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Pitt Rivers Museum @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
"That's the greatest feeling of all, is to know he's home. He hears the sounds of his mob, of his environment and they met him, and they're still with him now. It's now good to walk away knowing he's back where he belongs." - Nathan Moran, the CEO of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council.
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Ancestral remains return to Country after a century in a British museum
After almost 130 years, the remains of an Aboriginal man have made the long journey home from Oxford University to be reburied on the Country from where he was taken at Berowra Creek in Sydney.
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Society For Museum Archaeology @socmusarch.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
SMA has responded to calls for changes to legislation and practice regarding human remains, by collaborating with several organisations to agree a joint statement on on the retention, display, and provision of access to human remains from British archaeological contexts. socmusarch.org.uk/news/
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News | Society for Museum Archaeology
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lisagraves.bsky.social @lisagraves.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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A duty of care to human remains | Letters
Letter: Prof Liv Nilsson Stutz and Prof Sarah Tarlow respond to an article on ethical questions about remains from overseas in UK museums
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lisagraves.bsky.social @lisagraves.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
This is a classic in their oeuvre (class snobbery and judgmental hypocrisry intended)
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lisagraves.bsky.social @lisagraves.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/bri...
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Let’s talk about repatriation – a conversation with The Larrakia
What is repatriation? Why does it matter? And what are we doing about it? Join us for a conversation with representatives from the Aboriginal Larrakia community of Darwin, Australia.
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National Museum Directors' Council @nmdcnews.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Tens of thousands sign petition against France loaning Bayeux Tapestry to British Museum via @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Thousands petition against France loaning Bayeux Tapestry to London
More than 64,000 people have signed a petition calling on Emmanuel Macron to revoke the loan of a 1,000-year-old tapestry to London
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National Museum Directors' Council @nmdcnews.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Campaign group threatens legal action over University of Leicester's trans-inclusive museums guidance via @theartnewspaper.bsky.social www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/08/27/c...
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Campaign group threatens legal action over University of Leicester's trans-inclusive museums guidance
Freedom in the Arts claims the guidance is “misleading”, but others say it plays an important role in protecting transgender people against discrimination
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Museum Ethnographers Group @musethnogroup.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Join us for the next 'Keeping Connected' event, centred on repatriation work in Bristol! We have limited seats available. Register with the link below: webcollect.org.uk/meg/event/re... We look forward to seeing you there in person!
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Museum Ethnographers Group: Repatriation Series: a Special Focus on Repatriation Work in Bristol
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Mike Pitts @pittsmike.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Printed copies are now in the warehouse, so if you order Island at the Edge of the World, you'll get one of these! It's a really lovely book
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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
I am filled with that ache that comes with the last Bank Holiday in August. A knowing of dying days. The last sighing of summer told in the English need to head for the beach or the pub. Collective rituals to mark the rush into the nseason of bonefire smoke incense and dead leaf ghosts. - #MattAdams
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lisagraves.bsky.social @lisagraves.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/bri...
bristolmuseums.org.uk
Let’s talk about repatriation – a conversation with The Larrakia
What is repatriation? Why does it matter? And what are we doing about it? Join us for a conversation with representatives from the Aboriginal Larrakia community of Darwin, Australia.
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Museum Ethnographers Group @musethnogroup.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Join us in rebuilding connections on 3 September 2025 at Bristol Museum with colleagues, the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) staff, and community members to learn more about the realities of repatriation in Bristol. Register necessary: bit.ly/46RtYj0
A poster for an event, comprising of a red background, with thin lines of yellow and back wave patterns on the top left and bottom right corner. At the top middle is a yellow box is the title reading in quotes "Keeping Connected: Special Focus on Repatriation Work in Bristol". Below this, is event information in the middle: "Join us in rebuilding connections on 3 September 2025. Come along to the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery for an in-person event with museum colleagues, the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) staff, and community members to learn more about the realities of repatriation, from the challenges to tips for good practice."

Below is further information about the event: 
Location: Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
Date: 3 September 2025
Time: 11 am - 4 pm
Format: In-person event to encourage informal discussion and peer support
Cost: Free for MEG members and non-members
Registration: Essential (places limited)
Light refreshments will be provided.
All are welcome – MEG members and non-members alike. If you’re not yet a member, find out how to join here: MEG Membership
 
 
Register here: https://museumethnographersgroup.org.uk/events/
Please note: Non-members may need to create a free Webcollect account to register.
If you have any questions or need assistance with registration, please contact the Event Officer.
