Abi Baker
@abibaker.bsky.social
Museum archaeologist. Likes making things and colourful video games.
Author of: Troy on display: scepticism and wonder at Schliemann’s first exhibition https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/troy-on-display-9781350191365/
Author of: Troy on display: scepticism and wonder at Schliemann’s first exhibition https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/troy-on-display-9781350191365/
A couple of places for our event on Friday have become available. Join us to talk about sensory experiences of the ancient world!
Still a few places left for the Classical Collections Network's event on Friday 19th September, at the Great North Museum in Newcastle. A great programme of speakers! Grateful for funding from Hellenic Society.
Colour, Texture and Sound: Experiencing the Ancient World
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Colour, Texture and Sound: Experiencing the Ancient World
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Upcoming Events
Colour, Texture and Sound: Experiencing the Ancient World The Classical Collections Network, in partnership with the Hellenic Society and the Great North Museum: Hancock, is delighted to announce t…
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September 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A couple of places for our event on Friday have become available. Join us to talk about sensory experiences of the ancient world!
Reposted by Abi Baker
Still a few places left for the Classical Collections Network's event on Friday 19th September, at the Great North Museum in Newcastle. A great programme of speakers! Grateful for funding from Hellenic Society.
Colour, Texture and Sound: Experiencing the Ancient World
share.google/gP5MtTh7N7LJ...
Colour, Texture and Sound: Experiencing the Ancient World
share.google/gP5MtTh7N7LJ...
Upcoming Events
Colour, Texture and Sound: Experiencing the Ancient World The Classical Collections Network, in partnership with the Hellenic Society and the Great North Museum: Hancock, is delighted to announce t…
share.google
September 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Still a few places left for the Classical Collections Network's event on Friday 19th September, at the Great North Museum in Newcastle. A great programme of speakers! Grateful for funding from Hellenic Society.
Colour, Texture and Sound: Experiencing the Ancient World
share.google/gP5MtTh7N7LJ...
Colour, Texture and Sound: Experiencing the Ancient World
share.google/gP5MtTh7N7LJ...
Disaster averted on current article. I’m so careful to design my research around materials that are in the public domain and things I can guarantee access to. But still a reviewer can demand I use an edition of a 19th century source that costs more money than is in my bank account.
July 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Disaster averted on current article. I’m so careful to design my research around materials that are in the public domain and things I can guarantee access to. But still a reviewer can demand I use an edition of a 19th century source that costs more money than is in my bank account.
Reposted by Abi Baker
CALL FOR PAPERS
On 19 Sep 2025 the Classical Collections Network in collaboration with Newcastle University and the Great North Museum: Hancock, will be hosting a conference on Colour, Texture and Sound: Experiencing the Ancient World.
Supported by the @hellenicsociety.bsky.social.
On 19 Sep 2025 the Classical Collections Network in collaboration with Newcastle University and the Great North Museum: Hancock, will be hosting a conference on Colour, Texture and Sound: Experiencing the Ancient World.
Supported by the @hellenicsociety.bsky.social.
April 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
CALL FOR PAPERS
On 19 Sep 2025 the Classical Collections Network in collaboration with Newcastle University and the Great North Museum: Hancock, will be hosting a conference on Colour, Texture and Sound: Experiencing the Ancient World.
Supported by the @hellenicsociety.bsky.social.
On 19 Sep 2025 the Classical Collections Network in collaboration with Newcastle University and the Great North Museum: Hancock, will be hosting a conference on Colour, Texture and Sound: Experiencing the Ancient World.
Supported by the @hellenicsociety.bsky.social.
Hi new followers! My book is 30% off right now. If you’re interested in weirdly heated debates about the past or what it was really like to visit a museum in the 19th century, now might be the time to treat yourself. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/troy-on-d...
Troy on Display
This book explores what visitors saw at the Trojan exhibition and why its contents, including treasure, plain pottery and human remains captured imaginations an…
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November 18, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Hi new followers! My book is 30% off right now. If you’re interested in weirdly heated debates about the past or what it was really like to visit a museum in the 19th century, now might be the time to treat yourself. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/troy-on-d...
Reposted by Abi Baker
Do join our network to participate in this kind of event!
classicalcollectionsnetwork.co.uk/2024/10/25/g...
classicalcollectionsnetwork.co.uk/2024/10/25/g...
Greek Pottery Day
On Friday the 13th of September, the Classical Collections Network ran a training day on Greek pottery for anyone working with collections in UK museums including (or thought to include) ancient Gr…
classicalcollectionsnetwork.co.uk
October 26, 2024 at 10:27 AM
Do join our network to participate in this kind of event!
classicalcollectionsnetwork.co.uk/2024/10/25/g...
classicalcollectionsnetwork.co.uk/2024/10/25/g...
Got the deluxe fashion weeb book package for my birthday.
May 29, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Got the deluxe fashion weeb book package for my birthday.
Once again, my carefully laid sewing plans are disrupted by the need to turn a cute fabric into a little top.
