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It’s 1987, and we’re off to @McrMuseum. Usually, it went like this: whale, Dodo, bird calls, Egyptian sarcophagi and DONE. Yes, I know Stan’s a big deal, but I was all about the Dodo. But, not on this visit ...
This visit, we go into a dark exhibition space, with an AV about human sacrifice and garrotting. I am TERRIFIED and fascinated. It’s my first (and last) encounter with Lindow man 
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Lindow man - on loan from @britishmuseum brought me face to face with the past. Other people, with other gods, and other ways of life had lived where I’d lived ...
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... it made me consider the world I lived in, the beliefs I’d been taught. It made me CURIOUS. I’ve not stopped being curious about people, society and religion ever since. It informed my university choices, and my career. Thank you @McrMuseum https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏🏼" title="Folded hands (medium light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands (medium light skin tone)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏🏼" title="Folded hands (medium light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands (medium light skin tone)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏🏼" title="Folded hands (medium light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands (medium light skin tone)"> ...
So, I love museums. Each and every one a portal to another world, another culture. Letting you look along and through time, making connections, learning, being curious https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💓" title="Beating heart" aria-label="Emoji: Beating heart"> ...
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Today, charities around the UK are calling for people to #SaveOurCharities and take part in the #TwoPointSixChallenge. That counts for museums too. Large, small, helped by government, or independent, they ALL rely on charitable donations. And you. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💓" title="Beating heart" aria-label="Emoji: Beating heart">
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So, today, think about a museum that you love, that’s taught you something about yourself or others, that’s inspired you or given you solace. Or that just has a GREAT scone selection (let’s not forget the important things).
Lots of museums right now are worried. Really worried. They rely on onsite donations, ticket sales and yes, selling those scones. And at the moment they can’t. Many don’t have reserves, or even paid staff. They might not get through this closure period. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😞" title="Disappointed face" aria-label="Emoji: Disappointed face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😞" title="Disappointed face" aria-label="Emoji: Disappointed face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😞" title="Disappointed face" aria-label="Emoji: Disappointed face">
So, if like me, you love museums (WHO DOESN’T LOVE MUSEUMS?) consider donating the price of a scone (or 26 scones) to a museum that you love. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💓" title="Beating heart" aria-label="Emoji: Beating heart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏛" title="Classical building" aria-label="Emoji: Classical building">
And when all this is open, and you’re free to explore, go visit a museum you’ve never visited before. Donate. Join. Buy a scone (or a dinosaur pencil). Allow yourself to be transported ...
And if you’re in Scotland or want to be in Scotland https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💓" title="Beating heart" aria-label="Emoji: Beating heart"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏴" title="Flag of Scotland" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Scotland"> , the lovely @burnsjilly and I want to share some amazing museums with you. Visit. Donate. Join. Enjoy. Be terrified, inspired and thirsty (I always get thirsty in museums) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💓" title="Beating heart" aria-label="Emoji: Beating heart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏛" title="Classical building" aria-label="Emoji: Classical building">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Exploding head" aria-label="Emoji: Exploding head">
1) shout out to Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine, caring for amazing maritime collections and sharing stories of Scotland’s adventures at sea #SaveOurCharities https://www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org"> https://www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org
Shout to 2) Almond Valley Museum and Farm: fields, woods, green spaces, imaginative play, a fab museum AND a farm #SaveOurCharities http://www.almondvalley.co.uk/ ">https://www.almondvalley.co.uk/">...
3) Shout out to @VerdantWorks Dundee, a beautiful mill museum telling the story of our industrial textile heritage https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💓" title="Beating heart" aria-label="Emoji: Beating heart"> #SaveOurCharities https://www.verdantworks.co.uk"> https://www.verdantworks.co.uk
4) Shout out to volunteer-led @TrimontiumTrust in Melrose revealing the important and often overlooked story of the Romans in Scotland https://www.trimontium.co.uk/trimontium-trust/">https://www.trimontium.co.uk/trimontiu...
5) shout out to the Whithorn Trust, exploring the archaeology and history of Whithorn and its role in the evolution of Christianity #SaveOurCharities https://www.whithorn.com/about-us/ ">https://www.whithorn.com/about-us/...
6) shout out to @kilmartinmuseum set in one of the world’s most significant archaeological landscapes, rich in artefacts and 100% magical. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💓" title="Beating heart" aria-label="Emoji: Beating heart"> you Kilmartin. http://www.kilmartin.org"> http://www.kilmartin.org
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7) shout out to @ElginMuseum, Scotland’s oldest continuously independent museum that cares for artefacts dating from before https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦕" title="Sauropod" aria-label="Emoji: Sauropod"> through to now, from Moray and across the world. Sorry your reopening is delayed https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😞" title="Disappointed face" aria-label="Emoji: Disappointed face"> https://elginmuseum.org.uk"> https://elginmuseum.org.uk
8) BIG shout out to fabulous @GairlochMuseum from Pictish stones to lighthouses and nuclear heritage - how upsetting to close after such a fab start in your new home. Gave you my £26 to you, and hope it helps towards reopening again https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😘" title="Face throwing a kiss" aria-label="Emoji: Face throwing a kiss">
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8) shout out to @TarbatDiscovery - jump off the #NorthCoast500 in beautiful Portmahomack, to explore the mysterious land of Picts, support them here: https://www.tarbat-discovery.co.uk"> https://www.tarbat-discovery.co.uk
