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Messy Nessy Chic (@messynessychic) • Instagram reel

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BBC Radio 4 – The Caretakers, Episode 3: Relive

Fresh perspectives on cultural treasures from the cleaners who look after them. In every museum and gallery, behind the scenes teams look after our national collections. They have an intimate knowledge of the buildings and collections they look after, yet … Continue reading

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World’s Largest Blue Plaque Honouring Notting Hill Carnival Pioneers

70 Pioneers are honoured. Nubian Jak Community Trust. Valley Fontaine was there for BBC Radio London

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Falkirk Wheel

A real time view of the Falkirk Wheel turning 180 degrees. The wheel joins two canals and gives access to Glasgow and Edinburgh. It is an engineering masterpiece and a must visit attraction in Scotland.

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Manchester Jewish Museum on Cheetham Hill Road is under renovation process — CHB

The Manchester Jewish Museum located on Cheetham Hill Road is under refurbishment process after winning £2.9 million grants from Nation Heritage Lottery Funds. An extension will be built and Grade II* listed building will be renovated and refurbished. All the … Continue reading

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150,000 Botanical and Animal Illustrations Available for Free Download from Biodiversity Heritage Library

Billed as the world’s largest open access digital archive dedicated to life on Earth, the Biodiversity Heritage Library is comprised of animal sketches, historical diagrams, botanical studies, and various scientific research collected from hundreds of thousands of journals and libraries around the … Continue reading

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How Yayoi Kusama’s Outdoor Pumpkin is Protected During Hurricanes – Spoon & Tamago

photo by spoon & tamago (2017) If you’ve ever visited Japan’s magical art island of Naoshima you’ll most certainly have visited one of its most iconic pieces of art: Yayoi Kusama’s yellow pumpkin that sits at the tip of an … Continue reading

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Heritage Open Weekend!

Try your hand at drumming, See us outside, Learn the steps of Samba, Climb the tower where the bell hides, Hear the Flat Iron Choir, When the peal of bells are done, Heritage Open Day, This Sat and Sun! Source: … Continue reading

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Ordsall Hall

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