Reposted by Judith BarrJosh Hadro @hadro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026How do you show a whole digitized book in one thumbnail? Modern books have illustrated covers, but in research collections the cover is often a plain library binding. So I made Flipbook: hover over a book from any #IIIF source and flip through its pages. hadro.github.io/flipbook/ #GLAMsky 📚📜 48328
Reposted by Judith BarrJenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New papyrology curator job in Oxford/London! As part of rebuilding its HQ, the @theees.bsky.social is establishing the Grenfell & Hunt Papyrology Centre, for which it is hiring a new curator (initially to be located in Oxford). See full details here: www.ees.ac.uk/resource/we-...ees.ac.ukWe’re looking for a CuratorWould you like to join the EES team? 066
Reposted by Judith BarrSusanne Knödel @susanneknoedel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Today, DZK published our research guide „Tracing Loot from the ‚Boxer War‘ (1900-1901) in China“. Seven German Museums and the Beijing Palace Museum contributed insights of their joint provenance research on chinese collections in Germany.(1/2) perspectivia.net/receive/pnet...perspectivia.netSecurity Check 121
Reposted by Judith Barrprovenance-updates.bsky.social @provenance-updates.bsky.social · 15/09/2026icom.museum/en/news/muse...icom.museumMuseum International Webinar: Provenance Research - International Council of MuseumsA global organisation of museums & museum professionals committed to the promotion and protection of cultural heritage 021
Judith Barr @jebarr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I beseech you all to read this incredible letter about an aquarium in impeccable Kid Negotiation Tactics 141
Reposted by Judith BarrThe Blade @toledonews.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The museum and Ethiopian authorities will jointly research the provenance of about 380 objects collected by Hong Kong-based hedge fund manager Robert McCarthy.toledoblade.comToledo museum partners with Ethiopia to unravel art collection’s pastThe Toledo Museum of Art has begun a decades-long effort to research gaps in the ownership history of a collection of centuries-old Ethiopian art and ... 033
Reposted by Judith BarrKevin Sievers @diplotomodon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Here's the big one: what's going to happen to the Academy's collections? Excellent and thorough reporting from the Inquirer (gift link) www.inquirer.com/arts/academy...inquirer.comThe Academy of Natural Sciences museum is closing, but all eyes are on its specimens — all 19 million of them"Profound concern" over the fate of the Academy and its internationally significant collection. 13224
Reposted by Judith Barrprovenance-updates.bsky.social @provenance-updates.bsky.social · 11/09/2026www.swissinfo.ch/ger/vier-mil...swissinfo.chVier Millionen Franken für weitere Provenienzforschung in BaselDie Basler Regierung beantragt beim Grossen Rat vier Millionen Franken für die Weiterführung der Provenienzforschung in den kantonalen Museen. Die Rahmenausgabenbewilligung soll für die Jahre 2027 bis... 012
Reposted by Judith BarrKevin Sievers @diplotomodon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Finally launched! — a fully searchable online catalogue of the Peale Museum and the Du Simitière collections americasearliestmuseums.orgamericasearliestmuseums.orgHome | America's Earliest Museums 011
Reposted by Judith BarrSociety of American Archivists @saa-official.bsky.social · 08/09/2026In the latest review on the American Archivist Reviews Portal, Cheryl Oestreicher reviews "Artistic Provenance Research," edited by Tal Adler and Sharon Macdonald. Read the full review here: ow.ly/jOs350ZJz8How.lyArtistic Provenance ResearchEdited by Tal Adler and Sharon Macdonald. Bielefeld, Germany: transcript Verlag, 2026. 208 pp. ISBN 978-3-8376-6553-6. Print €35.00. PDF open access. Reviewed by Cheryl Oestreicher [PDF Full Text] … 011
Reposted by Judith BarrYale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Provenance Research for Mediterranean Antiquities: Methods & Resources / @jebarr.bsky.social Nicole Budrovich David Saunders www.getty.edu/publications... #openaccess @gettymuseum.bsky.socialgetty.eduProvenance Research for Mediterranean AntiquitiesThis practical open-access volume is the first to gather resources specific to the provenance of Mediterranean antiquities in an accessible, comprehensive guidebook. 093
Reposted by Judith BarrKarin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026More to say but, mostly he's just the best. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...theatlantic.comLonnie Bunch Is Leaving the SmithsonianAfter months of clashes with the White House, the historian and leader of the institution is retiring later this year. 16569110