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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Hello, quite new here, so introducing myself 👋 I’m a historian of #BlackBritishHistory @icws-sas.bsky.social, living in North Wales. My first book was #BlackTudors and my new one #Heiresses, is about nine British women who inherited enslaved people and plantations in the Caribbean.
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🏰 Ben Paites 🏛️ @benpaites.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Tonight is the private view for Mythical Creatures. It’s been a rollercoaster of an install, but it’s looking fantastic! Can’t wait to share more with everyone. #Exhibitions #CuratorLife #MythicalCreatures #Museums
Gold text reading Mythical Creatures on a green wall with fake ivy above. An elephant skull in an acrylic hooded case. It sits on a green fabric base. A stained glass image depicting a dragon that is forming a figure of eight. It has a blue green scaly body and wings with orange underneath. Light shines through from behind creating a vibrant effect.A crocodile on a Roman mosaic, as seen from above.
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MOLA @museumofloot.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
New Case: The Cleveland Bronze, contributed by Michela Herbert Today the Cleveland Museum will take its iconic Roman bronze sculpture off display and return it to Türkiye after a failed attempt to deny its origins in the heavily looted site of Bubon. mola.omeka.net/items/show/2...
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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
More LGBTQIA+ history events in Bristol! I'll be leading a series of tours around Bristol Museum and Art Gallery as part of their Gender Stories exhibition. We'll be exploring gender and sexualities on display in the museum. www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/bri...
bristolmuseums.org.uk
LGBTQIAP+ tour of the museum | Bristol Museums
Discover incredible LGBTQIAP+ stories and connections in our rich and surprising collections with queer historian Jack Shoulder.
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lisagraves.bsky.social @lisagraves.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Anthropology collections manager job at the AMNH @amnh.org in New York! Additional info: A PhD (or PhD candidacy) is required to apply. Prior training in collections management and databases is essential. This is not a research position. Salary range $93-98k/year. careers.amnh.org/postings/4509
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Curatorial Associate
The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cult...
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
The Big Butterfly Count 2025 is here and butterflies need our help 🦋🚨 This isn't just a survey, it's a rescue mission, and we need everyone to get involved. No lab coats. No science degrees. Just 15 minutes of your time. ⏱️ Get out for the count 👉 bigbutterflycount.org
A Common Blue butterfly is perched on heather against a pink background. Text overlay reads "Get out for the count" with Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count logo above it. In the bottom right corner, the text reads 'exclusive media partner' with BBC Countryfile Magazine logo. Photo credit Matt Berry
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Angie Bolton @angiembolton.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
I've just launched by first Crowdfunder campaign to acquire an Iron Age Hoard for Oxfordshire Museums Service. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-.... Please support us by donating and/or sharing the link. Thank you @justrena.bsky.social for all your help thus far.
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Tincture of Museum @tinctureofmuseum.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Thursday’s work experience is a trip to Brighton Museum to see ‘The In Crowd: Mod Fashion and Style 1958-1966’. Izzy wants to become a fashion historian so this is perfect. brightonmuseums.org.uk/event/the-in...
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Bristol24/7 @bristol247.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Artists are invited to submit work exploring the question: 'What brings me joy?'
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‘What brings me joy?’ - Glenside Hospital Museum issues open call for artists
The resulting exhibition will run from September to April 2026
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Barnsley Museums @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
🍄Ceramic figure by Harry Parr A ceramic figure of a cherub riding a green toad sitting on a mushroom
A ceramic figure of a cherub riding a green toad sitting on a mushroom. The whole is on a wooden base. The figure is decorated with naturalistic colours. The cherub is using a purple ribbon to control the toad.
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lisagraves.bsky.social @lisagraves.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
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lisagraves.bsky.social @lisagraves.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Hew Locke, Benjamin Zephaniah, Ozzy Osborne and an elephant in a room all at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery today 🤩
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Owen Davies @odavies9.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I've finished researching Legendary Leaps around the UK! Lots of legendary leaping everywhere. Here's Dick Turpin's Leap in Wensleydale. Bit of a tourist attraction a century ago. Not so much now.
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lisagraves.bsky.social @lisagraves.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Excellent response to unethical and entirely unworkable ruling. Great shout out to Gender Stories exhibition at Bristol Museum.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
King Charles charges Coastal Wind Farms hundreds of millions of pounds a year to rent worthless sea bed because he 'owns the sea'. This money is added straight onto your energy bills, then sent straight to him, and he pays no tax on it.
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Corinne Fowler @corinnefowler.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
A good truth-telling initiative for artists who want to engage with Edward Colston history. bristol-cathedral.co.uk/event/ideas-...
