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Thanks to OMahonys in Limerick having me down yesterday to sign copies of my book ❤️ first time I've personally seen it in a bookshop! @ria.ie @ulhistory.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Thanks to OMahonys in Limerick having me down yesterday to sign copies of my book ❤️ first time I've personally seen it in a bookshop! @ria.ie @ulhistory.bsky.social
Thank you for following this nascent #PublicHistorian as I learned to use #Bluesky for what I love doing: telling a good story.
The #HeistHistories we continue to share shape our understanding of ourselves and our relationship with institutions of power.
📷: @claireul2025.bsky.social
#HI6171
The #HeistHistories we continue to share shape our understanding of ourselves and our relationship with institutions of power.
📷: @claireul2025.bsky.social
#HI6171
October 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Thank you for following this nascent #PublicHistorian as I learned to use #Bluesky for what I love doing: telling a good story.
The #HeistHistories we continue to share shape our understanding of ourselves and our relationship with institutions of power.
📷: @claireul2025.bsky.social
#HI6171
The #HeistHistories we continue to share shape our understanding of ourselves and our relationship with institutions of power.
📷: @claireul2025.bsky.social
#HI6171
The #MapleSyrupHeist shows how positive #stereotypes can fortify #NationalIdentity.
Canada’s “most valuable” #Heist was non-violent, with no guns, and the perpetrators were held accountable.
#LiquidGold for a country that often defines itself in contrast to its neighbour.
#HI6171 #PublicHistory
Canada’s “most valuable” #Heist was non-violent, with no guns, and the perpetrators were held accountable.
#LiquidGold for a country that often defines itself in contrast to its neighbour.
#HI6171 #PublicHistory
Canada's Supreme Court upholds C$9m fine on maple syrup thief
Nearly 3,000 tonnes of maple syrup was stolen in the so-called Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist.
www.bbc.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The #MapleSyrupHeist shows how positive #stereotypes can fortify #NationalIdentity.
Canada’s “most valuable” #Heist was non-violent, with no guns, and the perpetrators were held accountable.
#LiquidGold for a country that often defines itself in contrast to its neighbour.
#HI6171 #PublicHistory
Canada’s “most valuable” #Heist was non-violent, with no guns, and the perpetrators were held accountable.
#LiquidGold for a country that often defines itself in contrast to its neighbour.
#HI6171 #PublicHistory
#GardnerMuseum: two fake police, 13 stolen masterpieces, and 0 arrests.
Maybe this #Heist shows the moment in time when #massmedia and #PublicBroadcasting broadened the publics understanding of the value of #Art and #CulturalHerietage? #PublicHistory #Democratizing #Culture?
#HI6171
Maybe this #Heist shows the moment in time when #massmedia and #PublicBroadcasting broadened the publics understanding of the value of #Art and #CulturalHerietage? #PublicHistory #Democratizing #Culture?
#HI6171
'Paintings were suddenly seen as money': The reason art heists exploded in the 1970s
Acclaimed new film The Mastermind, starring Josh O'Connor, tells the story of an art heist gone wrong. It's inspired by a wave of similar thefts at a time when society was in upheaval.
www.bbc.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
#GardnerMuseum: two fake police, 13 stolen masterpieces, and 0 arrests.
Maybe this #Heist shows the moment in time when #massmedia and #PublicBroadcasting broadened the publics understanding of the value of #Art and #CulturalHerietage? #PublicHistory #Democratizing #Culture?
#HI6171
Maybe this #Heist shows the moment in time when #massmedia and #PublicBroadcasting broadened the publics understanding of the value of #Art and #CulturalHerietage? #PublicHistory #Democratizing #Culture?
#HI6171
At the Northern Bank in Belfast masked men stole £26M, the largest cash robbery in UK history.
This #Heist (though the violent kidnapping blurs this term) exposed a society still marked by conflict and fragile trust.
Maybe it exposes the fault lines of #reconciliation?
#HI6171 📷: Amazon
This #Heist (though the violent kidnapping blurs this term) exposed a society still marked by conflict and fragile trust.
Maybe it exposes the fault lines of #reconciliation?
#HI6171 📷: Amazon
October 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
At the Northern Bank in Belfast masked men stole £26M, the largest cash robbery in UK history.
This #Heist (though the violent kidnapping blurs this term) exposed a society still marked by conflict and fragile trust.
Maybe it exposes the fault lines of #reconciliation?
#HI6171 📷: Amazon
This #Heist (though the violent kidnapping blurs this term) exposed a society still marked by conflict and fragile trust.
Maybe it exposes the fault lines of #reconciliation?
