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Testing Infrared camera in British Museum.
Very happy with this one even if it doesn't really scream IR
📷 #FujiFilm #X-M1 IR
🔭XF18-135mm
#Photography #Infrared #Monochrome #BlackandWhitePhotography #BlackandWhite #BritishMuseum #StreetPhotography
Testing Infrared camera in British Museum.
Very happy with this one even if it doesn't really scream IR
📷 #FujiFilm #X-M1 IR
🔭XF18-135mm
#Photography #Infrared #Monochrome #BlackandWhitePhotography #BlackandWhite #BritishMuseum #StreetPhotography
Join British Museum lead exhibition curator Alice Christophe for a tour of 'Hawaiʻi: a kingdom crossing oceans', exploring how an alliance formed over 200 years ago continues to shape our understanding of this Pacific island nation.
https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/introduction-hawaii-kingdom-crossing-oceans #globalmuseum #BritishMuseum #Hawaii
The British Museum has removed references to #Palestine from its ancient Middle East displays, a move condemned by scholars and activists as part of what they describe as a “systematic” attack on Palestinian cultural identity and history
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/british-museum-removal-term-palestine-displays-part-systematic-attempt-erase-it-history #globalmuseum #BritishMuseum
“I know a lady in Venice would have walked barefoot to Palestine for a touch of his nether lip"
- Shakespeare's Othello 1603-1604
The British Museum in London is holding an exhibition on samurai, exploring the reality of the Japanese feudal-era warriors through furnishings, works of art and video images. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/02/09/art/british-museum-samurai-exhibition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #britishmuseum #samurai #japanesecrafts
Objections raised to British Museum’s visitor pavilion and landscaping plans.
Conservation groups are concerned the development will cause 'unacceptable level of harm'.
https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2026/02/objections-raised-to-british-museums-visitor-pavilion-and-landscaping-plans/# #globalmuseum #BritishMuseum #museums
British Museum Deletes AI-Generated Pictures After Backlash.
The British Museum in London has long been dogged by accusations that it contains troves of stolen art. So there was a certain irony when it posted a series of AI-generated images last week.
https://petapixel.com/2026/02/04/british-museum-deletes-ai-generated-pictures-after-backlash/ #globalmuseum #BritishMuseum #museums #AI #collections
Friday the 13th may be unlucky for some, but for Charlie Clarke, it will forever be a special day.
On a cold, rainy December day in 2019, Clarke went out metal detecting. Just as he was about to call it a day, he heard a beep. Little did he know, he was about to stumble upon a truly unique find.
What he discovered was an astonishing Tudor pendant made of the purest gold. The glittering pendant bearing the emblems of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon.
#globalmuseum #BritishMUseum
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Head of Major Gifts and Legacies
The British Museum
41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)
Permanent contract
Hybrid working with 2 days on-site minimum
£58,162 - £61,820
Application deadline: 12:00 Monday, 26 January
https://bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com//templates/CIPHR/jobdetail_8575.aspx #globalmuseum #museumjobs #BritishMuseum #museums
Treasure hunter wanted as British Museum races to find lost gold.
An overstretched team are looking for a professional to help recover hundreds of missing items before they are destroyed or melted down
https://archive.ph/GZkPG #globalmuseum #BritishMuseum #museums #theft
The British Museum
A Fusion of Worlds in Blue and White 🌏💙
Jessica Harrison-Hall, Keeper of Asia at the British Museum, introduces one of the most striking pieces from the Sir Percival David Collection — a blue-and-white porcelain dish from the Wanli period (1573–1620).
🎥 Featured in Traces of China II: Porcelain (CGTN): https://lnkd.in/evnqj56R #globalmuseum #BritishMuseum #porcelain
Can We Meme the British Museum Into Doing the Right Thing?
The once and always profiteer of colonial looting is once again getting flak in the wake of the Louvre heists
https://hyperallergic.com/1056821/can-we-meme-the-british-museum-into-doing-the-right-thing/ #globalmuseum #BritishMuseum #museums
Groundbreaking British Museum show set to challenge samurai myths.
Exhibition will reveal complex reality, featuring women and artistic creations, beyond armour-clad warriors
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/nov/09/groundbreaking-british-museum-show-set-to-challenge-samurai-myths #globalmuseum #BritishMuseum #museums #Japan #Samurai
