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This Saturday 15 Nov is our AGM and winter conference!
Get a FREE ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flag-institute-agm-and-winter-2025-conference-tickets-1460810055199
Confirmed speakers:
Peter Kirkwood
José Manuel Erbez
Maxim Saakyan & Leo Torosian
Edgar Zaagsma
Stan Moore
Heather Binnington
Get a FREE ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flag-institute-agm-and-winter-2025-conference-tickets-1460810055199
Confirmed speakers:
Peter Kirkwood
José Manuel Erbez
Maxim Saakyan & Leo Torosian
Edgar Zaagsma
Stan Moore
Heather Binnington
Flag Institute AGM and Winter 2025 Conference
The event is free to register and will be beamed worldwide.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This Saturday 15 Nov is our AGM and winter conference!
Get a FREE ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flag-institute-agm-and-winter-2025-conference-tickets-1460810055199
Confirmed speakers:
Peter Kirkwood
José Manuel Erbez
Maxim Saakyan & Leo Torosian
Edgar Zaagsma
Stan Moore
Heather Binnington
Get a FREE ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flag-institute-agm-and-winter-2025-conference-tickets-1460810055199
Confirmed speakers:
Peter Kirkwood
José Manuel Erbez
Maxim Saakyan & Leo Torosian
Edgar Zaagsma
Stan Moore
Heather Binnington
It’s World Vexillology Day! Your chance to show off your favourite flag displays.
We’d love to see them! 😍
We’d love to see them! 😍
October 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
It’s World Vexillology Day! Your chance to show off your favourite flag displays.
We’d love to see them! 😍
We’d love to see them! 😍
“A flag is nothing more than a symbol. That’s all it is. Humanity, ever since the dawn of time, we have needed symbols.” - Malcolm’s interview on the Big Issue
www.bigissue.com/news/politics/wave-st-georges-flags-england-national-identity/
www.bigissue.com/news/politics/wave-st-georges-flags-england-national-identity/
What the wave of St George's flags across England means for national identity
Across England, everyone's flying St George's flags. But is it a burst of national pride or something much more sinister?
www.bigissue.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“A flag is nothing more than a symbol. That’s all it is. Humanity, ever since the dawn of time, we have needed symbols.” - Malcolm’s interview on the Big Issue
www.bigissue.com/news/politics/wave-st-georges-flags-england-national-identity/
www.bigissue.com/news/politics/wave-st-georges-flags-england-national-identity/
We've been busy speaking to the media about how flags reflect history, identity, and community across the UK.
pressat.co.uk/releases/fla...
pressat.co.uk/releases/fla...
Flags in the Spotlight – Flag Institute Welcomes Upswing in Public Interest
The Flag...
pressat.co.uk
August 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
We've been busy speaking to the media about how flags reflect history, identity, and community across the UK.
pressat.co.uk/releases/fla...
pressat.co.uk/releases/fla...
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Flagmaster 170 is the latest issue of the @flaginstitute.bsky.social flagship magazine, featuring original research and fresh perspectives from across the world.
FI members receive Flagmaster twice a year, along with access to exclusive events and resources.
Become a member... lnkd.in/ewgzbQEr
FI members receive Flagmaster twice a year, along with access to exclusive events and resources.
Become a member... lnkd.in/ewgzbQEr
July 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Flagmaster 170 is the latest issue of the @flaginstitute.bsky.social flagship magazine, featuring original research and fresh perspectives from across the world.
FI members receive Flagmaster twice a year, along with access to exclusive events and resources.
Become a member... lnkd.in/ewgzbQEr
FI members receive Flagmaster twice a year, along with access to exclusive events and resources.
Become a member... lnkd.in/ewgzbQEr
Today, Parliament Square is looking particularly stripey – it's Historic County Flag Day!
From Cornwall to Caithness, every flag is out and flapping proudly and competitively in the breeze. Come for the heritage, stay for the vexillology-induced neck strain.
From Cornwall to Caithness, every flag is out and flapping proudly and competitively in the breeze. Come for the heritage, stay for the vexillology-induced neck strain.
July 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Today, Parliament Square is looking particularly stripey – it's Historic County Flag Day!
