Tincture of Museum
@tinctureofmuseum.bsky.social
Museum blogger - all about museums, art, history & culture.
Tinctureofmuseum@gmail.com
Founder of Autism in Museums
Newsletter Editor for National Museum Directors' Council
Blog - https://tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/
Tinctureofmuseum@gmail.com
Founder of Autism in Museums
Newsletter Editor for National Museum Directors' Council
Blog - https://tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/
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Piecing it together: the work of London School of Mosaic
Discover artworks, explore venues and meet artists. Art UK is the online home for every public collection in the UK, featuring over 750,000 artworks by over 70,000 artists.
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I think this is the most important thing I have written this year. Just published on @artukdotorg.bsky.social It is about the closure of the London School of Mosaic. artuk.org/discover/sto...
You have to check out @markmanders.bsky.social sculpture at the London Mithraeum! Free to visit and on display until 4 July 2026. I love it! www.londonmithraeum.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:33 AM
You have to check out @markmanders.bsky.social sculpture at the London Mithraeum! Free to visit and on display until 4 July 2026. I love it! www.londonmithraeum.com
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Booking now open for 'Climate Resilience in the Cultural Sector' @britishlibrary.bsky.social Friday 6 March 9-5pm. For a day specifically for the culture sector to explore ways to boost climate resilience and protect our heritage! www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-re... #ClimateChange
Climate Resilience in the Cultural Sector Conference
Join us to explore ways to boost climate resilience in the cultural sector and protect our heritage!
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January 30, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Booking now open for 'Climate Resilience in the Cultural Sector' @britishlibrary.bsky.social Friday 6 March 9-5pm. For a day specifically for the culture sector to explore ways to boost climate resilience and protect our heritage! www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-re... #ClimateChange
New on the blog, January is a time for fresh starts and new art. New Contemporaries @southlondongallery.bsky.social is a great place to start tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/n...
January 30, 2026 at 10:28 AM
New on the blog, January is a time for fresh starts and new art. New Contemporaries @southlondongallery.bsky.social is a great place to start tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/n...
Crossing into Darkness, the new exhibition curated by Tracey Emin at the Carl Freedman Gallery shows how artists can find the shadows in all of us. Until 12 April #Margate carlfreedman.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Crossing into Darkness, the new exhibition curated by Tracey Emin at the Carl Freedman Gallery shows how artists can find the shadows in all of us. Until 12 April #Margate carlfreedman.com
If you missed this over the Christmas period now is the time to catch up with the fascinating story of the London School of Mosaics which closed in 2025. #mosaicmonday artuk.org/discover/sto...
Piecing it together: the work of London School of Mosaic
Discover artworks, explore venues and meet artists. Art UK is the online home for every public collection in the UK, featuring over 750,000 artworks by over 70,000 artists.
artuk.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:32 AM
If you missed this over the Christmas period now is the time to catch up with the fascinating story of the London School of Mosaics which closed in 2025. #mosaicmonday artuk.org/discover/sto...
New on the blog- it is 10 years since @bethlemmuseum.bsky.social was shortlisted for @artfund.bsky.social Museum of the Year and in my new blog I return to one of the most interesting museums in the UK. tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/01/25/k...
Kindred: The Loneliness of Suffering and the Community of Lived Experience, Bethlem Museum of the Mind, Jan 2026
Bethlem Museum of the Mind I can’t believe it was 10 years ago that Bethlem Museum was shortlisted for Art Fund’s Museum of the Year, after a transformation that saw the museum move fro…
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January 26, 2026 at 11:29 AM
New on the blog- it is 10 years since @bethlemmuseum.bsky.social was shortlisted for @artfund.bsky.social Museum of the Year and in my new blog I return to one of the most interesting museums in the UK. tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/01/25/k...
The seaside isn’t just for the summer you know…. Bridget Riley: Learning to See at Turner Contemporary Margate is on till 4 May 2026. turnercontemporary.org/whats-on/exh...
January 21, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The seaside isn’t just for the summer you know…. Bridget Riley: Learning to See at Turner Contemporary Margate is on till 4 May 2026. turnercontemporary.org/whats-on/exh...
