Rhodri Lewis
@rhodri-el.bsky.social
Heritage professional and occasional historian & academic. Interested in history, outreach, archives, memorials. Skier and hiker.
Really looking forward to this tonight with the fantastic @mariellisdunning.bsky.social
What better way to spend Halloween and celebrate #Aberystwyth being made a @unesco.org city of literature!
Still a few tickets left online & in-person...
@librarywales.bsky.social
What better way to spend Halloween and celebrate #Aberystwyth being made a @unesco.org city of literature!
Still a few tickets left online & in-person...
@librarywales.bsky.social
Really looking forward to this evening's launch at @librarywales.bsky.social 📚✨
Tickets have flown & while I'm a tad nervous to be addressing The Drwm after attending so many events there, I can't wait to chat about Welsh witshes, spells, superstition, religion & misogyny.
tinyurl.com/37ddc4fn
Tickets have flown & while I'm a tad nervous to be addressing The Drwm after attending so many events there, I can't wait to chat about Welsh witshes, spells, superstition, religion & misogyny.
tinyurl.com/37ddc4fn
www.ticketsource.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Really looking forward to this tonight with the fantastic @mariellisdunning.bsky.social
What better way to spend Halloween and celebrate #Aberystwyth being made a @unesco.org city of literature!
Still a few tickets left online & in-person...
@librarywales.bsky.social
What better way to spend Halloween and celebrate #Aberystwyth being made a @unesco.org city of literature!
Still a few tickets left online & in-person...
@librarywales.bsky.social
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Job alert: Corporate Exec Assistant (PT, 12-month fixed-term contract), flexible work, to coordinate governance, meetings, and strategic tasks. Closing date: 9 Nov. Full details: zurl.co/HHUkQ
#HeritageJobs #AdminRole #PartTime
#HeritageJobs #AdminRole #PartTime
October 29, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Job alert: Corporate Exec Assistant (PT, 12-month fixed-term contract), flexible work, to coordinate governance, meetings, and strategic tasks. Closing date: 9 Nov. Full details: zurl.co/HHUkQ
#HeritageJobs #AdminRole #PartTime
#HeritageJobs #AdminRole #PartTime
Time is running out to sign up for this! A great gateway to studying local history, heritage policy & full of case studies and real world issues from Wales & beyond.
#Heritage #History #WelshHistory #Memorials @aberuni.bsky.social @rcahmwales.bsky.social @llafur.bsky.social @interpolaber.bsky.social
#Heritage #History #WelshHistory #Memorials @aberuni.bsky.social @rcahmwales.bsky.social @llafur.bsky.social @interpolaber.bsky.social
New opportunity to join this popular lifelong learning course @aberuni.bsky.social open to all.
- Pre-recorded lectures (learn in your own time)
- Lively seminar discussions
- Heaps of reading suggestions & research resources - focus on what interests you
- Real world skills & issues
+ much more!
- Pre-recorded lectures (learn in your own time)
- Lively seminar discussions
- Heaps of reading suggestions & research resources - focus on what interests you
- Real world skills & issues
+ much more!
October 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Time is running out to sign up for this! A great gateway to studying local history, heritage policy & full of case studies and real world issues from Wales & beyond.
#Heritage #History #WelshHistory #Memorials @aberuni.bsky.social @rcahmwales.bsky.social @llafur.bsky.social @interpolaber.bsky.social
#Heritage #History #WelshHistory #Memorials @aberuni.bsky.social @rcahmwales.bsky.social @llafur.bsky.social @interpolaber.bsky.social
New opportunity to join this popular lifelong learning course @aberuni.bsky.social open to all.
- Pre-recorded lectures (learn in your own time)
- Lively seminar discussions
- Heaps of reading suggestions & research resources - focus on what interests you
- Real world skills & issues
+ much more!
- Pre-recorded lectures (learn in your own time)
- Lively seminar discussions
- Heaps of reading suggestions & research resources - focus on what interests you
- Real world skills & issues
+ much more!
