#Museum

Dimashqee

dimashqee

The problem with Aya Sofya is that it represents sovereignty in the Aegean and Black Sea. When Sultan Mehmet conquered Constantinople, Aya Sofya, as the the crown of Caesar, passed

Another Angry Woman

stavvers

It really pisses me off that in the popular parlance, and government guidance, social distancing has been redefined in entirety as physical distancing - ie keeping the magic distance -

Stonekettle

Stonekettle

You can't claim these monuments represent heritage and then be surprised when those that history oppressed see them AS symbols of exclusion.You can't claim your society includes all equally when

Erin Chapman

elcwt

There’s been a blue whale model at @AMNH for over 100 years. We just released a video about its history (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F6r-GplE9s). But there are a few facts/anecdotes I love that

Dr Suzanne Moss 🌱🏳️‍🌈

DrSueMoss

Assuming that this will be necessary before too long, there are a wealth of resources out there to help teaching and to support an interest in nature* through learning outdoors

Adrianne Russell

adriannerussell

It's seems our impulse is to say "Once COVID's over I'm gonna see a play or musical or the ballet or go to a museum, etc" and not even think

David Cole, AIA

DavidColeAIA

I've been doing some reading up about railway museums in Japan that I might want to visit, and Japan has had high-speed rail for so long that their early Shinkansen

Drew Morton

thecinemadoctor

Seeing folks freaking the fuck out that Netflix introduced a variable speed option and while I get it on one level, I’m also confused because VCRs, DVD players, and YouTube

Erin L. Thompson

artcrimeprof

The @metmuseum's new installation, "Crossroads," is a master class in using your looted antiquities to justify keeping your looted antiquities. A short thread. The exhibit "examine[s] the idea of cultural

madeline odent

oldenoughtosay

hello, evening twitter. please allow me to present to you a drunkenly curated thread of Dicks of the British Museum. (all images copyright Trustees of the BM) we'll *head* things

rachel syme

rachsyme

i LOVE listening to costume designers talk about their work. they really think about everything. no bracelet, no little patent leather belt, no color, escapes their vision and everything has

Travis Seifman

toranosukev

Sunpu (Shizuoka City) is also the birthplace of Yamada Nagamasa, an incredible figure who in the 1620s was head of the Japanese community in Ayutthaya (Siam), head of the Ayutthaya

Dalos Ortiz

DalosOrtiz

I won't get tired of saying this:The @visualizevalue community's office hours are the best.Today, @jackbutcher hosted @austin_rief, COO of @MorningBrew.They talked about media, newsletters, and people-first businesses.Here are my ra

Abdullah al Andalusi

AbdullaAndalusi

600yrs ago, a Caliph of Islam legitimately took the Roman emperor's property, the ayasofya, and repurposed it as a masjid - like the Prophet Muhammed (ﷺ) did with the KaabahAll

Aoife Bourke

Abourke3Aoife

I've searched around and compiled a list of Museums, galleries, and visitor centers around Ireland with online gift shops. So you can support these places while they're closed and get

Taraustralis

Taraustralis

THREAD: Today was a very special day. I was given access to the @austmus for the #AUReopening that has been *15 months* in the making! A lot of you know

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