It is #WorldArtDay2024 so enjoy some of the paintings in the art store in Search Engine National Railway Museum including works by Terence Cuneo, Spencer Gore, Edward Bawden, David Shepherd and Helen McKie

The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway was opened #OnThisDay in 1903. One of many lines built as a result of the Light Railway Act of 1896, it was operated by the Cambrian Railway and then the GWR, we have drawings for locomotives & stock in our Swindon collection

And we're also recruiting a Senior #Archive and #Library Assistant to play a key role in providing access to our collections and to catalogue library material. #libraries #lisjobs ce0111li.webitrent.com/ce0111li_webre…

We're recruiting a Science Museum #Librarian to play a key role in engaging with wider audiences for our #books and #archives #library #libraries #lisjobs #rarebooks ce0111li.webitrent.com/ce0111li_webre…

This week the Science Museum CTC team joined Tilly Blyth at School of Museum Studies for a workshop discussing transcultural theories of museum-making, the creative economy in the UK and China, and the use of social media to revitalize collections.

Learn more here:sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/projects/commu…

Alongside talks from @AHRCpress, British Library, and SMGResearch on #OpenAccess in the #GLAM sector, we have launched the SMG repository! Use the link to see resources from museums and see what you can discover about #STEM history and museum practice!

sciencemuseumgroup.iro.bl.uk

Last week the R&PH department had an interesting time discussing the research, curation and interpretation of global food production and consumption. 🌽

A special thanks to our speakers from CARMAH Berlin, Food Museum, Wellcome Collection and The Museum of English Rural Life.

#OTD in 1932 the Sydney Harbour Bridge opened.

To celebrate Tim has been checking out this huge drawing showing the bridge under construction in 1930, it's over 2 metres long, the drawing not the bridge.

Find out more here bit.ly/3TmuOvt

#TimBeakeTuesday #Archive

Today Tim has been helping out with one of our enquiries. This was about a drawing of a Sussex wagon and he was really impressed by the size and detail of it.

Find out more about this item here: bit.ly/43bsDPY

#TimBeakeTuesday #Archive Science Museum

You might have heard of F. Percy Smith, but have you heard of Kate Smith and Phyllis Bolté?

Learn about the two women that were instrumental in Smith’s process of filmmaking in Issue 20 of the SMG Journal.

✍️Max Long @[email protected]

journal.sciencemuseum.ac.uk/article/tinker…

Happy International Women’s Day!

Want to learn more about how Open Access is changing the #GLAM sector?

Then join us for an evening at the Science Museum on the 19th March to celebrate the launch of SMG’s #openaccess repository with speakers from Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Library.

sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/ope…

We don't really need an excuse to take a look at our fabulous railway poster collection, but marking the opening of the Forth Bridge #OnThisDay in 1890 is a good reason! #poster #poster design

Happy 'Birthday' to Mallard! The fastest steam locomotive in the world entered traffic #OnThisDay in 1938.

To celebrate #stdavidsday here are some illustrations from a diary of a trip to North #Wales in 1850.

Showing both the newly built Chester and Holyhead #Railway and the amazing #scenery it is now in the Science Museum #archive .

Find out more here: bit.ly/3P3dDhh

📔 Our shiny new Research and Public History 2022-2023 Annual Report is here.

If you are interested in viewing this or would like to request a paper copy, please reach out to  [email protected].

Keep updated with the work of our department : sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/our-work/resea…

Its #LeapDay and on 29 February 1888 the remarkable Listowel and Ballybunion Railway opened. It used the Lartigue monorail system and it was the only railway of its type in the UK or Ireland. The system did prove to have some drawbacks and it closed in 1924.

Inspired by the theme #EYASecrets Tim has been checking out this book from 1683. Titled 'Chymical Secrets' it contains details of a range of experiments relating to #chemistry , #medicine and #alchemy .

Find out more here: bit.ly/42RHf79

#TimBeakeTuesday Explore Your Archive

🧬A couple weeks ago, we had the pleasure of hosting Professor Gregory Radick from HPS Leeds for the launch of his seminal new book ‘Disputed Inheritance: The Battle over Mendel and the Future of Biology’.

Access the book here: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book…

🎲Join us on March 9th at the Science Museum for a Board Game Jam exploring Chinese culture and transcultural concepts of time!

Inspired by our Zimingzhong exhibition, unleash your creativity with Dr daniela de angeli. All levels welcome.

#GameJam #CommunicatingTimeandCulture

#OTD in 1473 Nicolaus Copernicus one of the astronomers who put the sun at the centre of the solar system, was born in Torun, Poland.
To celebrate Tim has been checking out some of his works in the #library . Find out more about these here bit.ly/3wkyt5o

#TimBeakeTuesday