My uncle broke ranks with my Methodist family & told me the Glyderau mountains of Dyffryn Ogwen are home to Gods, & Angels live in the rivers & trees on the valley floor As a child I listened in awe to his stories of a life with Nature, & still have no reason to not believe him

St Nicholas, shown here resurrecting three boys from a pickling tub, became known for genorosity and protecting children. Such stories shaped Europe’s Sinterklaas, which evolved into Santa Claus and eventually, Father Christmas. 🎅 MS. Douce 51 fol. 069v #MedievalMonday

October 4th, The Battle of Cable Street, seems like a date we should hold much stronger in British memory. Especially now. Stand up, shout out, they shall not pass. Image taken at People's History Museum

Have just been on a tour of Sir Winston Churchill’s wardrobe. According to the National Trust’s leading Churchill expert he really did pair this velvet jumpsuit with a ten gallon hat. That is audacious. I mean, I wouldn’t dare and my singing club is quite flamboyant.

Snorted a giggle? Yes Immature of me? Yes Sharing here for you to gauge your maturity this morning as well? Yes. Thanks Erewash Museum

Laughing at museum mannequins can be low hanging fruit. Do not laugh at this one. Perhaps exorcise it. https://t.co/vQtttvjOYk

Loving that one response to finding vaults under the new London Museum was "a number of options were considered for the vaults, including closing them again." AKA "Nope. Shut that door. What vast rat infested sub-London tunnel network? " https://t.co/zLJDGiAL2d

It's worth thinking about taking a vitamin D supplement through the winter, as many of us in the UK work in situations which prevent us from getting sufficient daylight and natural vitamin D. It helps your body do a lot of baseline things, pretty good stuff!

Opening tonight ⁦@MAAB_GALLERY⁩

Wish me luck as I navigate responding to feedback about a promotion to engage volunteers, where existing volunteers have made more suggestions than we can fit in the leaflet, and as a bonus used the phrase "something like the pointing Lord Kitchener image". (Enthusiasm is good)

We're so excited for you to see this year's Christmas decorations, now available in our Museum shop! 😍

Thei did the Mash! Thei did the Monstere Mash. The Monstere Mash: Beholde, sepulchral smasshe! Thei did the Mash, and it kaughte on most fast - Lo, heare the Mash! Forsooth, the Monstere Mash!

28 Oct 1546: d. James Butler 9th Earl #Ormond at Holborn #London after a banquet #otd 17 of hid followers also died of poisoning, no-one has ever worked out who was the culprit (Royal Collection, HM CIII)

Meanwhile, over on TikTok a flick through a 15th Century grimoire: https://t.co/qngdd4lZjx. Happy Halloween indeed, folks!

Many things have changed since the Victorian era, but our love of cute animal pictures hasn’t!🥹🐾 These adorable pictures were in part collected by Charles Dickens’s daughter, Katie Perugini. Find out more in our current exhibition, Faithful Companions https://t.co/rOGNlSBRfb

Aged 18 – 25? We want to chat about museums. Fill out our 12 minute survey and be in with a chance to win a £50 voucher! Your response will help shape an updated version of our Manifesto, which is signed by over 1000 museums in the UK & internationally. https://t.co/wPeEsAWVYA

It's National #WorkLife Week, in the UK. Here's a #sketchnote I drew summarising the 4 types of breaks one study suggests can help our energy and emotions at work https://t.co/tb37T9Vs1N #WorkLifeBalance #Psychology

There's an actual new cartoon! It's about bums. Oh, and label placement in Exhibitions. Extract below, full thing at: https://t.co/vN1J4wdyhE

October is finally here, and you know what that means - it's officially The Big Draw Festival month! 🎉🍂🖍🌍 The Big Draw Festival is the world’s largest drawing festival, and guess what? Everyone can take part! 1/5🧵 https://t.co/C47dZujhwM

Call for case studies on museum wellbeing programmes 🌞 To support the development of a new online course, we’re looking for case studies of good practice – including programmes for staff, volunteers, freelancers and communities ✅ Submit yours 👉 https://t.co/45zyVobeaQ