#HI6171 📷: Amazon
In non-violent heists, I often root for the thief.
Is my #Heist fascination about the crime or the fantasy of reclaiming power from institutions?
Is the public appeal questioning who owns heritage, who tells history, and who keeps it?
Maybe a #decolonizing conversation for the masses?
#HI6171
Is my #Heist fascination about the crime or the fantasy of reclaiming power from institutions?
Is the public appeal questioning who owns heritage, who tells history, and who keeps it?
Maybe a #decolonizing conversation for the masses?
#HI6171
a pink panther is standing in front of a fence and saying `` 2:22 i love you '' .
ALT: a pink panther is standing in front of a fence and saying `` 2:22 i love you '' .
media.tenor.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
In non-violent heists, I often root for the thief.
Is my #Heist fascination about the crime or the fantasy of reclaiming power from institutions?
Is the public appeal questioning who owns heritage, who tells history, and who keeps it?
Maybe a #decolonizing conversation for the masses?
#HI6171
Is my #Heist fascination about the crime or the fantasy of reclaiming power from institutions?
Is the public appeal questioning who owns heritage, who tells history, and who keeps it?
Maybe a #decolonizing conversation for the masses?
#HI6171
In 1911, the #MonaLisa vanished from the #Louvre.
The thief? Vincenzo Peruggia, an Italian nationalist who believed she should return home.
For two years the world searched, never imagining she was hidden in his small apartment.
#Heritage, #identity, and #art intertwined.
#HI6171
📷: Louvre
The thief? Vincenzo Peruggia, an Italian nationalist who believed she should return home.
For two years the world searched, never imagining she was hidden in his small apartment.
#Heritage, #identity, and #art intertwined.
#HI6171
📷: Louvre
October 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Why do we root for the thief? Maybe because every #Heist flips the script. Its about individuals outsmarting the powerful.
We cheer rebellion against systems that feel untouchable.
It’s not the crime we admire, but the courage to challenge control.
#PublicHistory #Heritage #HI6171
We cheer rebellion against systems that feel untouchable.
It’s not the crime we admire, but the courage to challenge control.
#PublicHistory #Heritage #HI6171
a man in a police uniform and tie says it 's heist day jake
ALT: a man in a police uniform and tie says it 's heist day jake
media.tenor.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Why do we root for the thief? Maybe because every #Heist flips the script. Its about individuals outsmarting the powerful.
We cheer rebellion against systems that feel untouchable.
It’s not the crime we admire, but the courage to challenge control.
#PublicHistory #Heritage #HI6171
We cheer rebellion against systems that feel untouchable.
It’s not the crime we admire, but the courage to challenge control.
#PublicHistory #Heritage #HI6171
From the #Louvre to #Belfast to #Belfast to #RuralCanada, every #Heist becomes more than a crime, it becomes a story, a symbol, and a shared memory.
We study them not just for what was stolen, but for what they reveal about us. 📷: Cultural Heritage Informatics Initiative
#HI6171
We study them not just for what was stolen, but for what they reveal about us. 📷: Cultural Heritage Informatics Initiative
#HI6171
October 25, 2025 at 6:10 AM
In July 2012, Michel, a worker in a #CanadianCartel, arrives at a rural warehouse to check inventory.
For years his cartel had been building a secret reserve, a stockpile of "sweet stuff," allowing them to control the price of what they're pushing.
To Michel all looks fine... until👇
#HI6171
For years his cartel had been building a secret reserve, a stockpile of "sweet stuff," allowing them to control the price of what they're pushing.
To Michel all looks fine... until👇
#HI6171
a man is pushing a red drum in a warehouse .
ALT: a man is pushing a red drum in a warehouse .
media.tenor.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:47 AM
In July 2012, Michel, a worker in a #CanadianCartel, arrives at a rural warehouse to check inventory.
For years his cartel had been building a secret reserve, a stockpile of "sweet stuff," allowing them to control the price of what they're pushing.
To Michel all looks fine... until👇
#HI6171
For years his cartel had been building a secret reserve, a stockpile of "sweet stuff," allowing them to control the price of what they're pushing.
To Michel all looks fine... until👇
#HI6171
Going back to the inspiration for this week’s #StudentTakeOver, this is a great listen for understanding why the #LouvreHeist matters from a #Nationalism, #PublicHistory and #CultureLovers perspective.
