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Vanessa Jones

@vanessaljones_

Curator and lecturer of clothes. Dog owner and allotmenteer. VMO.

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Leeds Art Gallery(@LeedsArtGallery) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Call Out 📢 British Library & @leedsartgallery seek to commission an artist or collective based in the North of England to produce new work in response to collections British Library @leedsartgallery @HMIleeds.

Deadline 8 October 2023
Full details buff.ly/3EC0PIV

Call Out 📢 @britishlibrary & @leedsartgallery seek to commission an artist or collective based in the North of England to produce new work in response to collections @britishlibrary @leedsartgallery @HMIleeds. Deadline 8 October 2023 Full details buff.ly/3EC0PIV
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Pasold Research Fund(@pasoldfund) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Upcoming deadline: 1 October. Research Project Grants of £750 - £2500 are available twice a year from the Pasold Research Fund, to support high quality research projects or preparation for grant proposals on any area of or : pasold.co.uk/research-proje…

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Making Historical Dress Network(@MakingHistDress) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are delighted to announce that our network website is now live! Here you can find out more about the network, sign up to the mailing list, view the workshop programmes, and register to watch the livestreams of the events!
makinghistoricaldress.dmu.ac.uk

We are delighted to announce that our network website is now live! Here you can find out more about the network, sign up to the mailing list, view the workshop programmes, and register to watch the livestreams of the events! makinghistoricaldress.dmu.ac.uk
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Vanessa Jones(@vanessaljones_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Finally catalogued some new acquisitions that came into the collection last year. Some beautiful Leeds worn/bought 1966-1970 goodies.

Finally catalogued some new acquisitions that came into the collection last year. Some beautiful Leeds worn/bought 1966-1970 goodies.
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Dr Stacey Clapperton(@s_clapperton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Parliamentary Art Collection are now recruiting for an Assistant Curator!

Full details in the link below, closing date 15 August. Feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions or queries.

housesofparliament.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/ap…

The Parliamentary Art Collection are now recruiting for an Assistant Curator! Full details in the link below, closing date 15 August. Feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions or queries. housesofparliament.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/ap…
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Neal Hurst(@RevWarTaylor) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Call for Papers!
Colonial Williamsburg's Symposium on Historical Dress
'Collections, Collectors, and Collaborations'
November 14-16, 2024

Call for Papers! Colonial Williamsburg's Symposium on Historical Dress 'Collections, Collectors, and Collaborations' November 14-16, 2024
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Ivana Dizdar(@ivana_dizdar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

CFP: ANIMAL EXTRACTIONS

CAA Advancing Art & Design, Chicago, Feb 2024

We want to hear from you if your research examines the historical status of animals as natural resources; as objects of exploitation, exchange, and profit; and as materials in 19th-century art, craft, and design

CFP: ANIMAL EXTRACTIONS @caavisual, Chicago, Feb 2024 We want to hear from you if your research examines the historical status of animals as natural resources; as objects of exploitation, exchange, and profit; and as materials in 19th-century art, craft, and design
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Rachel Collett(@racheljcollett) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My ethics application was approved so I can finally share this! I'm conducting oral history interviews with people involved in the Merseyside women's movement c.1969-1990s. Please share far and wide and let me know if you/anyone you know are interested. Happy to share more deets!

My ethics application was approved so I can finally share this! I'm conducting oral history interviews with people involved in the Merseyside women's movement c.1969-1990s. Please share far and wide and let me know if you/anyone you know are interested. Happy to share more deets!
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Persephone (Hellier) Cooper(@Persephone_Co) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Eighteenth Century woollen cloth.
An enormous thank you to Ben Fox The Big House Co for supporting the research of his ancestor's Woollen Merchant Manufacturers business. It has been a fascinating journey.
📸 Courtesy of the Fox Family Archive, Tone Dale House, Somerset.

Eighteenth Century woollen cloth. An enormous thank you to Ben Fox @thebighouseco for supporting the research of his ancestor's Woollen Merchant Manufacturers business. It has been a fascinating journey. 📸 Courtesy of the Fox Family Archive, Tone Dale House, Somerset.
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Vanessa Jones(@vanessaljones_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Some very exciting 18th century clothes were inspected today! I'll be sharing my speculations at Fairfax House next week. Please come along! eventbrite.co.uk/e/one-object-m…

Some very exciting 18th century clothes were inspected today! I'll be sharing my speculations at Fairfax House next week. Please come along! eventbrite.co.uk/e/one-object-m…
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Vanessa Jones(@vanessaljones_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Some news! I'm off to New York next month to talk about parasols and their materiality, focusing on scientific modes of inquiry, as part of the History of Art York DMDA collaborative project.

Some news! I'm off to New York next month to talk about parasols and their materiality, focusing on scientific modes of inquiry, as part of the @ArtHistoryYork DMDA collaborative project.
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Eleanor Root(@eleanor_root) 's Twitter Profile Photo

PhD opportunity at Ipswich Museums and UEA - the candidate will be invited to reinterpret aspects of our collections through a multicultural lens.

Deadline - 31 July 2023

uea.ac.uk/course/phd-doc…

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Fairfax House(@fairfax_house) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Exhibition alert ‼️

In partnership with York College & University Centre we're displaying the work of their Fashion students. Each piece takes inspiration from Fairfax House, featured alongside fashion from our collections.

This exhibition is on display for the 2 weeks - catch it while you can 🙌

Exhibition alert ‼️ In partnership with @york_college we're displaying the work of their Fashion students. Each piece takes inspiration from Fairfax House, featured alongside fashion from our collections. This exhibition is on display for the 2 weeks - catch it while you can 🙌
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Ruth Singer(@RuthSinger) 's Twitter Profile Photo

textile historian friends, are you working on anything Mary Linwood-related? Would you like to connect & collaborate? Big project coming up in a couple of years!🪡🧵

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