The impact of Parkinson's on those affected is profound.
This year I have spent more hours in hospitals, visiting and caring for my mother, than I have in museums.
That is why I am raising money for @ParkinsonsUK.
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And in today's Festive Reel I sing Silent Night and talk about the Christmas Truce of 1914 that didn't apply in Dover because the Germans dropped a bomb on us instead.
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Yesterday's festive reel for Dover Museum.
I sing 'I Saw Three Ships' and tell about the arrival of Augustine's mission to Bertha and Ethelbert of Kent and the spread of Christianity in the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy.
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Well this is load of nonsense. Without any knowledge of the topic you should be able to ask two probing questions: 1. Where does this numerical data come from and how can it be so accurate? 2. Why were the Romans worried before their population had even peaked? #BadAncient
The fall of Rome is widely misunderstood.
It wasn't invasion, disease or famine that truly brought it to its knees.
Rome collapsed because the birth rate did… (thread) 🧵
Thanks to the Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance for sharing ‘Wildflowers’ by Karl Mercer @karlantmercer, Curating Visibility Fellow, at @dovermuseum. This short video explores Karl’s own experiences of employment within the heritage sector. Full video: shorturl.at/rVUXF
ALT An image of a greyhound like dog. It has beige fur, a long snout, big eyes and a little droopy ear on the side of his head. It looks sad, or fed up, or both. There is a hand gently resting on its head. The text below reads - in quotes - Your call is important to us.
Do you live in Dover District?
Do you identify as d/Deaf, disabled or Neurodiverse?
Do you have an interest in history? Digital technology? Storytelling? Or all of the above?
Apply to join my co-production group at Dover Museum!
Details here ⬇️
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#CuratingVisibility has a focus on digital innovation, and we’re seeking D/deaf, disabled, or neurodivergent fellows who are passionate about how digital technologies like VR, AR, and Immersive Sound can bring museum collections and stories to life.
Apply now via our pinned post!
One week countdown to the deadline for our #CuratingVisibility Fellowship! If you define as D/deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent curators, we invite you to uncover the hidden disability histories with placements at @CharlestonTrust, @LDN_Museum, and @BarnsleyMuseums. Apply now!
Not leaving here but a lot of people I like to keep in touch with are - so I've made a bluesky - @karlantmercer.bsky.social - follow me over there of you're so inclined.
ALT An image of my first bluesky post - my name Karl Mercer is written at the top, below is my bluesky account @karlmercer.bsky.social. my avatar picture is me in dim light stood in front of an illuminated Whitby Abbey in shades of green and pink.
The post reads "the annoying thing about new networks is that awkward moment you have to stand up in front of the class and introduce yourself.
Hello, I'm Karl! I come from the South East of England and I like museums and Roman things and writing and I sing song and when i grow up I want to be better paid"
Launching #CuratingVisibility to amplify disability history and art, building on the successes of Curating for Change!
Follow us on Instagram @curatingforchange for exclusive visuals and updates—we’d love to connect.
Fellowship deadline: 25 Nov. Apply now - link pinned!
Are you a BSL user interested in curating disability history? Check out the BSL version of our #CuratingVisibility Fellowship application pack, designed to support D/deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent curators in shaping museum collections: vimeo.com/1020634001
Study upon study, report upon report & anecdote upon anecdote reveal the class inequality in our cultural sector.
Change is long overdue & needs to start at grass roots all the way up to top institutions - which needs investment, so it won't happen.
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ALT An etching print from a book showing a broad-tailed sheep. A ram is central to the image, with large curved horns on its head and a thick, shaggy coat. The sheep has a large tail and it has a wheel contraption attach to it to help carry the tail.
Of course if Herodotus said it is must be false!
Well, fat-tailed sheep varieties are very real!
They are common in Asia, particularly hot regions as the tail carries the fat leaving the sheep quite lean and resistant to heat-related issues.
Whether or not they had little carts for their tails is another matter!
But if they don't, they should!
Oh, and that second kind of fat-tailed sheep with the broader tails?
Yeah they're T H I C C!
🏛 The truly wonderful #Roman Staffordshire Moorlands Pan, a possible souvenir of Hadrian's Wall that names four of its western forts and might suggest HW was called the 'Aelian Wall' by Romans.
The pan is from a copper-alloy 'trulla' with polychrome vitreous enamel decoration.
Disabled Twitter:
does anyone know anywhere I can see ALL the Universal Credit questions online, so I can spend time making notes and planning answers before I click "begin"?
@Dis_PPL_Protest@blacktriangle1@DisRightsUK@johnpringdns