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Jack Kirby

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Associate Director of Collections Services at Science Museum Group, walker, fan: maps, culture, heritage, local distinctiveness. Gay, use hearing aids. Views own

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Katie Flanagan @katiedflanagan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A week left to apply for this - deadline is 25 Sept 2026.
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Katie Flanagan @katiedflanagan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Come and work for us @sciencemuseum.org.uk! We're looking for a Librarian to provide access and engagement with a wide range of audiences to our #library, #archives and #rarebooks. Permanent, PT (28 hrs pw) role. #libraryjobs ce0111li.webitrent.com/ce0111li_web...
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Roger Highfield @rogerhighfield.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Congrats to our Trustee Greg Radick, who has been awarded the @royalsociety.org 's Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture 2026 for his exemplary work as a historian and philosopher of science royalsociety.org/medals-and-p...
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Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture | Royal Society
This prize lecture is given on a subject relating to the history of science, philosophy of science or the social function of science.
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Jack Kirby @jdk653.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Last weekend I enjoyed the Landcapes Unlocked exhibition in Bakewell, marking 75 years of the @peakdistrict.bsky.social National Park, whose photographic archive has been digitised in partnership with @derbyshiredro.bsky.social Record Office, funded by Archives Revealed @uknatarcsector.bsky.social.
A view of an exhibition of photographs mounted on pale green setworksA black and white photograph of a boy dressed in hiking gear with a rucksack standing high up above a valleyBlack and white photo of two young men walking through snow, one carrying a sheep on his backBlack and white photo of a National Park ranger standing by a Land Rover in front of a dry stone wall
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Saw this on a map @stuartackland.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
John Speed, in a World map printed in 1627, included a diagram explaining how a solar eclipse worked. As this recent Bodleian map blog shows it wasn't till the eighteenth century with the work of Edmund Halley that eclipses could be predicted blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/2026/07... #Eclipse
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Jack Kirby @jdk653.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
@rwldproject.bsky.social I was interested to find mention of a very tragic accident in this information sheet displayed at Weston Museum. westonmuseum.org/wp-content/u...
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Jack Kirby @jdk653.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
This is a really good watch. So many GLAM organisations have bespoke research resources online that pose long term challenges. Good to see how the Bodleian very pragmatically decided to move valuable content onto more stable platforms, even if this meant some loss of bespoke features.
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Jack Kirby @jdk653.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
We are seeking to appoint two independent members to our Collections Committee, for up to 4 years: One with significant experience in the management of historic collections in museums or heritage sites One with significant experience in the digital humanities. Closes 24 August: lnkd.in/e38mtWDf
Rows of historic cars and buses in a bright and clean warehouse environment
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Jack Kirby @jdk653.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
@lccmunicipal.bsky.social St Marylebone Borough Council coat of arms on public housing at Chapel Street, NW1.
A tiled coat of arms on a brown brick wall. There is a shield on a pale yellow background and letters in blue 'St. M. B. C.' Below is a street sign: 'Transept Street NW1 | City of Westminster'
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Science Museum @sciencemuseum.org.uk · 04/07/2026
Ahead of our upcoming exhibition Becoming America: how science shaped a nation, supported by Griffin Catalyst, our latest blog post explores the scientific thinking that underpinned the Declaration of Independence: bit.ly/4eKhgGk
US Declaration of Independence, 1776. Credit The National Archives
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Jack Kirby @jdk653.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
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Glyn Morgan @grmorgan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
What's better than an opportunity to join the Science Museum curatorial team working on exciting forthcoming projects? *Two* opportunities to join etcetc! We are recruiting 2x assistant curators, please pass this along to anyone you think might be interested: ce0111li.webitrent.com/ce0111li_web...
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Jack Kirby @jdk653.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
@lccmunicipal.bsky.social Vestry of St Pancras plaque, Gloucester Gate Bridge, Camden
An engraved stone plaque set into a carved stone end of a structure. It reads "Vestry of St Pancras / This stone was fixed on the 11th day of August 1877..." followed by names of people involved
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Jack Kirby @jdk653.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
A good survey, and the case for more and closer study of objects is strong (not just in medical history, either).