September 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
New opportunity to join this popular lifelong learning course @aberuni.bsky.social open to all.
- Pre-recorded lectures (learn in your own time)
- Lively seminar discussions
- Heaps of reading suggestions & research resources - focus on what interests you
- Real world skills & issues
+ much more!
- Pre-recorded lectures (learn in your own time)
- Lively seminar discussions
- Heaps of reading suggestions & research resources - focus on what interests you
- Real world skills & issues
+ much more!
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Did you know... there's a tiny Dracula statue hidden in Hungary? 🧛♂️
Perched just outside Budapest’s Vajdahunyad Castle - a building inspired by Transylvanian fortresses - this little bronze statue shows Count Dracula reading... Bram Stoker’s Dracula! 🦇
Perched just outside Budapest’s Vajdahunyad Castle - a building inspired by Transylvanian fortresses - this little bronze statue shows Count Dracula reading... Bram Stoker’s Dracula! 🦇
September 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Did you know... there's a tiny Dracula statue hidden in Hungary? 🧛♂️
Perched just outside Budapest’s Vajdahunyad Castle - a building inspired by Transylvanian fortresses - this little bronze statue shows Count Dracula reading... Bram Stoker’s Dracula! 🦇
Perched just outside Budapest’s Vajdahunyad Castle - a building inspired by Transylvanian fortresses - this little bronze statue shows Count Dracula reading... Bram Stoker’s Dracula! 🦇
So good to get back up Cadair Idris last weekend, an old favourite. A little crowded but good to see work being done to conserve the paths.
August 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
So good to get back up Cadair Idris last weekend, an old favourite. A little crowded but good to see work being done to conserve the paths.
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We are recruiting!
An exciting new opportunity has opened up here at Gladstone’s Library.
We are looking to recruit an Archivist who will work in the Library’s busy Reading Rooms. Working in a team of five, this role is a mix of public-facing and office-based work.
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An exciting new opportunity has opened up here at Gladstone’s Library.
We are looking to recruit an Archivist who will work in the Library’s busy Reading Rooms. Working in a team of five, this role is a mix of public-facing and office-based work.
1/3
August 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We are recruiting!
An exciting new opportunity has opened up here at Gladstone’s Library.
We are looking to recruit an Archivist who will work in the Library’s busy Reading Rooms. Working in a team of five, this role is a mix of public-facing and office-based work.
1/3
An exciting new opportunity has opened up here at Gladstone’s Library.
We are looking to recruit an Archivist who will work in the Library’s busy Reading Rooms. Working in a team of five, this role is a mix of public-facing and office-based work.
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Great day out yesterday supporting Carew Castle's Unearthing Archaeology family day with @rcahmwales.bsky.social @henebtwa.bsky.social and others.
First time visiting this stunning castle, well worth a visit!
First time visiting this stunning castle, well worth a visit!
August 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Great day out yesterday supporting Carew Castle's Unearthing Archaeology family day with @rcahmwales.bsky.social @henebtwa.bsky.social and others.
First time visiting this stunning castle, well worth a visit!
First time visiting this stunning castle, well worth a visit!
Fantastic to hear about new funding to enable schools to overcome the prohibitive costs of transport to access Wales' fantastic museums & @nationaltrust.org.uk properties. Apply now @gem.org.uk
We are pleased to share that, with support from Welsh Government, we are launching a new bursary to fund school visits to museums in Wales.
State schools can apply for up to £1,000 to cover all visit costs, helping more children access local heritage and learning.
gem.org.uk/funding-secu...
State schools can apply for up to £1,000 to cover all visit costs, helping more children access local heritage and learning.
gem.org.uk/funding-secu...