Reposted by Judith BarrSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Attention Philadelphia! We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public. Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck! RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2 171410892
Judith Barr @jebarr.bsky.social · 04/09/2026At this point, the quiz had the sensation of being trapped in the Museum of Jurassic Technology 130
Reposted by Judith BarrFabian Jonietz @ikonotaph.bsky.social · 02/09/2026A new peer-reviewed scholarly series and research programme launched by Éditions Pigouchet (Paris) www.pigouchet.com/biblioclasm-...pigouchet.comBiblioclasm | Manuscript Theft, Dismemberment & ReconstructionBIBLIOCLASM is a peer-reviewed scholarly series on biblioclasm, manuscript and book theft, dismemberment, provenance research, recovery and digital reconstruction. 011
Reposted by Judith BarrMateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 02/09/2026We all need to start writing emails with the same attitude Gregory the Great had when writing letters. Whenever someone fails to answer my email I will henceforth begin my message with "Greetings, Your Negligence". 24511
Judith Barr @jebarr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026baseball teams only do this when they are very stressed 😞 011
Judith Barr @jebarr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Literally just fulfilled a bucket list item by getting to see THE Jefferson’s Ground Sloth claws a couple of weeks ago at the Academy. Devastating and horrific news for Philly. 293
Judith Barr @jebarr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Surreal to hold this after so many years. Out in print and as an open access publication from @gettymuseum.bsky.social in September 2026. www.getty.edu/publications... 061
Reposted by Judith BarrDamien Huffer @damienhuffer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026groundup.org.za/article/more...groundup.org.zaMore than 2.5-million succulents seized from poachersBut this is probably less than a quarter of the illegal trade, CapeNature says 011
Reposted by Judith BarrLarisa Grollemond @larisag.bsky.social · 18/08/2026we did it, joe. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/s...nytimes.comWhat’s the Best 🏛️ Emoji? Getty Museum Curators Have Thoughts. (Gift Article)In a series of recent social media posts, curators at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles are rating the best variations on art-adjacent emojis. 052
Judith Barr @jebarr.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Kinda of chic to have way too many opinions about emoji pediments: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/s...nytimes.comWhat’s the Best 🏛️ Emoji? Getty Museum Curators Have Thoughts. (Gift Article)In a series of recent social media posts, curators at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles are rating the best variations on art-adjacent emojis. 131
Reposted by Judith BarrKristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 17/08/2026This week's astonishing artifact is a Neolithic Jōmon vessel known as "ka'en doki" whose purpose is still unknown. 🧪🏺 www.livescience.com/archaeology/...livescience.comFire-flame vessel: An exquisitely crafted 4,500-year-old pot from a mysterious culture in JapanArchaeologists aren't sure why prehistoric people in Japan made these elaborate vessels decorated with flames. 46023
Reposted by Judith BarrThe Coin Hoards of the Roman Empire project @chreproject.bsky.social · 17/08/2026📖 Newly published! The project's chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Digital Classical Studies, edited by Elton Barker, Olympia Bobou, and Rubina Raja, is now available online. The printed volume of the Handbook is scheduled to appear on 14 September. doi.org/10.1093/9780...doi.orgThe Coin Hoards of the Roman Empire ProjectAbstract. The Coin Hoards of the Roman Empire Project provides a digital research infrastructure covering hoards of all coins in use within the Roman Empir 033
Reposted by Judith BarrEleanor Ghey @eleanorghey.bsky.social · 02/07/2026What can hoards reveal about life in post-Roman Britain? A @ukri.org AHRC funded project exploring the last Roman hoards deposited in Britain is reshaping what we know about 5th century society. Discover the research and learn more about hoards in museums across the UK here blogs.kent.ac.uk/hoards 04015
Reposted by Judith BarrJohn Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · 10/08/2026But no one funds infrastructure projects. Donors want their name on a wing or an exhibit, not an HVAC unit. NEH funds are diminished now compared to just two years ago, which was already not enough. States can't meet demand. /5 24010
Judith Barr @jebarr.bsky.social · 09/08/2026John Kruk is learning about the Etruscans, this is the best day 040
