It's Candlemas, festival of light in the lengthening days of early spring. An Anglo-Saxon sermon for this ancient and beautiful feast, when 'þæt soðe Leoht, Crist, wæs geboren to þam temple' ('the true Light, Christ, was borne to the temple'): aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2012/01/lfric-…

Who Owns Museum Collections? And what should we do with them? Saturday 29 March, 10.00-16.00 bit.ly/3QfisUJ

🔎 Sometimes it's worth a closer look... Hazel catkins hang from bare branches, wafting pollen in the breeze. The flowers appear as tiny, bright-pink 'tentacles', easily passed over by a casual glance. Take a closer look at this minute flower as it waits to catch pollen.

📚 Which is your favourite Miss Marple story?

Ah, the glamour of a marketing role! #museumlife

Tell us there’s a school visit without telling us there’s a school visit 🤣 #museumlife

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Norman Heatley made use of any available vessel to grow penicillin. The lab was home to stacked biscuit tins, pie dishes and bed pans 👀 The biscuit tins risk sadness comparable to opening a biscuit tin at Christmas only to find sewing supplies… #OxfordScience #MedicalHistory

Meet Pauline, one of 20 wonderful Education Volunteers who help us deliver heritage & natural world sessions🙏 "It’s really rewarding, the children are so excited to visit. One group even came wearing Stone Age outfits for a Clumps history workshop!" 👉earthtrust.org.uk/outdoor-learni…

It's World Radio day - you can mark it by visiting the Bodleian's free exhibition at the Weston Library "Listen In: How Radio Changed the Home", which has just opened. visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/listenin

Local volunteers arrange special visits to the site for groups such as schools, scouts. Message us to arrange a visit to one of the UK's largest roman villas for your group.

The team at Wallingford Museum are looking forward to opening once again, from Sat 1st March 2025. As usual the winter months have been hectic and busy behind the scenes. Our 2025 exhibition is Barley to Beer, the Story of Malting, & Pubs in Wallingford. wallingfordmuseum.org.uk/exhibitions?fb…

When we think of Romans, the image that comes to mind is often a legion of stern-faced soldiers. But this week, Primania, Venusta and Junia Berenice are getting their due! Take a glimpse into the lives of women in Roman Britain through our collections: rdguk.info/3aUzZ

Today's #OnlineArtExchange is Valentine's. This artist's name fits!Medea the Sorceress by Valentine Cameron Prinsep (1838–1904) is in Southwark Council Art Collection. Medea helped Jason on his Golden Fleece quest, then he betrayed her. Here Medea prepares to poison his new wife. 😱

It’s the last day of Green Action Week! But not the end of incorporating sustainable practices into our everyday 🌻 Finding new uses for objects helps us be sustainable - just like this tin being used to store medical instruments. #GreenActionWeek #HistSci #MedicalInstruments

Miss Pratt and students, Danica, Dan, Ben and Hannah, headed to Queen Anne's School, Reading, yesterday for the UKMT Team Maths Challenge! Miss Pratt said, "They did very well against stiff competition and came 6th out of 20 teams!" Congratulations team! #ws_maths #ws_ukmt

And they’re off! It’s a busy half term break with two ski trips departing this afternoon and a Geography trip to Morocco. Look out for photos post half term! Have a wonderful break everyone! #ws_trips #ws_halfterm #ws_ski #ws_morocco #ws_extracurricular #ws_geography

Great opportunity here for #ThamesPath walkers in Oxfordshire and Berkshire who post their photos of beautiful flowers, trees, birds and butterflies. Sign up 👇 to the #CityNatureChallenge with Aldair Perez OxTweets

Chess piece, Bishop 12th - 13th century 20 mm Wallingford Museum, UK The piece was excavated in 2015 from the back yard of the museum which is where Priory of Holy Trinity once stood. 📷 Wallingford Museum #chess #ChessmenAndChessSets #bishop #IslamicArt #MedievalArt #MiddleAges

Wallingford Museum is a fantastic place to visit. Lots on brewing in the town right now and