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On World Oceans Day, these 100+ year old pressed marine algae specimens, with their delicate shapes & vibrant colours, are a powerful reminder of how precious the oceans & their marine life are 🌊
📷 EUL MS 278 (collected in Plymouth by Russel Harris)
#WorldOceansDay #WorldOceanDay #Archives #Devon
Looking for some #FashionFriday inspo during #MuseumWeek? The Soul of the Cloth Karun Thakar #Textiles Collection is a must-see exhibition, open until Sept. Details & directions here: buff.ly/C6UUKGC & buff.ly/YJLCjFb
#fashionhistory #antiquetextiles #embroidery @dmu.ac.uk
@librarydmu.bsky.social
ICYMI: Step into the wondrous world of @dmu.ac.uk MA Contemporary Art students 🎨 Inspired by our collections, they have created a series of wondrous new artworks. Explore them all in our latest student feature: buff.ly/7up4L5D
#art #archives @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social
#PhotographyMonth + #EYAColourful for our BOTM. From The Photographers’ Gallery collection, Color & Consent by Wong Wo-Bik brings #Polaroid #photography into focus. Blog: buff.ly/j4Aoe77
#NationalYearofReading #photohistory @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social
🎉 📚️ ❤️ Fabulous launch of Fonds 3 with #dmu_writers: an anthology of works inspired by our collections. A huge well done to everyone who contributed 👏 Look out for an online version of the book coming soon!
@dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social #alumni #NationalYearofReading #creativewriting
June is @sportingheritage.bsky.social's #SportAndFashion Month, so check out our Top 10 blog on jersey rugby badges this #FashionFriday? 👉️ buff.ly/fDC9tum #sportswear #embroidery @dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social @leicestertigers.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social
Medals from the collection of British #Chess Champion Harry Golombek being prepped for cataloguing this #ChessTuesday, including his London school chess league medal, 1928–29 and 1929–30.
From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature @richardjameschess.bsky.social
🗓️ Bookings are open for our next Open Programme workshops! 🗓️
Mastering your studies: 22 - 26 June 2026
Topics include: Making your writing flow at postgraduate level; Tools for citation and referencing; Writing your research proposal ✍️ 💻 🎓
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Listen out for Special Colls Manager Katharine Short talking with Ben Jackson on #BBCRadio Leicester to talk all things #Film & #TV memorabilia: buff.ly/uy9K4jh
@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social @dmuhistory.bsky.social
DMU Archives and Rare Books
DMU Archives and Rare Books
DMU Archives and Rare Books
DMU Archives and Rare Books
Anna Atkins, UK pioneer in photography and botany, considered the first person to have photographic images published in a book, 1843 #WomensArt