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Ideas Lab: New Art Commission at Bristol Cathedral - Bristol Cathedral
Bristol Cathedral is inviting visual artists to participate in an exciting commission to create a permanent artwork celebrating the resilience, culture, and faith of African and Afro-Caribbean communi...
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Lukas Large @lukaslarge.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Anyone want to become Birmingham's curator of science and industry? - it's a really fantastic collection! careers.birminghammuseums.org.uk/job/333d2a38...
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Curator (Science & Industry) - Job page - Birmingham Museums Careers
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National Museum Directors' Council @nmdcnews.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
English Heritage chief executive, Nick Merriman steps down via @museumsandheritage.com museumsandheritage.com/advisor/post...
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English Heritage chief executive steps down - Museums + Heritage
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Julia Carver @juliacarver.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Fancy chipping in to help Bristol get a Turner? www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bringturne...
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Bring Turner Home
We have one week to bring Turner’s Bristol masterpiece home to Bristol
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Clare Downham @downham.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
5. ‘We earnestly forbid all heathen practices. Namely the worship of idols, heathen gods, & the sun or the moon, fire or water, springs or stones or any kind of forest trees, or indulgence in witchcraft …’ #law #medieval Can’t help but think did we lose something when we stopped worshipping nature?
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Royal Family worth £22bn, gets £500m a year tax free. Why the hell are we paying £46m for a statue of his mum, Charles should pay.
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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
New pod-drop from @EmpirePodUK Our series on Trump’s Empire continues as we look further at the history of ❄️Greenland❄️ Danish Greenland: Eradicating Inuit Culture After the mysterious disappearance of the Norse settlers, Danes return to the island centuries later...
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lisagraves.bsky.social @lisagraves.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Interesting twist in this repatriation. Each case in recent years seems to have its own different set of circumstances. Not straightforward work.
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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Remembering this great tweet on the Summer Solstice
Tweet from @tomgara

Randomly on this subject, my (Egyptian) wife had never heard of Stonehenge when I mentioned it recently, so I showed her photos of it, assuming she’d recognise the look but not the name etc, and she was just like, this is pathetic, your ancestors were small and weak
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lisagraves.bsky.social @lisagraves.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Beautiful ceremony to honour the sun god on this longest day #StantonDrew #SummerSolstice
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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
When we think of an enslaver we usually imagine a man. But the lottery of human reproduction meant many women inherited people and plantations too. In my new book I tell some of their stories, plus those of the enslaved people with whom their fortunes were intimately intertwined. amzn.eu/d/5D376uI
Book cover for Heiresses by Miranda Kaufmann out September 2025
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Matt @stradiwhovius.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
lmao get her
Boy George wrecking JK Rowling
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lisagraves.bsky.social @lisagraves.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Really engaging day yesterday at prm.ox.ac.uk talking with a delegation of Naga people about returns of ancestors and belongings. Quick look at the excellent Hawai'i display there too. Interconnected threads of humans, environment and culture ❤️
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lisagraves.bsky.social @lisagraves.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
On a school trip to Wimbledon in the 80s, in the queue Martina Natavroliva walked past me just at the entrance
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lisagraves.bsky.social @lisagraves.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Reading Orwell at a impressionable age I thought we'd moved beyond the need for his warnings but obviously not...
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Mark Rees @reviewwales.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Happy Friday the 13th! 🐈‍⬛ Here's a reminder that black cats are amazing and not unlucky. As Welsh folklore tells us: "It is very fortunate to have a thoroughly black cat on the premises." (Folklore of Wales, 1909) #FridayThe13th #FridayFeeling
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lisagraves.bsky.social @lisagraves.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Also for those who look after Egyptology and 'World Cultures' collections...
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Eithne @efrl.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Another place I won't get to go, Another exhibition I won't get to see. This looks amazing, go if you can! '65,000 years, a short history of Australian Art' 400 pieces thoughtfully curated to tell the story. #PotterMuseumofArt #Melbourne #Indigenous www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art – a grand, disturbing and provocative exhibition
Melbourne’s Potter Museum has reopened with a bold celebration of thousands of years of Indigenous art that forcefully declares ‘this is not an ethnographic collection – it’s art’
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lisagraves.bsky.social @lisagraves.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Here, here!
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
V&A Storehouse opens on 31 May. Find out more (including how to order an object) here:
vam.ac.uk
Visit V&A East Storehouse · V&A
Make new discoveries, explore untold stories and share ideas at V&A East Storehouse. With half a million works, it’s a sourcebook for your creativity.
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lisagraves.bsky.social @lisagraves.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
@beckfordstower.bsky.social
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