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Glyn Morgan @grmorgan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
A self-guided trail through some of the @sciencemuseum.org.uk Medicine Galleries for Jewish Culture Month, written by our Keeper of Medicine, Katie Dabin: blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/jewish-cultu...
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Jewish Culture Month trail: Medical breakthroughs - Science Museum Blog
To celebrate Jewish Culture Month (16 May to 16 June), follow this self-led trail around the Science Museum and discover how people from diverse Jewish backgrounds have pioneered amazing new ideas and...
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Dr Laura Humphreys @bogarty.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
An exciting job opportunity with my team - come join us as the Science Museum Collection Archivist! 📒📚📼📜💾📔🗂️ Part time (4 days/80%), permanent, based at the Science and Innovation Park near Swindon. Happy to answer Qs/ chat about the role before you apply. ce0111li.webitrent.com/ce0111li_web...
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Katie Flanagan @katiedflanagan.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
We're looking for a @sciencemuseum.org.uk Collection #archivist based at our @sipwiltshire.bsky.social at #Wroughton near #Swindon. Permanent, part time (0.8 FTE) role. #archives
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Katie Flanagan @katiedflanagan.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
We're looking for volunteers for Search Engine, our #archive and #library @railwaymuseum.bsky.social in #York ce0111li.webitrent.com/ce0111li_web...
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Carsten Timmermann @ctimmermann.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Great paper by @manchstm.bsky.social alumna @erinbeeston.bsky.social on the history of Manchester's science museum. #HistSTM #HistSci www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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A science museum ‘to rival South Kensington’: historicizing the industrial city and galvanizing ‘modern’ science in post-war Manchester | The British Journal for the History of Science | Cambridge Cor...
A science museum ‘to rival South Kensington’: historicizing the industrial city and galvanizing ‘modern’ science in post-war Manchester
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Oliver Betts @drolibetts.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
If you were interested in a short, fun, engagement with research and collections across our museum group, what format would you prefer that to take? - A blog? - A short video (2-3 mins?) - A c5mins bitesize podcast? - Something else? It would be really useful to hear from you!
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Katie Flanagan @katiedflanagan.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Want to find out more about railway dogs and station cats in our archives and objects? Of course you do! www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/objects-and-... @railwaymuseum.bsky.social
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Railway dogs and Station cats | National Railway Museum
Our furry friends have been, and continue to be, a key part of the railway workforce. Sometimes they are officially recruited to carry out tasks, sometimes they choose the station as their home and livelihood.
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Dr Alexandra Woodall @alexandrawoodall.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
My brilliant former PhD student Isabel Gilbert (now Lecturer at Worcester) is doing a research project on what good collaboration between academics and heritage sector orgs/professionals looks like - please do fill in if you do this sort of work 😊 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/ucw/herita...
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Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...
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Glyn Morgan @grmorgan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Still tickets available for our Star Trek Lates and the unveiling of the Star Trek archive object trail, selling fast for the screening of ST: The Motion Picture with a panel discussion featuring myself, Ayesha Khan @everyscififilm.bsky.social, and Paul Franklin. Join us! (all now tube strike free!)
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Dr Katy Barrett FSA @spoonsontrays.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I'm now recruiting for a crucial post in my team - Curator: Parliamentary Art Collection. A rare chance to work with a wonderful collection in a unique setting. Please do share, and feel free to get in touch with any questions
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Curator: Parliamentary Art Collection - Houses of Parliament
Title: Curator: Parliamentary Art Collection. Employer: House of Commons. Salary: £43,614 - £50,374 per annum. Closes: 15/03/2026, 23:55
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National Science and Media Museum @mediamuseum.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Our new temporary exhibition, Setting the Stage: 70 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest, opens on Friday 8 May! 🎶 📸 Sarah Louise Bennet / EBU
Image of the Eurovision 2025 Basel stage and crowd with confetti, lit with bright blue and red lights.
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John Sheridan @johnlsheridan.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
If you’re interested in open government data, please read (and repost) www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blogs/digita...