#Heritage #Culture #MaterialCulture #TourGuide #ViveLeMusée!
www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
#Heritage #Culture #MaterialCulture #TourGuide #ViveLeMusée!
www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
The Debate - France's Heist of the Century
The Louvre is reopening for the first time since Sunday’s heist of the century. We will follow leads in a daylight robbery now estimated at 88 million euros and check security at the world’s most visi...
www.france24.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Going back to the inspiration for this week’s #StudentTakeOver, this is a great listen for understanding why the #LouvreHeist matters from a #Nationalism, #PublicHistory and #CultureLovers perspective.
#Heritage #Culture #MaterialCulture #TourGuide #ViveLeMusée!
www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
#Heritage #Culture #MaterialCulture #TourGuide #ViveLeMusée!
www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
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Please come to the annual Bolton-King public lecture on 5 November, at 6pm. Organised by the Limerick Centre for Early Modern Studies (@cemslimerick.bsky.social), in association with the Hunt Museum
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October 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Please come to the annual Bolton-King public lecture on 5 November, at 6pm. Organised by the Limerick Centre for Early Modern Studies (@cemslimerick.bsky.social), in association with the Hunt Museum
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Louvre heist raises decades-old questions about museum security f24.my/BVbV.BS
Anyone working in #GLAMs knows that shrinking budgets make it harder to truly serve our publics. How can we protect invaluable cultural heritage in an era of austerity and constant cuts to culture funding? #HI6171
Anyone working in #GLAMs knows that shrinking budgets make it harder to truly serve our publics. How can we protect invaluable cultural heritage in an era of austerity and constant cuts to culture funding? #HI6171
Louvre heist raises decades-old questions about museum security
The heist at the Louvre on Sunday morning, which saw thieves flee with eight royal jewels, has raised questions about how well France's priceless historical artefacts and cultural heritage are being…
f24.my
October 23, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Louvre heist raises decades-old questions about museum security f24.my/BVbV.BS
Anyone working in #GLAMs knows that shrinking budgets make it harder to truly serve our publics. How can we protect invaluable cultural heritage in an era of austerity and constant cuts to culture funding? #HI6171
Anyone working in #GLAMs knows that shrinking budgets make it harder to truly serve our publics. How can we protect invaluable cultural heritage in an era of austerity and constant cuts to culture funding? #HI6171
With the #LouvreHeist still making headlines, let’s explore another unsolved museum #Heist.
It’s just after 1AM on March 18, 1990, in Boston (a famously rowdy city on St. Patrick’s Day), when a security guard at the #IsabellaStewartGardnerMuseum opens the door to two men dressed as police officers.
It’s just after 1AM on March 18, 1990, in Boston (a famously rowdy city on St. Patrick’s Day), when a security guard at the #IsabellaStewartGardnerMuseum opens the door to two men dressed as police officers.
a person is standing in a dark room with a blue light coming out of the ceiling
ALT: a person is standing in a dark room with a blue light coming out of the ceiling
media.tenor.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:02 AM
With the #LouvreHeist still making headlines, let’s explore another unsolved museum #Heist.
It’s just after 1AM on March 18, 1990, in Boston (a famously rowdy city on St. Patrick’s Day), when a security guard at the #IsabellaStewartGardnerMuseum opens the door to two men dressed as police officers.
It’s just after 1AM on March 18, 1990, in Boston (a famously rowdy city on St. Patrick’s Day), when a security guard at the #IsabellaStewartGardnerMuseum opens the door to two men dressed as police officers.
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Louvre director admits security failures and insufficient camera coverage after heist
Louvre director admits security failures and insufficient camera coverage after heist
Laurence des Cars also told French lawmakers she had tendered her resignation on Sunday after the theft, but that the culture ministry had refused it.
www.lemonde.fr
October 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Louvre director admits security failures and insufficient camera coverage after heist
Do you remember where you were when you heard about the #NorthernBankHeist? Tell me about it 👇#HI6171 #Heist #Ireland #PublicHistory #HeistHistories📷: Freepik.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Do you remember where you were when you heard about the #NorthernBankHeist? Tell me about it 👇#HI6171 #Heist #Ireland #PublicHistory #HeistHistories📷: Freepik.com
Northern Ireland, 2004. Just six sleeps until Christmas. Late in the evening, two separate households hear knocks at their doors, but it’s not carolers who await. It’s armed men, arriving to take the families of bank employees hostage.
So begins the intense story of the #NorthernBankHeist.
#HI6171
So begins the intense story of the #NorthernBankHeist.
#HI6171
an aerial view of a bank with a dollar sign on the top
ALT: an aerial view of a bank with a dollar sign on the top
media.tenor.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Northern Ireland, 2004. Just six sleeps until Christmas. Late in the evening, two separate households hear knocks at their doors, but it’s not carolers who await. It’s armed men, arriving to take the families of bank employees hostage.