From Cornwall to Caithness, every flag is out and flapping proudly and competitively in the breeze. Come for the heritage, stay for the vexillology-induced neck strain.
From Cornwall to Caithness, every flag is out and flapping proudly and competitively in the breeze. Come for the heritage, stay for the vexillology-induced neck strain.
Things we love to see. Taken today in Copenhagen 🇩🇰
June 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Things we love to see. Taken today in Copenhagen 🇩🇰
We’re in beautiful York for our spring conference! 🙌
We hope all of you gorgeous flag nerds attending have a great time hearing from our speakers!
We hope all of you gorgeous flag nerds attending have a great time hearing from our speakers!
May 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM
We’re in beautiful York for our spring conference! 🙌
We hope all of you gorgeous flag nerds attending have a great time hearing from our speakers!
We hope all of you gorgeous flag nerds attending have a great time hearing from our speakers!
Ok BlueSky, what is your favourite flag fact?
May 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Ok BlueSky, what is your favourite flag fact?
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3 years after starting with Cameroon 🇨🇲, Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶 completes the African continent in full-colour, to-scale flags hand-painted on a wall 🤟
April 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
3 years after starting with Cameroon 🇨🇲, Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶 completes the African continent in full-colour, to-scale flags hand-painted on a wall 🤟
So it turns out St George’s Day is… today?
We
a) get to celebrate twice 🙌
b) are not complaining 😌
We
a) get to celebrate twice 🙌
b) are not complaining 😌
Happy St George’s Day! Wishing everyone a great day as we celebrate England’s patron saint.
a person holding a small white flag with a red cross
Alt: a person holding an England flag
media.tenor.com
April 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
So it turns out St George’s Day is… today?
We
a) get to celebrate twice 🙌
b) are not complaining 😌
We
a) get to celebrate twice 🙌
b) are not complaining 😌
Happy St George’s Day! Wishing everyone a great day as we celebrate England’s patron saint.
a person holding a small white flag with a red cross
Alt: a person holding an England flag
media.tenor.com
April 23, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Happy St George’s Day! Wishing everyone a great day as we celebrate England’s patron saint.
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Hey Eritrea 🇪🇷
You look good there on the nearly-completed wall of African flags.
You look good there on the nearly-completed wall of African flags.
April 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hey Eritrea 🇪🇷
You look good there on the nearly-completed wall of African flags.
You look good there on the nearly-completed wall of African flags.
You can still register for our spring conference in York!
Dates: 17-18 May
Venue: The Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre
Speakers: 7 confirmed
Also attending: Many flag nerds just like you!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flag-institute-spring-2025-conference-tickets-1232062374729?aff=oddtdtcreator
Dates: 17-18 May
Venue: The Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre
Speakers: 7 confirmed
Also attending: Many flag nerds just like you!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flag-institute-spring-2025-conference-tickets-1232062374729?aff=oddtdtcreator
Flag Institute Spring 2025 Conference
The conference will feature a programme of contemporary and historical vexillological presentations and site visits around York.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
You can still register for our spring conference in York!
Dates: 17-18 May
Venue: The Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre
Speakers: 7 confirmed
Also attending: Many flag nerds just like you!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flag-institute-spring-2025-conference-tickets-1232062374729?aff=oddtdtcreator
Dates: 17-18 May
Venue: The Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre
Speakers: 7 confirmed
Also attending: Many flag nerds just like you!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flag-institute-spring-2025-conference-tickets-1232062374729?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Malawi 🇲🇼 and its 31 rays coming out of a red rising sun… here we go ✌️
March 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Malawi 🇲🇼 and its 31 rays coming out of a red rising sun… here we go ✌️
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Zambia 🇿🇲 has a flag that looks impossible to hand-paint in 9x6cm… until it becomes possible 🤟
February 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Zambia 🇿🇲 has a flag that looks impossible to hand-paint in 9x6cm… until it becomes possible 🤟
Our spring conference 2025 will be in York!
🗓️ 17-18 May
🏠 The Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre, YO24 1AQ
Some speakers already confirmed!
Get your ticket today 👇
🗓️ 17-18 May
🏠 The Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre, YO24 1AQ
Some speakers already confirmed!