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Help us improve Open Government Licensing guidance
The National Archives oversees the UK Government Licensing Framework, helping both public sector information providers and people who re-use this data to understand their rights and responsibilities. ...
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Glyn Morgan @grmorgan.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
*Finally* able to talk about the Star Trek @sciencemuseum.org.uk team-up we are organising for the 60th anniversary! Special events, world first film season, exclusive merch, props and costumes from the Paramount archives, and more! www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/star-trek-60
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Star Trek at 60 | Science Museum
Boldly go where no one has gone before with our special season celebrating the 60th anniversary of Star Trek.
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Science Museum @sciencemuseum.org.uk · 17/02/2026
Our spring season of programming is now on sale including special events celebrating the 60th anniversary of #StarTrek!
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Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Call for Contributions to a Sourcebook for Histories of Weather & Weathering teleskopos.wordpress.com/2026/02/05/c... Full details linked and here teleskopos.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... It will be edited by me, @lottaleiwo.bsky.social and Tamara Culkins. Please share! #histSTM #envhist 🗃️📜
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Call for Contributions: Histories of Weather & Weathering
Call for Contributions: A Sourcebook for Histories of Weather and Weathering (working title) Editors: Rebekah Higgitt, Tamara Caulkins and Lotta Leiwo We invite contributions to this planned open a…
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Heritage Science Data Service @hsds-update.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
⭐ The RICHeS Access Fund is now open for Full Applications ⭐ supporting heritage science and conservation researchers, museums and organisations to access world-class equipment, specialist facilities, and nationally important collections! To find out more visit: buff.ly/6zhFaDk
Composite image with lab images, the riches logo, and ' RICHeS Access Fund Full Stage Application Now Open
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Science Museum @sciencemuseum.org.uk · 03/02/2026
We're seeking four brilliant individuals to join our Board of Trustees. Find out more and apply👇 apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/9118
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Appointment details – Science Museum Group - Trustee x4 – Apply for a public appointment – GOV.UK
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Dr Tasha Kitcher @tashakitcher.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I’m running a survey to ask researchers what they want the UK Government Web Archive to offer in the future to enable wider use of the collection. If you’re a web archive user, or you would like to be, please take ten minutes to complete this survey: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/UKGWA-Rese...
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Jack Kirby @jdk653.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
We’re running an anonymous survey to better understand how museums manage hazards in collections. It takes 5-10 minutes, is open to anyone working with collections, and helps shape future guidance and sector support. Closing date 15th February. www.surveymonkey.com/r/G98JRXK Please share.
Two hands wearing blue nitrile gloves writing with a pen on a red label with a yellow sticker with a warning triangle
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Science Museum @sciencemuseum.org.uk · 20/01/2026
More people are talking about science than ever, but fewer know what to think about it. Read our reflections on @ukri.org latest Public Attitudes to Science survey, published today: blog.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/britains-sci...
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Britain's Science Paradox - Science Museum Group Blog
More people are talking about science than ever, but fewer know what to think about it, report Roger Highfield and Lauren Souter.
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Katie Flanagan @katiedflanagan.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
A reminder that the closing date for applications is next week - 20 January.
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Katie Flanagan @katiedflanagan.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
The Science Museum Group is looking for a Systems and E-Resources Librarian, FT permanent post based at one of our sites in #Bradford #London #Manchester #Wroughton (nr Swindon) or #York #LISjobs #LibraryJobs #MuseumJobs ce0111li.webitrent.com/ce0111li_web...
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Science Museum @sciencemuseum.org.uk · 30/12/2025
We're delighted that Jo Quinton-Tulloch, Director of @mediamuseum.bsky.social, has been awarded an OBE for services to the arts in the New Year Honours list, and our Trustee, @metoffice.gov.uk Chief Scientist Stephen Belcher, has been appointed a CBE for services to climate science. Congrats both!