July 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Fantastic to hear about new funding to enable schools to overcome the prohibitive costs of transport to access Wales' fantastic museums & @nationaltrust.org.uk properties. Apply now @gem.org.uk
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News | Welsh Government outlines new Priorities for Culture – Welsh museum and heritage sectors will share £7m towards delivering government's ambitions
Welsh Government outlines new Priorities for Culture - Museums Association
Welsh museum and heritage sectors will share £7m towards delivering government's ambitions
www.museumsassociation.org
May 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
News | Welsh Government outlines new Priorities for Culture – Welsh museum and heritage sectors will share £7m towards delivering government's ambitions
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Join ARACymru for a special opportunity to explore #Wales’ most iconic cultural institutions — #NationalLibraryofWales in #Aberystwyth.
Whether you’re new to the profession or a long-time member of ARA, this is a great opportunity to connect with Wales’ archival heritage. tinyurl.com/yc3ctmte
Whether you’re new to the profession or a long-time member of ARA, this is a great opportunity to connect with Wales’ archival heritage. tinyurl.com/yc3ctmte
May 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Join ARACymru for a special opportunity to explore #Wales’ most iconic cultural institutions — #NationalLibraryofWales in #Aberystwyth.
Whether you’re new to the profession or a long-time member of ARA, this is a great opportunity to connect with Wales’ archival heritage. tinyurl.com/yc3ctmte
Whether you’re new to the profession or a long-time member of ARA, this is a great opportunity to connect with Wales’ archival heritage. tinyurl.com/yc3ctmte
Very excited to be launching this new, online course with @aberuni.bsky.social Lifelong Learning in May.
From controversial statues & war memorials to plaques, graffiti and place names. Learn about the history & debates behind these memorials. 1/2
From controversial statues & war memorials to plaques, graffiti and place names. Learn about the history & debates behind these memorials. 1/2
March 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Very excited to be launching this new, online course with @aberuni.bsky.social Lifelong Learning in May.
From controversial statues & war memorials to plaques, graffiti and place names. Learn about the history & debates behind these memorials. 1/2
From controversial statues & war memorials to plaques, graffiti and place names. Learn about the history & debates behind these memorials. 1/2
Two fantastic days with some great @aberuni.bsky.social lifelong learning students exploring the work and collections @librarywales.bsky.social Huge thanks to the NLW, RCAHMW & PCW staff for their excellent talks.
Can't wait to see what the students have planned for their projects!
Can't wait to see what the students have planned for their projects!
March 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Two fantastic days with some great @aberuni.bsky.social lifelong learning students exploring the work and collections @librarywales.bsky.social Huge thanks to the NLW, RCAHMW & PCW staff for their excellent talks.
Can't wait to see what the students have planned for their projects!
Can't wait to see what the students have planned for their projects!
The push to teach more wide-ranging Welsh history is excellent, but shouldn't replace wider histories.
As for history teachers' fixation on Nazi Germany, US civil rights etc they're overworked, so will go where the resources are, it'll take time to build up a similar pool of Welsh history resources.
As for history teachers' fixation on Nazi Germany, US civil rights etc they're overworked, so will go where the resources are, it'll take time to build up a similar pool of Welsh history resources.
Let's hope the teaching of European & world history themes are retained in the new Welsh curriculum & teachers are given sufficient time to plan
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wales' new history GCSE to be delayed as teachers 'not ready'
The change is part of an overhaul of all GCSEs under the new curriculum for Wales.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The push to teach more wide-ranging Welsh history is excellent, but shouldn't replace wider histories.
As for history teachers' fixation on Nazi Germany, US civil rights etc they're overworked, so will go where the resources are, it'll take time to build up a similar pool of Welsh history resources.
As for history teachers' fixation on Nazi Germany, US civil rights etc they're overworked, so will go where the resources are, it'll take time to build up a similar pool of Welsh history resources.
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The Library is sad to hear of the death of Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas. As an esteemed academic, an advocate for culture and heritage, and one of our foremost political figures, he made a substantial contribution to Welsh life.
We extend our sincerest condolences to his family.
We extend our sincerest condolences to his family.
February 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The Library is sad to hear of the death of Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas. As an esteemed academic, an advocate for culture and heritage, and one of our foremost political figures, he made a substantial contribution to Welsh life.
We extend our sincerest condolences to his family.
We extend our sincerest condolences to his family.