Get your ticket today 👇
Flag Institute Spring 2025 Conference
The conference will feature a programme of contemporary and historical vexillological presentations and site visits around York.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Our spring conference 2025 will be in York!
🗓️ 17-18 May
🏠 The Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre, YO24 1AQ
Some speakers already confirmed!
Get your ticket today 👇
🗓️ 17-18 May
🏠 The Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre, YO24 1AQ
Some speakers already confirmed!
Get your ticket today 👇
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Hey Mozambique 🇲🇿
January 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Hey Mozambique 🇲🇿
please use flags to celebrate, grow, and unite behind a common cause.
don’t use flags to demand superiority, or bully or exclude people.
that’s our TED talk.
don’t use flags to demand superiority, or bully or exclude people.
that’s our TED talk.
January 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
please use flags to celebrate, grow, and unite behind a common cause.
don’t use flags to demand superiority, or bully or exclude people.
that’s our TED talk.
don’t use flags to demand superiority, or bully or exclude people.
that’s our TED talk.
Congrats to Bothwell on its new flag!
We love a flag ceremony, so here you are with a filming of the unveiling! 🥰
www.youtube.com/live/mue40QArDMg?si=Lw0NgKKYnXqAFCOE
We love a flag ceremony, so here you are with a filming of the unveiling! 🥰
www.youtube.com/live/mue40QArDMg?si=Lw0NgKKYnXqAFCOE
January 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Congrats to Bothwell on its new flag!
We love a flag ceremony, so here you are with a filming of the unveiling! 🥰
www.youtube.com/live/mue40QArDMg?si=Lw0NgKKYnXqAFCOE
We love a flag ceremony, so here you are with a filming of the unveiling! 🥰
www.youtube.com/live/mue40QArDMg?si=Lw0NgKKYnXqAFCOE
A flag quiz to start your 2025 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/01/parrots-trees-dragons-quiz-national-flag-changes
Parrots, trees and dragons: test yourself with our quiz on national flag changes
The ‘independence flag’ now flies in parts of Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, but can you identify these other countries that have changed their flags (or not)?
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
A flag quiz to start your 2025 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/01/parrots-trees-dragons-quiz-national-flag-changes
It’s cold and dark and wet. But it’s 141 days to the Eurovision final. And 180 days to Glastonbury.
Longer, warmer days will come, and glorious flags will flap gaily in the summer skies.
You beautiful flag nerds, hang on in there.
Longer, warmer days will come, and glorious flags will flap gaily in the summer skies.
You beautiful flag nerds, hang on in there.
December 27, 2024 at 6:42 PM
It’s cold and dark and wet. But it’s 141 days to the Eurovision final. And 180 days to Glastonbury.
Longer, warmer days will come, and glorious flags will flap gaily in the summer skies.
You beautiful flag nerds, hang on in there.
Longer, warmer days will come, and glorious flags will flap gaily in the summer skies.
You beautiful flag nerds, hang on in there.
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Flagmaster 169 in paper and digital form is now with the worldwide @flaginstitute.bsky.social membership.
Articles include new Danish Flag Law, the Tino Rangatiratanga (Māori) flag, and flags in St Pierre and Miquelon.
Sign up for FI membership at www.flaginstitute.org/wp/ to receive your copy.
Articles include new Danish Flag Law, the Tino Rangatiratanga (Māori) flag, and flags in St Pierre and Miquelon.
Sign up for FI membership at www.flaginstitute.org/wp/ to receive your copy.
December 19, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Flagmaster 169 in paper and digital form is now with the worldwide @flaginstitute.bsky.social membership.
Articles include new Danish Flag Law, the Tino Rangatiratanga (Māori) flag, and flags in St Pierre and Miquelon.
Sign up for FI membership at www.flaginstitute.org/wp/ to receive your copy.
Articles include new Danish Flag Law, the Tino Rangatiratanga (Māori) flag, and flags in St Pierre and Miquelon.
Sign up for FI membership at www.flaginstitute.org/wp/ to receive your copy.
Well done if you recognised the flag of Sarawak 👏
Shared in our WhatsApp group.
What flag is this? 👇
What flag is this? 👇
December 14, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Well done if you recognised the flag of Sarawak 👏