Michael Hardy
@michaelcurates.bsky.social
I like music and museums | Digital Curator at Barnsley Museums | Museums Computer Group committee member | Barnsley Civic Trust committee member | Recently started writing for the MA journal.
The Christmas trees are up outside Barnsley town hall so I think it's acceptable to start sharing links to The Barnsley Carol again. Here's the 'original' recording by @industrialteg.bsky.social of the Arthur Godfrey carol that had been lost for 90 years
youtu.be/orlqLBPFnxk?...
youtu.be/orlqLBPFnxk?...
Christmas Eve (The Barnsley Carol) - Arthur Godfrey (1933)
YouTube video by Barnsley Museums
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November 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The Christmas trees are up outside Barnsley town hall so I think it's acceptable to start sharing links to The Barnsley Carol again. Here's the 'original' recording by @industrialteg.bsky.social of the Arthur Godfrey carol that had been lost for 90 years
youtu.be/orlqLBPFnxk?...
youtu.be/orlqLBPFnxk?...
"The darker nights have come again, quicker than the year before"
I've really got involved in the 20th anniversary of Maximo Park's A Certain Trigger by going to Limassol on my holiday earlier this month.
Currently listening to the album playback with @johnkennedydj.bsky.social on @radiox.co.uk
I've really got involved in the 20th anniversary of Maximo Park's A Certain Trigger by going to Limassol on my holiday earlier this month.
Currently listening to the album playback with @johnkennedydj.bsky.social on @radiox.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"The darker nights have come again, quicker than the year before"
I've really got involved in the 20th anniversary of Maximo Park's A Certain Trigger by going to Limassol on my holiday earlier this month.
Currently listening to the album playback with @johnkennedydj.bsky.social on @radiox.co.uk
I've really got involved in the 20th anniversary of Maximo Park's A Certain Trigger by going to Limassol on my holiday earlier this month.
Currently listening to the album playback with @johnkennedydj.bsky.social on @radiox.co.uk
Reposted by Michael Hardy
We have got a a couple of Grimshaw paintings in our collections
🎨 A Carter Passing a Mansion At Dusk
🎨 A Carter Passing a Mansion At Dusk
October 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
We have got a a couple of Grimshaw paintings in our collections
🎨 A Carter Passing a Mansion At Dusk
🎨 A Carter Passing a Mansion At Dusk
If you're looking for a distraction this afternoon have a go at this game (sorry if It leaves you craving pie)
@gamingnews-rt.bsky.social
#YouTube #game #BlueskyGaming
@gamingnews-rt.bsky.social
#YouTube #game #BlueskyGaming
Rope or pie? That is one of the decisions you have to make in our YouTube choose your own adventure game
🎮 youtu.be/-ihEfoklcgE?...
🕒 The perfect way to spend your extra hour today! The Quest For The Eldon Beast, track down the creature and take it back to its home on Eldon Street
🎮 youtu.be/-ihEfoklcgE?...
🕒 The perfect way to spend your extra hour today! The Quest For The Eldon Beast, track down the creature and take it back to its home on Eldon Street
October 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
If you're looking for a distraction this afternoon have a go at this game (sorry if It leaves you craving pie)
@gamingnews-rt.bsky.social
#YouTube #game #BlueskyGaming
@gamingnews-rt.bsky.social
#YouTube #game #BlueskyGaming
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It's been quite the week 😔 Fatigued by the latest bout of covid I've been trying to come to terms with two people I know dying quite suddenly. I tried to shrug it off as them not being close friends but it still hurts.
spotify.link/LoXn223WHXb
spotify.link/LoXn223WHXb
Nothing Lasts Forever
spotify.link
October 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
It's been quite the week 😔 Fatigued by the latest bout of covid I've been trying to come to terms with two people I know dying quite suddenly. I tried to shrug it off as them not being close friends but it still hurts.
spotify.link/LoXn223WHXb
spotify.link/LoXn223WHXb
I got weirdly emotional watching the Hollyoaks and #Brookside crossover. I suppose it was a reminder of simpler times. Dean Sullivan as Jimmy Corkhill was very much missed
October 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I got weirdly emotional watching the Hollyoaks and #Brookside crossover. I suppose it was a reminder of simpler times. Dean Sullivan as Jimmy Corkhill was very much missed
Something I've been working on recently 👇
100 years of remembrance: Barnsley's war memorial was unveiled #OnThisDay in 1925
Read about the history of the memorial in our new blog
barnsleymuseums.art.blog/2025/10/11/1...
Read about the history of the memorial in our new blog
barnsleymuseums.art.blog/2025/10/11/1...
October 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Something I've been working on recently 👇
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Not a post we were expecting to make today. RIP Dickie Bird 💔
Arguably one of Barnsley's most famous sons
Harold Dennis "Dickie" Bird MBE OBE you will be missed by many from all over the world.