March 24, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Once again, my carefully laid sewing plans are disrupted by the need to turn a cute fabric into a little top.
Unfortunately I was made aware of magical girl Schliemann last night and now I have to share her with you.
February 7, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Unfortunately I was made aware of magical girl Schliemann last night and now I have to share her with you.
Every curator has a small weird object they want to make people love and I’m proud this baby figurine made the big leagues
December 24, 2023 at 10:23 AM
Every curator has a small weird object they want to make people love and I’m proud this baby figurine made the big leagues
Islanders making this top ten exhibitions of the year list is a nice early Christmas present. t.co/2xhmAKK0m6
December 24, 2023 at 10:20 AM
Islanders making this top ten exhibitions of the year list is a nice early Christmas present. t.co/2xhmAKK0m6
Today I bought a felt dachshund in a Christmas hat for my friend who wants a real one, joked with the salesperson that it is probably more ethical to get her one that is just for Christmas. Then I turned around and saw the irl version walking towards us. #TinyJoys
December 18, 2023 at 10:42 PM
Today I bought a felt dachshund in a Christmas hat for my friend who wants a real one, joked with the salesperson that it is probably more ethical to get her one that is just for Christmas. Then I turned around and saw the irl version walking towards us. #TinyJoys
After years of being both careful and very lucky, we have finally caught covid. It is horrible. I hate it. Please do what you can to stop the spread of this misery.
November 6, 2023 at 3:19 PM
After years of being both careful and very lucky, we have finally caught covid. It is horrible. I hate it. Please do what you can to stop the spread of this misery.
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Museum Detox, a network specifically for people of colour in the GLAM sector, have written a letter of solidarity with the people of Palestine and are asking for other cultural workers to sign their open letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Open Letter from members of Museum Detox seeking justice for and expressing solidarity with the peop...
Open letter from members of Museum Detox seeking justice for and expressing solidarity with the people of Palestine To sign the form, please click here. We the undersigned members of Museum Detox, ...
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October 18, 2023 at 3:27 PM
Museum Detox, a network specifically for people of colour in the GLAM sector, have written a letter of solidarity with the people of Palestine and are asking for other cultural workers to sign their open letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I’m kicking off the Cambridge D caucus seminars for this term on Tuesday. Pls come along if you want to know why I got so obsessed with one exhibition that I wrote a whole book about it. www.classics.cam.ac.uk/seminars/d
October 7, 2023 at 6:17 PM
I’m kicking off the Cambridge D caucus seminars for this term on Tuesday. Pls come along if you want to know why I got so obsessed with one exhibition that I wrote a whole book about it. www.classics.cam.ac.uk/seminars/d
We have fun in the CCN. Today we had a free tour of Return of the Gods and a great workshop on creative use of collections. Do join us if you work with UK classical collections.
October 6, 2023 at 5:48 PM
We have fun in the CCN. Today we had a free tour of Return of the Gods and a great workshop on creative use of collections. Do join us if you work with UK classical collections.
Reposted by Abi Baker
Started the week with #Bridgerton and ending it with Apollo in Delphi World Museum Liverpool. A perfect tonic for the rest of the week.
Great day with colleagues & classicists. Thanks @vickydonnellan.bsky.social @abibaker.bsky.social @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social et al for organising.
Great day with colleagues & classicists. Thanks @vickydonnellan.bsky.social @abibaker.bsky.social @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social et al for organising.
October 6, 2023 at 3:56 PM
Started the week with #Bridgerton and ending it with Apollo in Delphi World Museum Liverpool. A perfect tonic for the rest of the week.
Great day with colleagues & classicists. Thanks @vickydonnellan.bsky.social @abibaker.bsky.social @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social et al for organising.
Great day with colleagues & classicists. Thanks @vickydonnellan.bsky.social @abibaker.bsky.social @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social et al for organising.
Discovered this morning that this app has been hiding posts containing pictures of Greco-Roman statues from me completely. You have to log into the web interface and turn on enable adult content then you can toggle artistic nudity.
October 1, 2023 at 10:17 AM
Discovered this morning that this app has been hiding posts containing pictures of Greco-Roman statues from me completely. You have to log into the web interface and turn on enable adult content then you can toggle artistic nudity.
In an almighty act of hubris, I am trying to turn the leftover fabric from the Islanders exhibition into some approximation of this Dior resort 2022 look.
September 30, 2023 at 9:27 AM
In an almighty act of hubris, I am trying to turn the leftover fabric from the Islanders exhibition into some approximation of this Dior resort 2022 look.
Posting this reply has reminded me that this is something nice I can do for myself even though I’m stuck in migraine Groundhog Day right now. Thanks, Bluesky
You can make a really nice non alcoholic mojito by making the drink as normal, but without the rum and switching half the soda water with ginger ale
August 24, 2023 at 10:43 AM
Posting this reply has reminded me that this is something nice I can do for myself even though I’m stuck in migraine Groundhog Day right now. Thanks, Bluesky