabled and neurodivergent co-producers explored the Museum’s collections to create an immersive experience using VR. #AudioVisualHeritage #AudioVisualHeritageDay

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