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Bexhill Museum
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We are an independent museum in Bexhill, East Sussex. Our collections include natural history, clothing and transport. Our opening hours are Tuesday to Sunday from 11-4.
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This LGBTQ+ History Month, we are collecting stories of the borough’s LGBTQ+ communities 🏳️‍🌈

If you live or have lived in Redbridge, identify as LGBTQ+, and have photos, films, clothes, items or memories to share, please get in touch!

📧: Redbridge.Museum@visionrcl.org.uk
February 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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An ornately convoluted double-handled wine cup (cantharus)

Detail from a 4th century AD #Roman house found in 1899 at Olga Road just outside #Dorchester (DVRNOVARIA)

Now preserved in the floor of the wonderful @dorsetmuseum.bsky.social

📷 Sept 2024

Happy #MosaicMonday!
February 2, 2026 at 5:56 AM
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This regulator clock was designed with precision in mind. Patented in 1836, its “dead beat escapement” mechanism reduced friction and compensated for changes in atmospheric pressure, which are vital for keeping accurate time.
February 2, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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The remains of a geometric mosaic from Roman Cirencester. It was discovered in 1947 in Victoria Road, and possibly dates to the 2nd century AD. The mosaic is on display at the Corinium Museum in Cirencester. 📷 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain #Cirencester
February 2, 2026 at 7:07 AM
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This is a set of four dissecting hooks with ebony handles. They were used to hold flaps of skin in place that have been cut and pulled back during a dissection to reveal the underlying layers.
February 2, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Cid Hiaya, Boabdil’s cousin who converted to Christianity and collaborated with the Catholic Monarchs in the conquest of Granada www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/02/c...
Cid Hiaya, Boabdil’s cousin who converted to Christianity and collaborated with the Catholic Monarchs in the conquest of Granada
Granada Venegas is the surname borne by the descendants of a Nasrid family that did not maintain good relations with the rest of the Morisco population because it was of royal blood; hence they not on...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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A bit more of an unusual one found yesterday by some eagle eyed fossil hunters! This cluster of sea urchins are about half the age of our Jurassic fossils, coming from the Cretaceous layers at about 100 million years old! Always cool seeing what fossils visitors are out finding.
February 1, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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For #MosaicMonday a #Roman mosaic showing the labyrinth of the Minotaur on Crete. The monster’s head is depicted in the centre. The simple depiction is alluding to the myth of Theseus, in which the Greek hero slays the Minotaur in the labyrinth with the help ... 🧵1/2

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#Archaeology
February 2, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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Sunbeam #Yokohama #Japan 2.2.1877. "I was called at five o'clock, & at half-past six Mabelle & I started for the market. It was blowing a gale, & our four oarsmen found it as much as they could do to reach the shore. The Shanghai mail-boat was just in, & I pitied the poor passengers..." #Brassey
February 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
"Steel columns and girders show progress in the building of the Marina Hall. Inset: Welding the girders."
Bexhill Observer 2.2.1935. #dlwp #Bexhill #Sussex #Architecture #Building #History #1930s
February 2, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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A mammoth drawings from Arcy-sur-Cure cave,France.
Outlined in red-ochre, this rotund, tuskless mammoth looks like a juvenile.
At 28,000 years old, a product of the Gravettian culture, one of the oldest examples of cave art in Europe.
The saddest mammoth from the Ice Age. 🦣😢🏺
#MammothMonday
February 2, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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You might not know it, but you probably use Bayesian reasoning every day. But what exactly is it? Professor David Spiegelhalter explains in our latest video with BBCIdeas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pnlExzbNqE
The power of Bayesian reasoning | The Royal Society
YouTube video by The Royal Society
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February 2, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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Analysis | What’s behind the sluggish recovery in visitor numbers? 📊

Although the sector is seeing positive signs, footfall has been slow to return to normal after Covid. Amid changes in visitor behaviour and an oversaturated market, creativity and risk-taking are key to standing out
What's behind the sluggish recovery in visitor numbers? - Museums Association
Although the sector is seeing positive signs, footfall has been slow to return to normal after Covid. Amid changes in visitor behaviour and an oversaturated market, creativity and risk-taking are key to standing out
www.museumsassociation.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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Sun shimmer of a nave aisle window upon the parclose at Southwold, St Edmund, Suffolk #suffolk #churches #history #heritage #architecture #carpentry #woodcarving #sunlight #medieval
February 1, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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It’s time for Free February 2026! You’re all invited to visit Stromness Museum free of charge this month. Those becoming Stromness Museum ‘Friends’ in Feb will also enter a prize draw for a £25 gift voucher! We’ll be open today & every day Mon-Sat at 11am-3.30pm (closed Sun). Come and see us soon! 🎟️
February 2, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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This new drug might really change outcomes for people with diabetes.

New drug could prevent diabetes complications not fixed with blood sugar control, study hints | Live Science share.google/MMCa7pYhsx0w...
New drug could prevent diabetes complications not fixed with blood sugar control, study hints
An experimental drug compound could be a promising treatment for harmful diabetes complications, per a new study in lab mice and human cells.
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February 1, 2026 at 4:37 PM
If you’re interested in the history of #Bexhill then why not check out Bexhill Open Street Map?
bexhill-osm.org.uk
There are historical maps, local info & town history. It will also give walking directions so that you can go and see the places mentioned for yourself. It is an invaluable resource.
February 2, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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Was International Zebra Day on Saturday.
We're a bit busy, so here's a mosaic of a zebra.
That's us done. 👍
#MosaicMonday
February 2, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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Roe deer antler mask from prehistoric Eilsleben, Germany

Despite being a Neolithic site, the mask is probably Mesolithic in origin, indicating contact and exchange between hunter-gatherers and the first farmers in central Europe #MesolithicMonday

🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology
February 2, 2026 at 8:13 AM
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Here's something a little older than our usual posts for #MKMonday! This postcard is of Castlethorpe back in 1906.
February 2, 2026 at 8:30 AM
"Pear Tree Lane, Little Common." Postcard c.1936. #LittleCommon #Bexhill #Sussex #History #1930s
February 2, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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Today is Candlemas - which is a beautiful name. A chance to celebrate 'the return of light'

Artist: Roger Hall
February 2, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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Happy #NationalHedgehogDay 🥺

This little Egyptian faience model of a hedgehog is from a tomb at Abydos, and was made around 1,500–1,300 BCE.

Hedgehogs had a favourable reputation in ancient Egypt, and were often seen as a symbol of rebirth and renewal of life.
February 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM
"Bexhill Gripped By Arctic Weather."
Bexhill Observer 1.2.1947. #Bexhill #Sussex #Winter #Weather #Snow #History #1940s
February 1, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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"1772. Obfervations in FEBRUARY.
The Weather, whether Fine, or Rain, or Snow,
'Tis paft a Conj'rer's Art to let you know
So long before it comes ____ I tell you fo;
And all wife men (I think) will fay fo too."
Poor Robin 1772
A Sure And A Very Certain Prognostication.
#February #Winter #1770s
February 1, 2026 at 11:15 AM