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globalmuseum, 5 days ago to history

Royal Crown Derby factory, filmed in 1963.

Full film here: https://ow.ly/NrVz50S8cAi

British Pathé
@BritishPathe #Potterey #ceramics #ceramicart #history #RoyalCrownDerby

royal crown derby

globalmuseum, 6 days ago to Archaeology

An Archaeologist demonstrates a pre-historic music 'Lithophone' :

Lithophone, originally a pre-historic musical instrument consisting of a rock or pieces of rock, granite, fossilized coral, petrified wood and other melodious stones, that are played by striking them. Sounding stones made of basalt, granite, marble and other minerals were used in many ancient cultures for ceremonial and religious purposes.

📽️ : Credit to the Owner

Archaeo - Histories
@archeohistories #sound #archaeology

lithophone

globalmuseum, 6 days ago to art

Anna Alma-Tadema, teenaged daughter of the more famous Lawrence, shows her prodigious talent in these paintings of the Drawing Room at 1A Holland Park and her father’s library at Townsend House (1880s),

Journal of Art in Society
@artinsociety #painting #art #19thcentury

Anna Alma-Tadema

globalmuseum, 9 days ago to bapcsalescanada

FLASH SALE! | 40% off Personalized Rubber Stamps in the Global Museum Store. Use code JUNE24SAVING. Offer valid until 6/2/2024 at 11:59:59 PM Pacific Time https://www.zazzle.com/collections/119645491838801930 #stamps #sales #home #produce #rubberstamps

rubber stamps

globalmuseum, 9 days ago to random

The Brothers Grimm Did Much More Than Tell Fairy Tales.

A recent discovery in a Polish library of 27 books that were thought to have been lost sheds light on the breadth of the German scholars’ work.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/polish-university-discovers-27-works-belonging-to-the-brothers-grimm-180984427/

globalmuseum, 9 days ago to Archaeology

Artist’s painting of a hippopotamus on a flake of limestone. From Deir el-Bahri, Thebes, Egypt, c.1479–1425 BC.

Perhaps a practice sketch, or a template, or maybe just a doodle of a hippo from 3,500 years ago! 🦛❤️

📷 The Met https://metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/547746

#Archaeology

Alison Fisk @AlisonFisk

globalmuseum, 12 days ago to random

Discovery of a 4,500-year-old Egyptian skull with tiny cut marks suggests early forms of cancer surgery.

Researchers at CamUnivMuseums found evidence of potential tumour operations, marking a significant moment in medical history.

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/05/29/a-milestone-in-the-history-of-medicine-ancient-egyptian-skull-shows-possible-signs-of-early-cancer-surgery #Cancer #surgery #Eygptology #Egyptian

globalmuseum, 14 days ago to genart

#OnThisDay 1970: Tomorrow's World met a budding computer artist. Was it any good?

BBC Archive @BBCArchive #computerart #art #computeres #history #BBC

budding computer artist

globalmuseum, 15 days ago to Archaeology

A stunning 2,000 year-old Roman emerald green glass bowl.

📷 The Met https://metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/245285

Alison Fisk @AlisonFisk

#Archaeology #Roman #glass #museums

globalmuseum, 15 days ago to art

Vermeer’s Milkmaid is celebrated for its serenity, but there's more happening beneath the surface—literally!

Discover the hidden details Vermeer concealed under the paint in this video.💙

🖼️The Milkmaid, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1660
🚨https://rijksmuseum.nl/en/stories/themes/vermeer/story/a-research-project-part-three #Vermeer #art #painting #conservation

Vermeer’s Milkmaid

globalmuseum, 17 days ago to space

A potentially habitable exoplanet that is roughly similar in size to Earth has been found in a system located 40 light-years away, according to a new study.

The planet is about the size of Venus, so slightly smaller than Earth, and may be temperate enough to support life, the researchers said.

Dubbed Gliese 12 b, the planet takes 12.8 days to orbit a star that is 27% of the sun’s size. It’s not yet known whether the exoplanet has an atmosphere

https://pressnewsagency.org/potentially-habitable-earth-size-planet-discovered-40-light-years-away/ #space

globalmuseum, 17 days ago to Futurology

A 1972 MIT study predicted that rapid economic growth would lead to societal collapse in the mid 21st century. A new paper shows we’re unfortunately right on schedule.

