#OnThisDay in 1849, Edgar Allan Poe passed away under mysterious circumstances. Of all the artists who gave life to Poe's macabre tales over the years, perhaps none captured them quite so brilliantly as the Irish artist Harry Clarke: publicdomainreview.org/collection/h... #OTD #EdgarAllanPoe

Open now! Come check out or brand new #Exhibition all about #Wonder. Inspired by Wunderkammer and cabinets of curiosity, this exhibition is packed with hidden gems of the Linnean collections.

The COLOUR exhibition at the Royal Pavilion finishes soon, but I have one more #ColourConversation up my sleeve:
Join me on 11 October, 11am for a talk on colour in the Royal Pavilion.
There will be Prussian Blue, Chrome Yellow, Chinese Vermilion and more!
brightonmuseums.org.uk/event/johndi...

A long time ago in a manuscript far, far away....

Happy #StarWarsDay! – #MayTheFourthBeWithYou, always.

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
― Cicero

Primroses at the UL, March 2025.

Tim Smith is the greatest musical genius the UK has ever produced. #Cardiacs

"It’s mixed. It needs mastering. It sounds really good. It’s floating somewhere between Sing to God and Guns, with lots of call backs to Little Man and a House. It's a real out of the ashes. I’m really, really proud of it.”

Jim Smith of #Cardiacs on their forthcoming album, LSD

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Wishing you all a joyful, enlightening, and prosperous New Year!

Everybody remember to go get you a library card to help keep them funded