Arguably one of Barnsley's most famous sons
Harold Dennis "Dickie" Bird MBE OBE you will be missed by many from all over the world.
September 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Not a post we were expecting to make today. RIP Dickie Bird 💔
Arguably one of Barnsley's most famous sons
Harold Dennis "Dickie" Bird MBE OBE you will be missed by many from all over the world.
Arguably one of Barnsley's most famous sons
Harold Dennis "Dickie" Bird MBE OBE you will be missed by many from all over the world.
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A poem about Dickie Bird by Ian McMillan which he read out on BBC Radio Sheffield earlier today:
It's the final over
Of the final test
And Time is bowling
The final ball;
And the innings that stretched To 92
Will end just here
'Cos it's umpire's call.
It's the final over
Of the final test
And Time is bowling
The final ball;
And the innings that stretched To 92
Will end just here
'Cos it's umpire's call.
September 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A poem about Dickie Bird by Ian McMillan which he read out on BBC Radio Sheffield earlier today:
It's the final over
Of the final test
And Time is bowling
The final ball;
And the innings that stretched To 92
Will end just here
'Cos it's umpire's call.
It's the final over
Of the final test
And Time is bowling
The final ball;
And the innings that stretched To 92
Will end just here
'Cos it's umpire's call.
Reposted by Michael Hardy
Happy September!
We are excited to announce the programme for our conference this year, 'Seize The Tech' at The ThinkTank in Birmingham on 5 December.
🎟️A small amount of Earlybird tickets are available, visit our website for full details
museumscomputergroup.org.uk/events/mcg-m...
We are excited to announce the programme for our conference this year, 'Seize The Tech' at The ThinkTank in Birmingham on 5 December.
🎟️A small amount of Earlybird tickets are available, visit our website for full details
museumscomputergroup.org.uk/events/mcg-m...
September 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Happy September!
We are excited to announce the programme for our conference this year, 'Seize The Tech' at The ThinkTank in Birmingham on 5 December.
🎟️A small amount of Earlybird tickets are available, visit our website for full details
museumscomputergroup.org.uk/events/mcg-m...
We are excited to announce the programme for our conference this year, 'Seize The Tech' at The ThinkTank in Birmingham on 5 December.
🎟️A small amount of Earlybird tickets are available, visit our website for full details
museumscomputergroup.org.uk/events/mcg-m...
I've just waved at my laptop while watching a pre-recorded webinar 😕 how's your day going?
September 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I've just waved at my laptop while watching a pre-recorded webinar 😕 how's your day going?
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Hello Bluesky! Seen any #MuseumDolls recently? Then get in touch!
Starting this account with Lola from Bankfield House Museum in Halifax.
👀 Mexican Muñeca de Carton Doll named Lola, Made in Celeya
Starting this account with Lola from Bankfield House Museum in Halifax.
👀 Mexican Muñeca de Carton Doll named Lola, Made in Celeya
July 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Hello Bluesky! Seen any #MuseumDolls recently? Then get in touch!
Starting this account with Lola from Bankfield House Museum in Halifax.
👀 Mexican Muñeca de Carton Doll named Lola, Made in Celeya
Starting this account with Lola from Bankfield House Museum in Halifax.
👀 Mexican Muñeca de Carton Doll named Lola, Made in Celeya
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*searches Barnsley Museums*
Good morning Jackie (Weaver) and Dead Eye Dave #MuseumDolls
@barnsleymuseums.bsky.social
Good morning Jackie (Weaver) and Dead Eye Dave #MuseumDolls
@barnsleymuseums.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 8:21 AM
*searches Barnsley Museums*
Good morning Jackie (Weaver) and Dead Eye Dave #MuseumDolls
@barnsleymuseums.bsky.social
Good morning Jackie (Weaver) and Dead Eye Dave #MuseumDolls
@barnsleymuseums.bsky.social
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#WorldSnakeDay 🐍
This Roman bracelet was found in an open cast coal working at Billingley and is dated 2nd to 3rd century AD
This Roman bracelet was found in an open cast coal working at Billingley and is dated 2nd to 3rd century AD
July 16, 2025 at 10:17 AM
#WorldSnakeDay 🐍
This Roman bracelet was found in an open cast coal working at Billingley and is dated 2nd to 3rd century AD
This Roman bracelet was found in an open cast coal working at Billingley and is dated 2nd to 3rd century AD
It wouldn't be a day in Manchester without getting caught in the rain at some point!
Brilliant night at the AO arena, Q&A sides, Chris Hawkins & Paul Smith I didn't take any photos so here's one from 2008 the first year I saw Maximo Park, a band I've seen every year since.