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Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Lots of great objects and archives to explore (one at random here, Leighton Dalrymple's sketch of John Blenkinsop's Steam Locomotive 'Salamanca', 1812), with themed virtual exhibitions #histSTM📜
Detail from an early 19thC autograph letter, including a sketch of a locomotive on rails, pulling carts of what looks like coal. A man in a hat is drawn to its left for scale.
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Oliver Betts @drolibetts.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Please enjoy this project we've been working on with the lovely team at Google Arts and Culture: artsandculture.google.com/project/nati... Its so exciting to make so much of our collection accessible this anniversary year for the railways from models and artwork to tools and vehicles!
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National Railway Museum - Google Arts & Culture
Journey through the untold story of the railways
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Caroline C. @carolinerose.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
We’re finally on Bluesky!!! Go give us a follow
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Jack Kirby @jdk653.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
It's #WorldDigitalPreservationDay. As @jtullock.bsky.social says, "Digital preservation is increasingly important for even the smallest museum, imagine the impact if you weren’t able to access your digital photographs or organisational records." More: www.linkedin.com/posts/jackki... #WDPD2025
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Roger Highfield @rogerhighfield.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Why space needs explaining, by my colleague @libbyjackson.com blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/why-space-ne...
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Why Space Needs Explaining - Science Museum Blog
Rockets grab attention, but satellites keep Britain running. Libby Jackson, Head of Space, agrees with the conclusions of a new House of Lords report: understanding space is not a luxury — it’s critic...
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Digital Preservation Coalition @dpc-chat.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy · 27/10/2025
It’s the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage! 🎬🎧 Discover why preserving our sounds, images, and stories matters and explore how the #DPC supports audiovisual preservation through our Audiovisual Special Interest Group (AVSIG). Read our new blog by […] [Original post on digipres.club]
UNESCO Audiovisual Archives
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Jack Kirby @jdk653.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
@melindahaunton.bsky.social @jtullock.bsky.social Good to see an archivist featured prominently in this story, and also a demonstration of the value of corporate archives. observer.co.uk/style/drink/...
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Still in the game: restoring the Port Ellen distillery
New life has been breathed into the celebrated whisky-making firm nearly 40 years after it shut
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National Museum Directors' Council @nmdcnews.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
‘A hub of humanity’: National Railway Museum space reopens after £11m refit Via @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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‘A hub of humanity’: National Railway Museum space reopens after £11m refit
Station Hall displays from a microwave-burger box to royal carriages intended to showcase best and worst of rail travel
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Geoff Belknap @curatorgeoff.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Job Klaxon! Science Museum is looking for a Curator of Chemistry. Job Details Salary - £41,177.63 Full Time London Deadline - 29/09/2025 ce0111li.webitrent.com/ce0111li_web...
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Libby Jackson @libbyjackson.com · 19/09/2025
It’s been a busy couple of weeks at @sciencemuseum.org.uk as we’ve been putting the finishing touches to our wonderful new Space gallery. It opens on Saturday, and we’re celebrating with a weekend full of free space themed activities.
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Jack Kirby @jdk653.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
@peaksandpuddles.com Did you see the prospect of "a shared cycling and walking strategy linking the three regions with the heart of the Peak?" www.eastmidlands-cca.gov.uk/news/mayors-...
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Mayors of East Midlands, Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire pave the way for a bold New Future for the Peak District - East Midlands Combined County Authority
The Peak District is about to get a major boost. In a historic move, the Mayors of the East Midlands, Greater Manchester, and South Yorkshire are joining
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Science Museum @sciencemuseum.org.uk · 09/08/2025
We were sad to learn of the death of astronaut Jim Lovell, who led the Apollo 13 crew to safety. In 2013 we welcomed Jim to the museum to hear more about his remarkable achievements blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/apollo-13s-j...
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Oliver Betts @drolibetts.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
You've heard about Rail200 this year, but what about Braille200? Our amazing WROCAH placement student @tillyguthrie.bsky.social explains the dual history of Braille and the Railways in Britain: blog.railwaymuseum.org.uk/braille-200/
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Braille 200 - National Railway Museum blog
PhD researcher Tilly Guthrie highlights that this year marks not only 200 years of the railways, but also of the invention of Braille.
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