Stuart Hunt

Ushaw Historic House library open to public for one day The library, usually reserved for researchers, holds many examples of early printed books.

Definitely worth visiting. Always enjoy going to Ushaw House as part of the Durham Ushaw Partnership.

He’s well worth a read; but I’m a biased fan of 20th century American poetry. Have some of his works in my collection. Enjoy!

Excellent discussions at @coimbragroup.bsky.social Heritage Working Group meeting hosted by Università di Bologna. Added bonus is walking under the nearly 40km of porticos/colonnades which are themselves a @unesco.org World Heritage Site. #CoimbraGroup2025

We welcomed colleagues from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History to #Durham this week.

Our collaboration supports research, exchange and training.

We're shaping conferences in Washington (2026) & Tokyo (2028), themed: ‘Revolution, Revelation, Reconciliation’.

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WHUK meeting reinforcing the tension identified by @unesco.org between outstanding universal value (OUV) and climate change. The move from cultural heritage to natural heritage as a direct outcome.

Highly informative & engaging couple of days at World Heritage UK 10th anniversary meeting discussing sustainability, climate crisis & cultural heritage. Lots to take away.

Cosin’s Library. Exhibition plinths, wooden bookshelves and wooden floor.

Shakespeare Recovered exhibition officially opening this evening. Durham’s unique First Folio exhibited in its home; Cosin’s Library, Durham University. @ducollections.bsky.social

Colour photograph of exhibition guides on an antique wooden desk. The exhibition guides are titled 'Shakespeare Recovered'.

Tonight is the Night! Counting down until the opening night of our Shakespeare Recovered Exhibition! Come and learn the story of Durham's First Folio!

Opens to the public 4th April - free entry

Book Tickets here:

www.durham.ac.uk/things-to-do...

Photograph of Cosin’s Library with the text “Something is Coming” in the bottom left corner. Library has wooden floors with bookcases along the walls, a balcony, two portraits and large windows. A museum case with a book on display is in the centre of the library.

Illustration of William Shakespeare with the text “Shakespeare Recovered” on the left side and bottom left corner of the image. Behind the illustration is a bookcase from Cosin’s Library.

Shakespeare Recovered: Durham’s First Folio
Opening 4th April-Cosin’s Library

The story of our First Folio after its theft and the work of our Conservation Team making it accessible again. Visit to experience a book as you’ve never seen one before.

Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shakespear...

Hugely enjoyable day judging @ducollections.bsky.social Shakespeare First Folio international book binding competition. Wonderful skills and craft on display. Exhibition opening in April when entries will be on show.

Looking forward to this excellent conference with a fantastic programme. Glad to be the host institution and have @ducollections.bsky.social & @durhamuniversity.bsky.social colleagues speaking.

Reel to Real Cacophony was a peak for me. Saw them October 1980 standing in the front row at Lyceum Ballroom in London on the Empires & Dance tour.

Not really the article I would want a photo of our wonderful Palace Green Library heading up. Q: Westminster’s mistakes or deliberate actions? (Neglect is a choice).

Why do I feel offended by this? The job losses obviously. But also the quotation marks around “collection management” & “interpretation.” These are professional curatorial skills. This comes across as slightly off.

Thanks to Stephenson College @durham-university.bsky.social for organising an engaging speaker to mark #Holocaustmemorialday. Take away thought: remembrance projects forward.

Congratulations to the @durham-university.bsky.social alumni team. On the edge of the seat to the very end. Well captained by @carladenyer.bsky.social. Did yourselves and the university proud.

Led By Donkeys book cover showing name projected onto the Palace of Westminster

Taking the opportunity to sit down with this excellent present. Huge respect to @ledbydonkeys.org. Highly recommend this book.

Must see film of 2024 has to be Nora Fingscheidt’s The Outrun. Thoughtful & magnetic performance by Saoirse Ronan. Thoroughly recommend.

Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. Main gate with railway line.

Was uncertain about posting this photo. Actually took very few but still felt compelled to visit out of profound respect. Everything shrouded in fog seemed somehow fitting. The worst images were captured forever in my mind. @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social

Obwarzanek krakowski. Traditional Polish bread ring from Kraków.

Obwarzanek krakowski. Living on these whilst in Kraków. Traditional & apparently only available in the Old Town. Bought fresh from street sellers. Just don’t call them a bagel.

Listening to the music of former Jagiellonian University student and Kraków resident Penderecki in Kraków. Somehow the music seems rooted in this place.

Excellent & engaging discussions at Muzeum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego Collegium Maius, Jagiellonian University Museum, at Coimbra Heritage Working Group. Many thanks to the curators for walking us through the exhibitions.

Crime Fiction in the Age of #MeToo Informed by fourth-wave feminism, Crime Fiction in the Age of #MeToo presents a compelling and timely reading of crime fiction in the age of #MeToo.

November means Dr Charlotte Beyer’s tenth book. Super proud of this achievement. ebook out now, hard copy in a matter of days.

Screen display for poet Jackie Kay at Durham Book Festival

Great reading and lively conversation with the wonderful Jackie Kay at Durham Book Festival. A joyful occasion.

Excellent performance of The Scottish Play at Harold Pinter Theatre with masterful lead role from David Tennant

“there will be no longform open access mandate for REF 2029”

Hugely enjoyable to see students awarded their colours & hear the talented musicians at Hatfield College Floreat formal. Great to be a member of the SCR.

A real pleasure to attend the VIP launch of The Story, Durham. A wonderful place with fantastic galleries & spaces bringing together outstanding collections in the NE.

Really impressed with the permanent & temporary exhibitions at Turun Taidemuseo/Turku Art Museum. A treasure of a museum in a great city. The tri-lingual signage is much appreciated.