Geoff Belknap
Keeper of Science and Technology at National Museums Scotland. Historian of photography, science, museums and visual culture. He/him. Views my own.
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- Joe, I'm so sorry. Watching this all unfold from across the Atlantic. Hope you and other colleagues are able to weather the storm as best as possible
- This is terrifying (among many other terrifying attacks on the arts and culture sector in the US under Trump).
- Job Alert - Part Time 12 month contract at NMS to be the project curator, south Africa collections on the Reveal and Connect Project. Great team and project to be part of. Details: PT - 17.5 HPW Salary - £36,932 to £40,123 (Pro Rata) Apply: careers.nms.ac.uk/job/686345
- Fantastic Maternity cover role as Curator of Photography and Photographic Technology at National Science and Media Museum in Bradford! Photohistorians and curators - apply! ce0111li.webitrent.com/ce0111li_web...
- The National Museum of Colombia is set within Bogotá’s Panopticon penitentiary.
- Darwin adoration is alive and well in the Galapagos
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- Ah I’m so glad it got to you safely!
- So glad to see this out!
- Travelling as a tall white man in rural Java, I have lost count of how many people have asked to have a photograph with us. It seems appropriate to be the focus of an occidental gaze after centuries of orientalism.
[This account was taken down by their PDS (Bluesky PBC)]- Oh I don’t think I’m unfamiliar, just a novelty
- According to our guide at Borobudur Temple, the reason the reliefs on the left are yellow (compared those on the right) was because the 19th C Dutch photographer Isidore van Kinsbergen needed more contrast for his photos. So he painted them all yellow. Gotta love colonial mindsets.
- The Swakopmund Museum is really excellent. Lots of great Sci and Tech objects and great displays about the local communities, archaeological, geology and history. If you are ever here, well worth the visit
- Staying in a little cottage in Prince Albert, South Africa- and they have box brownies and an NPG poster. They must have known I was coming. Oh, and also a lovely back garden
- So long UK - at least for the winter
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- Thanks Sam! Look forward to catching up on my return
- Today is the start of a big adventure. Down to London for a couple days of work, then Saturday we are off on a round the world trip for three months. If you want to follow along and see scenic pics of the southern hemisphere, follow me on instagram @curatorgeoff
- Starting second day of TaNC #unlockingcollections Conference with @timboon.bsky.social giving an overview of the Congruence Engine project. Have had the joy of working with this project over the last two years. Hopefully just the start to building connected heritage collections in the UK
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- Witnessing the potential of cross disciplinary collaboration to create some innovative audience centred solutions has been my highlight
- Policy recommendations and call to action from TaNC programme is now launched. Details can be found here zenodo.org/records/1383...
- One of the key refrains from the first day of the TaNC conference is that if you can deal with humanities data you can deal with any form of data. Because humanities data is very complex. Good point to keep in mind
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- Meet you in the middle Daniel - and we can see what weather Manchester has to off (£ on it being wet)
- Beautiful views from the train on the way out of Edinburgh to Manchester for the TANC end of projects meeting
- Seconded! Best photo history conference going
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- You can quote me on that Bea!
- As new followers keep coming in - I’ll reintroduce myself. See below for most important content you’ll find here - pup pics
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- Sad to be missing the MA conference - #Museums2024 - this year. But lovely to see some of the hashtag content on bluesky now.
- Great to see the Bluesky community growing. Hello new followers!
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- You too Hannah! Hopefully a better place than the other one!
- I’ve made the leap and deleted my account on the dumpster fire that is twitter. Will be much more active here
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- @dreframss.bsky.social is a good one to add to the list too
- Hello again new followers. I assume I’m on some kind of list. I’m a historian and museum curator/manager. So expect that kind of thing here, and occasional pictures of my dog.
- Here is my tributary offer for new followers. This is Peggy
- Thinking about all my North American friends and family in what is no doubt a very tumultuous week ahead. Let's hope that collective saner heads prevail.
- Still 2 more days to apply to this! Get those applications in!!
- Come and head up our Library and Archive team at Nationals Museums Scotland! Great role for any Librarian and/or Archivist out there looking to work with a fantastic team and great collection. careers.nms.ac.uk/job/624275
- Come and head up our Library and Archive team at Nationals Museums Scotland! Great role for any Librarian and/or Archivist out there looking to work with a fantastic team and great collection. careers.nms.ac.uk/job/624275
- Enjoying 3 days at the Science Museum for the Artefacts and Congruence Engine conference. Really brilliant set of talks focusing on digital tools, techniques, practices and barriers within the cultural heritage sector.
- Something seems to be happening on social media today, as I’ve got an influx of new followers. Hi everyone; welcome!
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- Lovely!
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- Ahhh, makes sense
- Do you have a passion for photography, and some experience with finances? The Photographic Collections Network is looking for an interim Treasurer while we get established as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Great opportunity and team! Details here: www.photocollections.org.uk/members/news...
- Spending the day back down in Bradford for Yorkshire Games Festival! So lovely to be back in old haunts, hearing about the present and future of the games industry
- JOB KLAXON - Edinburgh City Council are looking for a 12 month FT Curator for the City Art Centre. Details: Temporary (12 month) 36 HPW £36,312-£42,717 Deadline - 8/02/2024 www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/cit...
- Still three days left to apply to this! Get your applications in
- 🔔🔔JOB KLAXON🔔🔔We are looking for Assistant Curator, Technology to join the brilliant Science & Technology team @NtlMuseumsScot. If you think this is you, apply! Details: FT, Temp 6 months, salary £30,999 to £33,543 closing Jan 19 2024. vacancies.nms.ac.uk/VacancyDetai...
- 🔔🔔JOB KLAXON🔔🔔We are looking for Assistant Curator, Technology to join the brilliant Science & Technology team @NtlMuseumsScot. If you think this is you, apply! Details: FT, Temp 6 months, salary £30,999 to £33,543 closing Jan 19 2024. vacancies.nms.ac.uk/VacancyDetai...
- JOB KLAXON!! Got plans over the holiday break? Why not apply to be my colleague, and Keeper of Scottish History & Archaeology?! Fantastic job, team, collection and colleagues. Details: Deadline - Jan 12 2023 Salary - £68,633–£77,817 FT www.saxbam.com/appointment/...
- Application for this excellent position are still open until Dec 4th. If you fancy coming and being my colleague - apply!
- Had the privilege of learning photogravure from the expert, Jon Goodman, yesterday. What a treat. The image at the end actually printed myself!
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- Oh that’s such sad news
- Do I know anyone on here that works for or with Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago? I'm going to be in Chicago the 6-10th of November, and would love to hear about the work they are doing in science and technology engagement.
