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David Hopes

@hopesdavid.bsky.social

Head of Leeds Museums and Galleries. Trustee, Robert Burns Ellisland Trust, and Leeds Art Fund. Born in Kilmarnock, now live in Manchester

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A complete coincidence that this gathering of English Civic Museums Network colleagues was outside a pub #museums2025 @museumsassociation.org

08.10.2025 09:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not sure how I feel about this...

09.08.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sonic Heritage - the sounds of the world's most famous sights Sonic Heritage is a global tour to examine the role sound plays in the UNESCO-listed spaces deemed the world’s most culturally significant.

Happy #WorldHeritageDay 2025! I really like this project to record the sound of heritage places citiesandmemory.com/heritage/

18.04.2025 10:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A burst of beauty this afternoon at the exquisite Lady Lever Gallery 🀩

12.04.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This now added to my list of favourite impersonator names #mancsinatra

12.04.2025 07:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This morning at Temple Newsam 🀩

06.03.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Guess where?!

25.02.2025 08:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Toledo didn't disappoint, particularly the beautiful Museo del Greco 🀩

23.02.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Buy a Temple Newsam tote bag, see the world! 🌎 @museodelprado.es

23.02.2025 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A glorious Saturday morning in Madrid exploring the Sakiko Nomura show at the Fundacion Mapfre

22.02.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jobs at Ellisland - Ellisland Museum & Farm We don't always have roles available, but we will update this page with any vacancies at Ellisland Museum and Farm.

An exciting time to join the project team at Ellisland - please share! www.ellislandfarm.co.uk/about/jobs-a...

10.02.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rethink - Rethink... museums - BBC Sounds What are museums for?

Great discussion here about the future of museums with @benansell.bsky.social @tonybutler1.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social Sara Wajid and Sharon Ament.

Culture, community and cash at the heart of the debate. Give it a listen.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

07.02.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Miffy's 70th Birthday Leeds City Museum | 7 Feb - 7 Sept 2025 | An exhibition celebrating 70 years of miffy and Dick Bruna's artwork in Leeds..

Today we opened Miffy’s 70th Birthday at Leeds City Museum @leedsmuseums.bsky.social 🐰

museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/pQdMnCd/miff...

07.02.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lovely evening at @I_W_M North for the opening of Chila Burman's awesome new show

29.01.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Guess who forgot to buy neeps and tatties? Happy #BurnsNight all the same!

25.01.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of my new year's resolutions is to see this place: www.ft.com/content/4fa9...

15.01.2025 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Access in Museums Conference Join us in Leeds for the first national Access in Museums Conference.

Join us in Leeds for the first national Access in Museums Conference.

In partnership with @gem-heritage.bsky.social and YAMN (Yorkshire Accessible Museums Network).

museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/whats-on/112...

13.01.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

I've just finished reading Blair's On Leadership. Found it insightful and useful. Enjoy!

31.12.2024 07:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So sorry to hear of the passing of Gavin Sprott. As a young curator, he was a role model. Intelligent, gracious, funny. Pride and Passion, which he co-produced in 1996, remains one of my favourite exhibitions on Burns. Thank you, Gavin

16.12.2024 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Leeds Museums and Galleries Online Shop Explore Leeds Museums and Galleries products, inspired by our 8 venues, exhibitions and our collection of over 1.3 million objects.

Delighted to announce that @leedsmuseums.bsky.social new online shop is now up and running so follow this link and have a browse www.shopleedsmuseums.co.uk And massive thank you to all those amazing staff that have made this happen πŸ™‚

12.12.2024 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Leeds Museums & Galleries are consulting on changes to the service in response to Leeds City Council facing unprecedented financial challenges.

There are two proposals, which are now out for public consultation ⬇️

12.12.2024 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Gorgeous skies this morning over Manchester 🀩

29.11.2024 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Limbs in the Loch: Catching a Killer On a cold December morning, the limbs of a young man are discovered in Loch Lomond, sparking an international man hunt. The inside story of a macabre murder that shocked Scotland.

A chilling reminder of what happened in my hometown 25 years ago. Beggs clearly a monster, but the documentary shows too what can happen when societal homophobia leads to self hatred www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

23.11.2024 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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