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Jane Henderson

@jane-henderson.bsky.social

Museums, Conservation Wales. I want to help share, save and enjoy stuff from the past.

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Stop the steal: protect workers’ and renters’ rights! Reform UK has just pledged to rip up legal protections for workers and renters. Sign this petition to stop the steal.

Have you seen this? Reform UK has just pledged to rip up legal protections for workers and renters. I'm really worried about it. I've signed a petition to stop the steal. Can you add your name too? www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/st...

27.02.2026 07:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Two handmade Christmas cards with intricate designs. The top card features a red and green crisscross pattern, while the bottom card displays golden and red floral motifs. Both cards have "Merry Christmas" written at the top.

Two handmade Christmas cards with intricate designs. The top card features a red and green crisscross pattern, while the bottom card displays golden and red floral motifs. Both cards have "Merry Christmas" written at the top.

You can help conserve York’s archives this Christmas!

We are selling our archive inspired Christmas Cards. The designs are inspired by collections of the Knowles Family papers in the archives.

A pack of five cards are availble for Β£6.

The cards are availble this week in most Explore locations

23.11.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.

James Baldwin

10.08.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 770    πŸ” 165    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 1
Cropped image of a high medieval manuscript showing two women with rocks defending the gates of a castle from soldiers in chain mail bearing swords.

Cropped image of a high medieval manuscript showing two women with rocks defending the gates of a castle from soldiers in chain mail bearing swords.

CFP: β€œWomen, Lordship, and the Culture of War”
A Haskins-sponsored session at the 2026 ICMS in Kalamazoo, MI (14–16 May)

Apply by 15 Sept. 2025 at icms.confex.com/icms/2026/pr...

@kzooicms.bsky.social #MedievalSky

16.07.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Surmang Monastery Treasures Conservation Project | Tea House Treasury Caretaker Training joins hands with Surmang Monastery to preserve treasures like thangkas for posterity and ongoing spiritual use

Both Chokyi Senge Rinpoche and Conservator Ann Shaftel agree that there will be no β€œcleaning” or repainting of the blessed, historic thangka treasures they will be stabilized only to enable them to be handled and hung safely in the traditional manner.

teahouse.buddhistdoor.net/surmang-mona...

04.07.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have just been hearing about the content of this book and it sounds amazing!

One to watch.

05.06.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have just been hearing about the content of this book and it sounds amazing!

One to watch.

05.06.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Exterior view of Armstrong Building, Newcastle University, red brick, neo-Gothic-ish architecture with many windows.

Exterior view of Armstrong Building, Newcastle University, red brick, neo-Gothic-ish architecture with many windows.

Newcastle University staff invited to a β€˜Doodling for Wellbeing’ session (β€˜Let your pen dance across the page' in 'a perfect escape from the everyday hustle and bustle'. Invites sent on same day 153 academics were informed of their location in 'redundancy pools', with 38 redundancies planned. 1/2

29.05.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 182    πŸ” 89    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 22

I’m left thinking it’s yet another example of this misconception:
What you grew up with is β€œnormal,” what you believe is β€œcommon sense,” you’re just trying to be β€œneutral.” It’s other people expressing different beliefs that are political. And they should stop, so you and your views are the default.

03.05.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 190    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Ep26: Labour’s Spring Statement Strife - For Wales, See Wales In this week’s episode, Will, Mel and Robin ponder whether an influx of global bad news stories is causing the public to minimise their current affairs consumption. The trio unpack what the UK Go...

Do you listen to the 'for wales see wales' podcast? They offer insights. I think ep 26
www.buzzsprout.com/2410605/epis...

But I could have the wrong episode

04.05.2025 06:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Watching this reminds us how much work @flintdibble.bsky.social has done to put facts and evidence into public discussions about Archaeology. I highly recommend it especially for the stragies at the end. And Not just because one of my tweets appear honestly!πŸ˜‰

03.05.2025 08:15 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok its silly of me, but watching @shaneorionwiechnik.bsky.social s videos almost makes me feel sad for the wood when it subsequently meets the saw! I am obviously happy an emotional wreck day!!!

03.05.2025 08:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the sadest of news. She was brilliant at making things happen and so resolute and kind in doing that. An inspiration.