Fascinating article on Italy's mosaic school Inside www.bbc.co.uk/travel/artic... What a crime that London's School of Mosaic closed in 2025. You can read about it in my @artukdotorg.bsky.social piece artuk.org/discover/sto... #Mosaics
Inside Italy's secret mosaic school
Hidden in a quiet Italian town is one of the world's most unique art schools – and a rewarding destination for curious travellers.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Fascinating article on Italy's mosaic school Inside www.bbc.co.uk/travel/artic... What a crime that London's School of Mosaic closed in 2025. You can read about it in my @artukdotorg.bsky.social piece artuk.org/discover/sto... #Mosaics
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Just a few more days left to apply for the Paul McLean graduate trainee programme at the FT. This is an amazing opportunity for any aspiring journalist job-boards.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
Paul McClean Graduate Trainee
London
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January 5, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Just a few more days left to apply for the Paul McLean graduate trainee programme at the FT. This is an amazing opportunity for any aspiring journalist job-boards.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
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I think this is the most important thing I have written this year. Just published on @artukdotorg.bsky.social It is about the closure of the London School of Mosaic. artuk.org/discover/sto...
Piecing it together: the work of London School of Mosaic
Discover artworks, explore venues and meet artists. Art UK is the online home for every public collection in the UK, featuring over 750,000 artworks by over 70,000 artists.
artuk.org
December 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I think this is the most important thing I have written this year. Just published on @artukdotorg.bsky.social It is about the closure of the London School of Mosaic. artuk.org/discover/sto...
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I am counting down to my most read blog of 2025! In at number 5 from April is Pirates at Royal Museums Greenwich - tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2025/04/04/p... #MuseumBlogger
Pirates, National Maritime Museum, April 2025
Pirates – National Maritime Museum 29 March 2025 – 4 January 2026. Where has all the rum gone? After a visit to Greenwich this week I have realised that being full of rum cake and coffe…
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December 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I am counting down to my most read blog of 2025! In at number 5 from April is Pirates at Royal Museums Greenwich - tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2025/04/04/p... #MuseumBlogger
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In at number 3 of my most read blogs of the year is from May - Unearthed: The Power of Gardening @britishlibrary.bsky.social tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2025/05/03/u...
Unearthed: The Power of Gardening, British Library, May 2025
Unearthed: The Power of Gardening, British Library 2 May – 10 Aug 2025. I’ve been having an argument with my husband about ‘No Mow May’. His obsession with the lawn is reach…
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December 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
In at number 3 of my most read blogs of the year is from May - Unearthed: The Power of Gardening @britishlibrary.bsky.social tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2025/05/03/u...
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In at number 4 of my most read blogs of the year is one of my favourite exhibitions of the year! - From January it is Christina Kimeze: Between Wood and Wheel which was at @southlondongallery.bsky.social tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2025/01/31/c...
Christina Kimeze: Between Wood and Wheel, South London Gallery, January 2025
Christina Kimeze – Screen (I) I don’t think it is just because I am doing dry January that this month has felt so long. I’ve not seen any art in weeks and I didn’t realise h…
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December 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
In at number 4 of my most read blogs of the year is one of my favourite exhibitions of the year! - From January it is Christina Kimeze: Between Wood and Wheel which was at @southlondongallery.bsky.social tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2025/01/31/c...
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For #MosaicMonday read up on the sad loss of the London School of Mosaic which closed its doors in August 2025. artuk.org/discover/sto...
Piecing it together: the work of London School of Mosaic
Discover artworks, explore venues and meet artists. Art UK is the online home for every public collection in the UK, featuring over 750,000 artworks by over 70,000 artists.
artuk.org
December 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
For #MosaicMonday read up on the sad loss of the London School of Mosaic which closed its doors in August 2025. artuk.org/discover/sto...
For #MosaicMonday read up on the sad loss of the London School of Mosaic which closed its doors in August 2025. artuk.org/discover/sto...
Piecing it together: the work of London School of Mosaic
Discover artworks, explore venues and meet artists. Art UK is the online home for every public collection in the UK, featuring over 750,000 artworks by over 70,000 artists.
artuk.org
December 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
For #MosaicMonday read up on the sad loss of the London School of Mosaic which closed its doors in August 2025. artuk.org/discover/sto...