So begins the intense story of the #NorthernBankHeist.
#HI6171
So begins the intense story of the #NorthernBankHeist.
#HI6171
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This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
October 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
Today let's explore the #HeistHistories surrounding the 1911 theft of the #MonaLisa. For anyone who's visited the #Louvre and joined the Mona mosh pit, it's hard to believe she was once unpopular, and that it was the very act of being stolen that transformed her into a pop culture icon. TBC 👇#HI6171
a painting of a woman making a funny face and giving the middle finger
Alt: a painting of a woman making a funny face and raising her index finger to argue
media.tenor.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Today let's explore the #HeistHistories surrounding the 1911 theft of the #MonaLisa. For anyone who's visited the #Louvre and joined the Mona mosh pit, it's hard to believe she was once unpopular, and that it was the very act of being stolen that transformed her into a pop culture icon. TBC 👇#HI6171
Hi, I'm @claireul2025.bsky.social, a Paris-based tour guide and part-time UL Public History MA student.
Yesterday we got TIARA-BLE news from the #Louvre.
Inspired by the headlines, let’s look at the greatest #HeistHistories during my week-long student takeover #HI6171 📸: Louvre
Yesterday we got TIARA-BLE news from the #Louvre.
Inspired by the headlines, let’s look at the greatest #HeistHistories during my week-long student takeover #HI6171 📸: Louvre
October 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Hi, I'm @claireul2025.bsky.social, a Paris-based tour guide and part-time UL Public History MA student.
Yesterday we got TIARA-BLE news from the #Louvre.
Inspired by the headlines, let’s look at the greatest #HeistHistories during my week-long student takeover #HI6171 📸: Louvre
Yesterday we got TIARA-BLE news from the #Louvre.
Inspired by the headlines, let’s look at the greatest #HeistHistories during my week-long student takeover #HI6171 📸: Louvre
With this last post for the “History of Halloween” week, I wish everyone a spooky and scary Halloween and for those celebrating Samhain a considerate harvest and start of winter. #HI6171 #PublicHistory #Halloween #Samhain #Pumpkins 📸: heidihistory.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
With this last post for the “History of Halloween” week, I wish everyone a spooky and scary Halloween and for those celebrating Samhain a considerate harvest and start of winter. #HI6171 #PublicHistory #Halloween #Samhain #Pumpkins 📸: heidihistory.bsky.social
Johnstown Castle is hosting various Halloween Events starting tomorrow with “Museum of Mysteries”. Check out their Instagram for more information: @johnstowncastle 📸: johnstowncastle #HI6171 #JohnstownCastle #Halloween #MuseumOfMysteries
October 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Johnstown Castle is hosting various Halloween Events starting tomorrow with “Museum of Mysteries”. Check out their Instagram for more information: @johnstowncastle 📸: johnstowncastle #HI6171 #JohnstownCastle #Halloween #MuseumOfMysteries
The Egungun Festival, a Yoruba tradition, honours ancestors who guide the living with moral values. Men in masks dance and channel spirits through priests, cleansing the community with rituals, blessings, and warnings. #HI6171 #HalloweenInNigeria 📸: Africa.wisc.edu
October 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The Egungun Festival, a Yoruba tradition, honours ancestors who guide the living with moral values. Men in masks dance and channel spirits through priests, cleansing the community with rituals, blessings, and warnings. #HI6171 #HalloweenInNigeria 📸: Africa.wisc.edu
Across Asia, Halloween’s counterpart is the Hungry Ghost Festival, held in the seventh lunar month (usually August). Celebrations vary by country, including China, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore, honouring spirits and ancestors. #HI6171 #HalloweenInAsia 📸: Hellotokyotours.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Across Asia, Halloween’s counterpart is the Hungry Ghost Festival, held in the seventh lunar month (usually August). Celebrations vary by country, including China, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore, honouring spirits and ancestors. #HI6171 #HalloweenInAsia 📸: Hellotokyotours.com
In Austria, people didn’t use to celebrate Halloween; instead they celebrate Allerheiligen (All Hallows’ Day) and Allerseelen (All Souls Day). On which people think about loved ones who passed away, visit the cemetery and light candles. #HI6171 #PublicHistory #Allerheiligen 📸: ksta.de
October 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
In Austria, people didn’t use to celebrate Halloween; instead they celebrate Allerheiligen (All Hallows’ Day) and Allerseelen (All Souls Day). On which people think about loved ones who passed away, visit the cemetery and light candles. #HI6171 #PublicHistory #Allerheiligen 📸: ksta.de