Our digital appointments mean people can still access our collections when travel to Southampton isn't possible.
Our new slot at 1530-1630 (UK time) may be beneficial for people whose time zone is 7/8h behind the UK.
Email us at [email protected] to book!

From Malaga Museum - a reminder that history, archaeology and museum collections are political

Lots of planes in that image: one American, one pan-European and the others are nearly as old as me

People who accidentally found their doppelgängers in museums - a thread 🧵

Sunny afternoon at Sixfields to watch #ntfc v Port Vale. Clarence the Dragon will be getting warm in his suit

One Day to Go! Get your abstracts in for the 18th Century Studies #PGR / #ECR Conference in Uppsala, Sweden on 22/23 August 2024. Closes tomorrow, 31 March. #twitterstorians #18thC

Lots going on at SywellAviationMusuem Museum for their annual grand opening!

Fashion and Textiles PhD Students! Upcoming deadline: 15 June. PhD Bursaries of up to £2500 are available annually from the Pasold Research Fund for #PhD students in any area of #textile history research. Find out how to apply now: pasold.co.uk/phd-grants

Out of office is on. Pass the mini eggs

Hello loves. Academic begging time - is anyone willing to share their application (successful or not) to the AHRC Curiosity Scheme? I know there won't be many about but thought it was worth a speculative tweet #twitterstorians

Hot off the press, my latest adventure in crime history

I missed Gunpowder on the BBC but caught it on Netflix. Much of the reaction seems to have been around the violence, but I was struck that one of Britain's founding stories was told (by the national broadcaster) from the Catholic point of view

Listening to Record Review on BBC Radio 3 for the last time on a Saturday morning before it moves to a new slot. I know that schedules change, and there's always BBC Sounds, but some shows structure your week and this was one of them

From an actual journal article, that hasn't been taken down yet

Happy #ALCS distribution day to all who celebrate! Got a decent chunk today

We're excited to share the call for papers for 'Nature and Environment in Early Modern Worlds,' the conference we're organising this summer with CREMS [Birmingham] (and with assistance from BRIHC). Please spread the word and send in your ideas!

We are looking for nominations to join our committee, which plays a key role in helping the society function. There are lots of options this year including a new EDI role. Please do consider putting yourself forward if you are eligible #twitterstorians

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Applications for our IHR Doctoral Fellowships will be opening on 08th April 2024! All information on how to apply will be available on our website closer to the date - history.ac.uk/fellowships/ea… #IHRFellowships 📖 🖊️

That was definitely over the line from where I was sitting. What do you reckon Jefferson Lake 💾 ? #NTFC

My latest secondhand purchase. Inside was a leaflet about the village where my parents used to live