I am counting down to my most read blog of 2025! In at number 5 from April is Pirates at Royal Museums Greenwich - tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2025/04/04/p... #MuseumBlogger
Pirates, National Maritime Museum, April 2025
Pirates – National Maritime Museum 29 March 2025 – 4 January 2026. Where has all the rum gone? After a visit to Greenwich this week I have realised that being full of rum cake and coffe…
tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I am counting down to my most read blog of 2025! In at number 5 from April is Pirates at Royal Museums Greenwich - tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2025/04/04/p... #MuseumBlogger
I think this is the most important thing I have written this year. Just published on @artukdotorg.bsky.social It is about the closure of the London School of Mosaic. artuk.org/discover/sto...
Piecing it together: the work of London School of Mosaic
Discover artworks, explore venues and meet artists. Art UK is the online home for every public collection in the UK, featuring over 750,000 artworks by over 70,000 artists.
artuk.org
December 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I think this is the most important thing I have written this year. Just published on @artukdotorg.bsky.social It is about the closure of the London School of Mosaic. artuk.org/discover/sto...
And my favourite story of the festive period goes to… Bomb disposal robot destroys Labour MPs' Christmas cards www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bomb disposal robot destroys Labour MP Christmas cards
Remnants of Christmas cards intended for Labour MPs and constituency offices were found at the site.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
And my favourite story of the festive period goes to… Bomb disposal robot destroys Labour MPs' Christmas cards www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Enjoying a bit of Jane Austen quotes on my academic reading for today “I am no longer surprised at you knowing only six accomplished women…”
December 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Enjoying a bit of Jane Austen quotes on my academic reading for today “I am no longer surprised at you knowing only six accomplished women…”
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I do like an interesting map - and there are interesting maps aplenty in the British Library's current exhibition Secret Maps. Fully of intriguing detail and thought-provoking ideas. Well worth a visit. #museum #museums #exhibition
December 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I do like an interesting map - and there are interesting maps aplenty in the British Library's current exhibition Secret Maps. Fully of intriguing detail and thought-provoking ideas. Well worth a visit. #museum #museums #exhibition
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Happy birthday to Jane Austen, and to this very on-brand Economist chart
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
December 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Happy birthday to Jane Austen, and to this very on-brand Economist chart
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
You have till 5 Jan to see one of my top exhibitions of the year - ‘Voices of Resistance: Slavery and Post in the Caribbean’ a fascinating look at a hidden story. Using the museum’s collections to show the powers of control and their impact during colonialism. www.postalmuseum.org/event/voices...
December 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
You have till 5 Jan to see one of my top exhibitions of the year - ‘Voices of Resistance: Slavery and Post in the Caribbean’ a fascinating look at a hidden story. Using the museum’s collections to show the powers of control and their impact during colonialism. www.postalmuseum.org/event/voices...
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Starting to suspect FIFA might not be an entirely reputable organisation.
December 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Starting to suspect FIFA might not be an entirely reputable organisation.
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One of my most favourite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. It was used to hold ointment or perfume.
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
December 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
One of my most favourite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. It was used to hold ointment or perfume.
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
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💛 Could you be the newest member of our Margins volunteers?
Be part of the welcoming community supporting 70+ guests facing homelessness and wider social justice issues in our Monday and Wednesday 11am-1pm drop-ins.
Find out more and apply at unionchapel.org.uk/projects/mar...
Be part of the welcoming community supporting 70+ guests facing homelessness and wider social justice issues in our Monday and Wednesday 11am-1pm drop-ins.
Find out more and apply at unionchapel.org.uk/projects/mar...
December 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
💛 Could you be the newest member of our Margins volunteers?
Be part of the welcoming community supporting 70+ guests facing homelessness and wider social justice issues in our Monday and Wednesday 11am-1pm drop-ins.
Find out more and apply at unionchapel.org.uk/projects/mar...
Be part of the welcoming community supporting 70+ guests facing homelessness and wider social justice issues in our Monday and Wednesday 11am-1pm drop-ins.
Find out more and apply at unionchapel.org.uk/projects/mar...