George Young
@reluctantgeorge.bsky.social
Museum and music geek. Of Cumbria, in Manchester. Lead Collections and Exhibitions at Manchester Museum, Trustee at Morecambe Bay Partnership and Museums Association. All views expressed here are mine alone.
Advance apologies to anyone who comes across me on or around 12 August as I shall be regressing to my teenage self in honour of Smashing Pumpkins at Halifax Piece Hall.
February 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Advance apologies to anyone who comes across me on or around 12 August as I shall be regressing to my teenage self in honour of Smashing Pumpkins at Halifax Piece Hall.
Archaeologists, this one’s for you www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Curator of Archaeology :Manchester Museum
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January 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Archaeologists, this one’s for you www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Curatorial jobs at Manchester Museum out now. Zoologists take a gander here www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Curator of Zoology :Manchester Museum
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January 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Curatorial jobs at Manchester Museum out now. Zoologists take a gander here www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
‘You’re made to feel you don’t belong’: the black hikers challenging UK rural stereotypes. Seeing in the new year looking forwards - including the estimable Black Girls Hike taking over the partner space in Manchester Museum’s Wild exhibition.
December 31, 2024 at 6:05 PM
‘You’re made to feel you don’t belong’: the black hikers challenging UK rural stereotypes. Seeing in the new year looking forwards - including the estimable Black Girls Hike taking over the partner space in Manchester Museum’s Wild exhibition.
Feeling the love and starting to get festive at Museum of Liverpool this week in the Holly Johnson exhibition #makeloveyourgoal
December 6, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Feeling the love and starting to get festive at Museum of Liverpool this week in the Holly Johnson exhibition #makeloveyourgoal
The nice thing about slow travelling across Europe is the little glimpses of places along the way. Just look at how beautifully the light is falling on Thomas J Price’s work at Kunsthal Rotterdam.
November 28, 2024 at 12:14 PM
The nice thing about slow travelling across Europe is the little glimpses of places along the way. Just look at how beautifully the light is falling on Thomas J Price’s work at Kunsthal Rotterdam.
@naturalis.bsky.social really know how to do dinosaurs. So much to be inspired by in their clarity of interpretation, social interactivity and jaw dropping specimens.
November 27, 2024 at 3:39 PM
@naturalis.bsky.social really know how to do dinosaurs. So much to be inspired by in their clarity of interpretation, social interactivity and jaw dropping specimens.
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November 25, 2024 at 5:27 PM
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*Amazing Job Opportunity!*
Head of Museums and Cultural Programmes, UCL
Permanent, full time
£66,711–£72,370
Closes 18 December 2024
Come work with me!
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Head of Museums and Cultural Programmes, UCL
Permanent, full time
£66,711–£72,370
Closes 18 December 2024
Come work with me!
www.linkedin.com/posts/catrio...
Catriona W. on LinkedIn: UCL – University College London
*Another Job Opportunity!*
Head of Museums and Cultural Programmes
Permanent, full time
£66,711–£72,370
The Head of Museums and Cultural Programmes…
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November 21, 2024 at 1:55 PM
*Amazing Job Opportunity!*
Head of Museums and Cultural Programmes, UCL
Permanent, full time
£66,711–£72,370
Closes 18 December 2024
Come work with me!
www.linkedin.com/posts/catrio...
Head of Museums and Cultural Programmes, UCL
Permanent, full time
£66,711–£72,370
Closes 18 December 2024
Come work with me!
www.linkedin.com/posts/catrio...
A real honour for Manchester Museum to be on the European Museum of the Year nominee list. Looking forward to hearing about all of the nominees and their work. europeanforum.museum/news/emya202...
EMYA2025 nominees are now announced! – European Museum Forum
Forty two museums are nominated by the EMYA Jury to take part in this year's edition. We express our gratitude to the nominated museums who kept faith with EMYA in applying and in welcoming the judges...
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November 21, 2024 at 6:52 PM
A real honour for Manchester Museum to be on the European Museum of the Year nominee list. Looking forward to hearing about all of the nominees and their work. europeanforum.museum/news/emya202...
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Do you love museums? Do you define yourself as D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent? There's still a full weekend to prepare your application to become a Curating Visibility Fellow. You can find BSL, subtitled and Easy Read information about the roles on the website. screensouth.org/events/curat...
Curating Visibility Fellowships Recruitment – Screen South
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November 21, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Do you love museums? Do you define yourself as D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent? There's still a full weekend to prepare your application to become a Curating Visibility Fellow. You can find BSL, subtitled and Easy Read information about the roles on the website. screensouth.org/events/curat...
Tying up the first day of #TaNC in Manc, lots to think about in terms of discovering and transforming collections. Looking forward to this one to end the day
November 20, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Tying up the first day of #TaNC in Manc, lots to think about in terms of discovering and transforming collections. Looking forward to this one to end the day
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You should all go see wild at Manchester Museum! I did a thing about it for this month’s Museum Journal @museumsassociation.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 6:19 AM
You should all go see wild at Manchester Museum! I did a thing about it for this month’s Museum Journal @museumsassociation.bsky.social
Also a (not always invited) regular in my online life: Manchester Museum’s Spider Crab, star of the front window and University of Manchester icon.
November 18, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Also a (not always invited) regular in my online life: Manchester Museum’s Spider Crab, star of the front window and University of Manchester icon.
New people on here, hello. Here’s someone who is likely to irregularly feature, Chloe the 5-year-old rescue cat (with Manc yarden backdrop).
November 18, 2024 at 9:03 AM
New people on here, hello. Here’s someone who is likely to irregularly feature, Chloe the 5-year-old rescue cat (with Manc yarden backdrop).
Leeds parties reminding me a bit of going out in Barrow #museums2024
November 12, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Leeds parties reminding me a bit of going out in Barrow #museums2024
Congratulations lovely Manchester Art Gallery colleagues on your Best Project award. Manchester museums change lives #museums2024
November 12, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Congratulations lovely Manchester Art Gallery colleagues on your Best Project award. Manchester museums change lives #museums2024
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As I'll be following along #Museums2024 on Bluesky, thought it would be good to get a UK museumfolk starter pack going for those new or new-ish over here. Let me know who I should add!
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November 12, 2024 at 11:23 AM
As I'll be following along #Museums2024 on Bluesky, thought it would be good to get a UK museumfolk starter pack going for those new or new-ish over here. Let me know who I should add!
go.bsky.app/PYNaoQr
go.bsky.app/PYNaoQr