A remarkable new study by a director at one of the largest accounting firms in the world has found that a famous, decades-old warning from MIT about the risk of industrial civilization collapsing appears to be accurate based on new empirical data

https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3xw3x/new-research-vindicates-1972-mit-prediction-that-society-will-collapse-soon #research #economics #society

globalmuseum, 17 days ago to Portugal

A German pro surfer, rode a wave over 115 feet tall at Nazare, Portugal, a record breaking surf!

#Portugal #surfing #surfer

surfing

globalmuseum, 17 days ago to art

How drinking too much coffee fuelled Van Gogh’s work.

A highly personal still-life painting featuring a pot, milk jug and cups offers an insight into daily life in the Yellow House

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/05/23/how-drinking-too-much-coffee-fuelled-van-goghs-work #art #VanGogh #coffee #painting

globalmuseum, 24 days ago to random

Amazing sculptures you (probably) didn't know existed

Statue of King Arthur, England #sculpture #England #KingArthur

globalmuseum, 24 days ago to worldwithoutus

Squirrel or rabbit?

Neither!

It’s the southern viscacha. This rodent lives in South America & is a skilled climber that inhabits mountainous areas.

A gregarious critter, the viscacha lives in colonies, which consist of multiple family units that can be as large as 75 individuals.

American Museum of Natural History @AMNH #viscacha #rodents #SouthAmerica #animals

globalmuseum, 24 days ago to gay

Rievaulx Abbey was once home to a monk named Aelred in the 12th century, who some people today consider a gay saint.

This video was made in partnership with historian Holly Cruise. #WeAreHistoric.

📍 Rievaulx Abbey,
@EnglishHeritage
| Grade I listed @HistoricEngland #monks #hsitory #England #gay #HistoricEngland

Monk Aelred

globalmuseum, 24 days ago to random

British Museum Announces It Has Recovered 268 More Missing Objects Following Theft Scandal.

That brings the total figure to 626 recovered

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/british-museum-recovered-268-more-missing-objects-following-theft-scandal-1234707485/ #BritishMuseums #museums

globalmuseum, 24 days ago to Cats

We just heard the newest @wnba franchise will be the @wnbagoldenstate
Valkyries.

We wanted to provide some stadium mascot inspo, courtesy of some of the Library's most beloved images in the Prints and Photographs Division. Behold: Brünnhilde!🐱

@librarycongress #WNBA #cats

globalmuseum, 24 days ago to gardening

Stephen's back with more details on deadheading! 🥀

Learn how pruning techniques are specific to climate and environment, and why in Southern California we cut below the 5-leaflet leaf when deadheading.

@TheHuntington #museums #pruning #gardening #climate

Pruning plants

globalmuseum, 24 days ago to history

Bet you didn't know this?

The colours on a barbers pole usually reflected the blood and bandages used to clean up during bloodletting.

Patients grasped a rod or staff tightly to make their veins show. Then barbers cut open their arms and bled them. The red and white pole is still used to identify barbers.

#Barbers #bloodletting #surgery #history

@surgeonshall

globalmuseum, 27 days ago to twitter

The bird has flown!

Twitter is officially no more. The platform has been completely migrated to X.com.

so..... www.twitter.com/globalmuseum

is now www.x.com/globalmuseum #Twitter #X

globalmuseum, 27 days ago to Denmark

A thousand years ago, a goldsmith from Hornelund, Denmark created this gold clothes brooch, using delicate tracery to form its intricate pattern of foliage & vine leaves. Who could have known that it would still be admired a millennium later!

https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/the-silver-hoards-of-the-vikings/the-hoard-find-from-hornelund/

@artinsociety #Denmark #gold #goldsmith #jewellery

globalmuseum, 30 days ago to Cats

I have observed that a large number of Mastodon users are cat lovers.

So I decided to share some of my cat art with you all. Enjoy!👇

https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/3-roger-smith #cats #animals #art #RogerSmith #catart #catillustrations #animalart #cat #feline

globalmuseum, 30 days ago to art

Through Newly Installed ‘Portals,’ New Yorkers and Dubliners Can Wave, Dance and Inappropriately Gesture to Each Other in Real Time.

New art installations connect the two cities through continuous silent video feeds.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/through-newly-installed-portals-new-yorkers-and-dubliners-can-dance-cartwheel-and-inappropriately-gesture-to-each-other-in-real-time-180984334/ #art #artinstallations #NewYork #Dublin