Reposted by Judith BarrShannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 06/08/2026"In 2022, Wiley removed over 1,300 ebooks from academic library collections; [they said] perpetual access is not an option for subscribed content. In 2025, Clarivate,... announced they would stop offering libraries perpetual access licenses for ebooks and primary-source digital collections."arl.orgConsumers Are Worried About the Loss of Physical Media Ownership. Libraries Are Leading the Conversation. — Association of Research LibrariesSally Sax is head, Collection Strategy and Partnerships, MacOdrum Library, Carleton University. In a recent Atlantic Monthly article about Sony’s plan to end physical sales of PlayStation console game... 3868393
Judith Barr @jebarr.bsky.social · 05/08/2026www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgThe real mummy’s curse: Health risks associated with the sale and trade of mummified remains | International Journal of Cultural Property | Cambridge CoreThe real mummy’s curse: Health risks associated with the sale and trade of mummified remains - Volume 33 030
Reposted by Judith BarrCatherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Very first sentence is about the knapped artefacts First Nations people here made with ballast stones. Def of interest to archs! 0148
Judith Barr @jebarr.bsky.social · 04/08/2026what a beautiful kind of philanthropy, this is very neat! 000
Reposted by Judith BarrLiv Mariah Yarrow (pronounced "leave") @profyarrow.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Isn't lovely how little has changed?! Notice in the bottom right corner the makeup "compact" with six pigments and a protective lid! Above it the funny thing like a thumb is the pestle of a mortar for grinding fine powders. BM 1861,0523.2 821439
Reposted by Judith BarrJoel @sentantiq.bsky.social · 01/08/2026So, you've heard 1, 2, or 30 podcasts about the Odyssey But you haven't heard @movieswedig.bsky.social and their Odyssey-Fighters @apistone.bsky.social @joegoodkin.bsky.social with @voguearchaeology.bsky.social haeology.bsky.social @ecfleming.bsky.social and me! open.spotify.com/episode/0jiv...open.spotify.comThe Odyssey (2026), Reception Battle, Part 1, with Joel Christensen, Joe Goodkin and Amy PistoneMovies We Dig | Film, Antiquity and Everything in Between · Episode 1218
Judith Barr @jebarr.bsky.social · 01/08/2026I think the kerameikos would have loved glittery watercolors, to be honest 010
Judith Barr @jebarr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Fellow Type O folks, please come out and donate this weekend if you’re eligible, they are very out of universal blood AND they have many snacks in recompense www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...usatoday.comCritical shortage: Red Cross declares second-ever blood supply crisisFor only the second time in its history, the Red Cross has declared a national crisis with blood donations hitting a four-year summer low. 111
Reposted by Judith BarrEMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...theonion.comTranslator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film AdaptationPHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ... 258239444578
Reposted by Judith BarrEleanor Scerri @elliescerri.bsky.social · 28/07/2026New paper: Mesolithic mariners in the Central Mediterranean made sustained, long distance sea journeys. Not accidents, one offs, and not rare events. See thread in the comments. academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar..., led by @jblinkhorn.bsky.social 15021
Reposted by Judith BarrNew-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b 7778512570
Judith Barr @jebarr.bsky.social · 28/07/2026The question of the faithfulness of the Odyssey as a movie to the original is kind of subsumed by my joy that one single movie has caused wall to wall Ancient Greek posts and dialogues everywhere; a modern symposium prompt with a film as an absent centerpiece, an empty dinos we all circle around 181
Reposted by Judith Barrgamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 28/07/2026What Eating the Lotus Taught Me About Customer Retention Everyone’s Talking About the Cyclops. But Here’s What They’re Missing About Cross-Functional Collaboration. 5536
Reposted by Judith BarrChristopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · 27/07/2026RIP artist Betye Saar, 99latimes.comBetye Saar, a Los Angeles artist who transformed collections of bigoted bric-a-brac, has diedBetye Saar, a Los Angeles artist who transformed collections of bigoted bric-a-brac — Sambo dolls, ceramic mammies, and crude renderings of pickaninnies — into potent works of assemblage that mined th... 2276
Reposted by Judith BarrGetty @gettymuseum.bsky.social · 26/07/2026In 1966, Ed Ruscha drove a car rigged with a motorized camera to capture Los Angeles’s most iconic street: Sunset Boulevard. He created a time capsule of its famed facades, beginning a 60-year-long commitment to documenting the changing urban landscape of postwar Los Angeles. 740870