02.05.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is such terrible news. Pieta was a friend & colleague - hugely talented & knowledgeable she wore her skills lightly, with generosity & fun.

Pieta got us free high-powered xrays of the Newark torc, lectures, came along to my talks etc.

She was lovely.

46 is just too young.
Way too young.

30.04.2025 09:36 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Have a read, only 5mins of your day and super picture of Holly Jones Amin and one of the Golden dragon museum's dragons.

30.04.2025 06:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I want to believe that senior managers don't understand the loss and harm happening. The alternative is that they don't care. You have been mighty, and you will continue to be mighty. As for the institution, I am less sure.

29.04.2025 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New guest blog for our museum emotions project from @jane-henderson.bsky.social on conservation work. Take a πŸ‘€πŸ‘‡

29.04.2025 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’₯ from the letters page of today’s Times of London

29.04.2025 05:22 β€” πŸ‘ 147    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

I would love to be planning next year's teaching with you. I am so sorry that you have left in the redundancy programme. Of course, I am not sure if I will have a job there either by the summer. There are plenty of emotions right there!

28.04.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘€ Have a look, friends and colleagues.
I think there needs to be lots more conversations about emotional conservation.

28.04.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Evacuating collections to protect New Zealand's treasures during WW2 The largest-ever museum collection evacuation happened just over 80 years ago.

Interesting piece features Helen McCracken on the protection of New Zealand heritage "A population is very attached to its cultural heritage, one of the first ways in which you can attack a community is to destroy what it values.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

19.04.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Now this is an infographic!

15.04.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cultural conservation centre to become part of world-leading research institute Transforming the cultural health of the nation and our region and responding to emerging threats to cultural legacies will be the core focuses of a new institute in the Faculty of Arts at the Universi...

Its all goodnews at the Grimwade.

The Cripps Foundation have added another 15 million dollars to support the inspirational work at The Grimwade Centre who deliver people first heritage conservation education and research.

www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/new...

26.03.2025 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cultural conservation centre to become part of world-leading research institute Transforming the cultural health of the nation and our region and responding to emerging threats to cultural legacies will be the core focuses of a new institute in the Faculty of Arts at the Universi...

Its all goodnews at the Grimwade.

The Cripps Foundation have added another 15 million dollars to support the inspirational work at The Grimwade Centre who deliver people first heritage conservation education and research.

www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/new...

26.03.2025 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Brilliant to have @cuhistarchrel.bsky.social students visit @caerheritage.bsky.social Centre today & get hands on with community volunteers undertaking post-ex & building a wattle fence as part of fab Archaeology Matters! Module. ✊️
@flintdibble.bsky.social @jane-henderson.bsky.social

19.03.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Being Human Festival - Making history in Cardiff: Community and Discovery Day
YouTube video by Cardiff University Being Human Festival - Making history in Cardiff: Community and Discovery Day

Over 2 days we brought the University into the communities of Caerau & Ely to showcase that #thehumanitiesmatter @beinghumanfest.bsky.social @janmachielsen.bsky.social @enwright.bsky.social @emilyncock.bsky.social @mariafragoulaki.bsky.social @abdulazim.bsky.social

youtu.be/m4XZHype364?...

18.03.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Cardiff University 'may have broken the law' by threatening union Martin Shipton Cardiff University’s threat to take action against the University and College Union for comments it made to Nation.Cymru could be in breach of a law protecting academic freedom, we have...

A complex tale of dignity, respect, and freedom of speech.

It is important not to say the wrong thing during challenging and difficult proposals in which some people will lose their jobs and other people will not.
#ucu
#CardiffUniversity

nation.cymru/news/cardiff...

18.03.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like a useful event and perhaps space for a conservator to contribute.

18.03.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Would senior managers openly saying they "make it up as they go along" and in response to a colleague suffering through a forced merger asking what will count as success saying "we don't know what is enough" and then rushing through another merger between March & Sept count?

18.03.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The UK university sector is on fire. This is happening virtually everywhere -- job cuts, hiring freezes, department closures, PhD funding programmes... full blown crisis

12.03.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 275    πŸ” 136    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 8