Brilliant night at the AO arena, Q&A sides, Chris Hawkins & Paul Smith I didn't take any photos so here's one from 2008 the first year I saw Maximo Park, a band I've seen every year since.
July 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It wouldn't be a day in Manchester without getting caught in the rain at some point!
Brilliant night at the AO arena, Q&A sides, Chris Hawkins & Paul Smith I didn't take any photos so here's one from 2008 the first year I saw Maximo Park, a band I've seen every year since.
Brilliant night at the AO arena, Q&A sides, Chris Hawkins & Paul Smith I didn't take any photos so here's one from 2008 the first year I saw Maximo Park, a band I've seen every year since.
Reposted by Michael Hardy
Will our Oasis quiz leave you feeling Supersonic or will you be left crying your heart out?
Name the fifteen songs that have some link to objects in our collections.
Name the fifteen songs that have some link to objects in our collections.
July 4, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Will our Oasis quiz leave you feeling Supersonic or will you be left crying your heart out?
Name the fifteen songs that have some link to objects in our collections.
Name the fifteen songs that have some link to objects in our collections.
Who would have thought that 2020 would seem like simpler times?
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekAForAlliteration
Here's a throwback to our favourite use of alliteration, a game of Barnsley Bingo which we played at the start of the pandemic in 2020
Eyes down, look in 👀
Here's a throwback to our favourite use of alliteration, a game of Barnsley Bingo which we played at the start of the pandemic in 2020
Eyes down, look in 👀
July 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Who would have thought that 2020 would seem like simpler times?
#Barnsley10k was a hot one! I'm really pleased with my time considering it's a decade since my last 10k race and I haven't been able to train for a couple of weeks. (1 hour and 18 seconds)
June 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
#Barnsley10k was a hot one! I'm really pleased with my time considering it's a decade since my last 10k race and I haven't been able to train for a couple of weeks. (1 hour and 18 seconds)
As ready as I'll ever be! #Barnsley10k
June 29, 2025 at 7:39 AM
As ready as I'll ever be! #Barnsley10k
Maybe one day this new band called 'Pulp' will be as big as The 1975 and will headline festivals. #Glastonbury #Glastonbury2025
June 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Maybe one day this new band called 'Pulp' will be as big as The 1975 and will headline festivals. #Glastonbury #Glastonbury2025
Friends worry that Michael is already struggling to find ways to fill the Glastonbury void...
I keep seeing photos of an M&S strawberry sandwich. I thought I'd have a go at making my own. I didn't have any cream so substituted with crisps.
I keep seeing photos of an M&S strawberry sandwich. I thought I'd have a go at making my own. I didn't have any cream so substituted with crisps.
June 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Friends worry that Michael is already struggling to find ways to fill the Glastonbury void...
I keep seeing photos of an M&S strawberry sandwich. I thought I'd have a go at making my own. I didn't have any cream so substituted with crisps.
I keep seeing photos of an M&S strawberry sandwich. I thought I'd have a go at making my own. I didn't have any cream so substituted with crisps.
My Glastonbury commentary so far: Biffy Clyro should have headlined tonight rather than Denise Welsh's son.
youtu.be/nT1TVSTkAXg?...
youtu.be/nT1TVSTkAXg?...
Ed Byrne slates Alanis Morissette
YouTube video by Smeg Head
youtu.be
June 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
My Glastonbury commentary so far: Biffy Clyro should have headlined tonight rather than Denise Welsh's son.
youtu.be/nT1TVSTkAXg?...
youtu.be/nT1TVSTkAXg?...
I'm filling the Glastonbury void with a few smaller gigs this summer.
Patrick Wolf sounded amazing at Rough Trade in Nottingham tonight, no sound system but five different instruments and insights into his new album
Patrick Wolf sounded amazing at Rough Trade in Nottingham tonight, no sound system but five different instruments and insights into his new album
June 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I'm filling the Glastonbury void with a few smaller gigs this summer.
Patrick Wolf sounded amazing at Rough Trade in Nottingham tonight, no sound system but five different instruments and insights into his new album
Patrick Wolf sounded amazing at Rough Trade in Nottingham tonight, no sound system but five different instruments and insights into his new album
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Less than a week to submit a proposal for #MuseTech25
Would you like to speak at our conference?
This year we're returning to the ThinkTank in Birmingham on 5 December
Seize the tech! Is the #MuseTech25 theme. To find out more and submit a proposal visit our website 👇
museumscomputergroup.org.uk/events/mcg-m...
This year we're returning to the ThinkTank in Birmingham on 5 December
Seize the tech! Is the #MuseTech25 theme. To find out more and submit a proposal visit our website 👇
museumscomputergroup.org.uk/events/mcg-m...
June 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Less than a week to submit a proposal for #MuseTech25