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the identity of this nameless Oxford don — selectively quoted and accused of “activism” by Tristram Hunt in an op-ed seeking to fuel the fake ‘culture war’ framing in the

Here is a link to my op-ed published in Thursday's Daily Telegraph — and below is the text as a THREAD (1/34)https://twitter.com/profdanhicks/status/1324640013120872448 (2/34)I had always believed what I’d been told

.@littlegaudy and I are doing this session on "Leadership and Curation" today. We're structuring it around #NewRulesForCuration. We're going to share a few of our peersonal "new rules" in this

Sounds like National Trust bosses are still seeking to push through cutting the two curatorial jobs at @AveburyNT—downgrading the curator role & cutting 2 FTE to 0.5. This’d be sheer

Reflecting on the Docklands news. Respect to @MuseumofLondon Front of House for handling a difficult situation. Respect to curators who it appears are permanently removing stolen African objects from the

Hello @NationalTrust — Can I query the statement you made yesterday, which states that "The Trust’s £1.3 billion of reserves, often referred to, are legally restricted to the use they

Just a few of the looted Benin Bronzes now on display in Detroit's @DIADetroit. Their return to the Royal Court of Benin is long overdue #MuseumsUnlocked #USA #BeninDisplays Just a

Gold looted from the Asante Royal Palace of Kumasi by British soldiers led by Field Marshal Garnet Wolseley in 1874, now in the @britishmuseum. Similar collections are held in many

19th-century stone arrow-heads by master-forger Flint Jack (Edward Simpson), @Pitt_Rivers founding collection #MuseumsUnlocked And a few more examples of Jack's handiwork #MuseumsUnlocked @Pitt_Rivers A bit more on Flint Jack in

Four Crystal Skulls for #MuseumsUnlocked. First, from the @quaibranly, this rock crystal skull was bought as an Aztec artefact from dealer Eugène Boban by Alphonse Pinart, and donated to the

AFTER THE UNIVERSAL MUSEUM (Thread)My op-ed for @artnet published today #MuseumsUnlocked 1/ In the early evening of Wednesday Feb 26 the crowd thronged the opening of “Young Rembrandt” at Oxford’s

THANK YOU to everyone who made today's virtual "visit" to the @MuseumOfLondon for Day 21 of #MuseumsUnlocked do great - whether by contributing, commenting, or just browsing! The contributions are