Not a post we were expecting to make today. RIP Dickie Bird 💔 Arguably one of Barnsley's most famous sons Harold Dennis "Dickie" Bird MBE OBE you will be missed by many from all over the world.

A poem about Dickie Bird by Ian McMillan which he read out on BBC Radio Sheffield earlier today: It's the final over Of the final test And Time is bowling The final ball; And the innings that stretched To 92 Will end just here 'Cos it's umpire's call.

Happy September! We are excited to announce the programme for our conference this year, 'Seize The Tech' at The ThinkTank in Birmingham on 5 December. 🎟️A small amount of Earlybird tickets are available, visit our website for full details museumscomputergroup.org.uk/events/mcg-m...

I've just waved at my laptop while watching a pre-recorded webinar 😕 how's your day going?

Hello Bluesky! Seen any #MuseumDolls recently? Then get in touch! Starting this account with Lola from Bankfield House Museum in Halifax. 👀 Mexican Muñeca de Carton Doll named Lola, Made in Celeya

*searches Barnsley Museums* Good morning Jackie (Weaver) and Dead Eye Dave #MuseumDolls @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social

#WorldSnakeDay 🐍 This Roman bracelet was found in an open cast coal working at Billingley and is dated 2nd to 3rd century AD

It wouldn't be a day in Manchester without getting caught in the rain at some point! Brilliant night at the AO arena, Q&A sides, Chris Hawkins & Paul Smith I didn't take any photos so here's one from 2008 the first year I saw Maximo Park, a band I've seen every year since.

Will our Oasis quiz leave you feeling Supersonic or will you be left crying your heart out? Name the fifteen songs that have some link to objects in our collections.

Who would have thought that 2020 would seem like simpler times?

#Barnsley10k was a hot one! I'm really pleased with my time considering it's a decade since my last 10k race and I haven't been able to train for a couple of weeks. (1 hour and 18 seconds)

As ready as I'll ever be! #Barnsley10k

Maybe one day this new band called 'Pulp' will be as big as The 1975 and will headline festivals. #Glastonbury #Glastonbury2025

Friends worry that Michael is already struggling to find ways to fill the Glastonbury void... I keep seeing photos of an M&S strawberry sandwich. I thought I'd have a go at making my own. I didn't have any cream so substituted with crisps.

My Glastonbury commentary so far: Biffy Clyro should have headlined tonight rather than Denise Welsh's son. youtu.be/nT1TVSTkAXg?...

I'm filling the Glastonbury void with a few smaller gigs this summer. Patrick Wolf sounded amazing at Rough Trade in Nottingham tonight, no sound system but five different instruments and insights into his new album

Less than a week to submit a proposal for #MuseTech25

Today is #WorldCrocodileDay 🐊 From our collections: Ceramic bowl by John Pearson John Pearson was an arts and crafts designer who is better known for producing metalwork than ceramics. This bowl shows his abilities with ceramics and uses his stylised designs for animals.

I aways get really cute notifications from YouTube 😕

Possibly my last time at The Leadmill 😢

Slightly biased but if you're looking for a 10-20 minute distraction I recommend this 👇

I appear to have woken up in the 1990s where there's a chart battle between Pulp and Backstreet Boys....

The excited face you make when you realise it's #InternationalMuseumDay and there's a new exhibition just opened at Cannon Hall Museum... Formed and Reformed by Christy Keeney features ceramics, paintings and drawings by the reknowned Irish artist on loan from a local collector, Dr Graham Cooley

Happy #InternationalMuseumDay 📢 The perfect time to announce our annual conference! 🏛️Museums+Tech 2025 will be returning to the ThinkTank in Birmingham on Friday 5 December. 💻'Seize The Tech!' is the theme and we're on the look out for speakers 👇 museumscomputergroup.org.uk/events/mcg-m...

My first festival wristband of the year! Stockton Calling here I come

There's a new season of Black Mirror now on Netflix! 'Bandersnatch' inspired us to create our own choose your own adventure game. Play Quest For The Eldon Beast on YouTube. Solve riddles and make the right choices to return the Eldon Beast to its rightful home 🎮 youtu.be/-ihEfoklcgE 🎮

Presenting....The Barnsley Museums action figure. The one thing you need to know about us is that we like jumping on a bandwagon and having fun with the latest trends! #ChatGPT #AI #ActionFigure #BlueskyAI

#WeekNforNoise "I'm so glad I was taught how to play the recorder at school. It has come in handy in adult life, I've lost count the number of times I've resolved a difficult situation with a quick last of three blind mice" Visit our online Stories of Childhood exhibition 👇 #AlphabetChallenge

Taylor Swift as Barnsley Museums objects. A THREAD ✨ Yes we decided to transfer our most popular thread from that other website.... Ceramic plate of Dutch origin @taylorswifteras.bsky.social @ts-updates.swifties.social @popbase.tv @popculture2000s.bsky.social @popcrave.com

🕗 Did you know that until 1840 there were local time zones across the U.K? 🚂With the introduction of railways it meant that drivers were constantly having to change times when they entered a different town or city as this system was based on solar time (1/2)

A new woman for our engineering/STEM lists @ninabake2.bsky.social @historianalice.bsky.social

We've enjoyed our one week free trial of Bluesky. We might stay. We only have old coins as payment though: Three Roman coin hoards were discovered in Darfield during the construction of an housing estate, 1947-1950. Over 1500 coins were unearthed.

My favourite live band from the last few years continuing to get the recognition they deserve. Well done to the Lottery Winners on their second number one album. www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/t...

It's starting to feel like the old days of #MuseumTwitter it's hard to believe that it's five years since #MuseumFromHome was my most used # I felt new to sector back then, now I'm more like a digital elder!

The national treasure that is Stephen Fry is being knighted today✨ So, with that in mind.... Stephen Fry as Barnsley Museums objects. A THREAD (Pink & yellow: ceramic figurine by Gwendoline Parnell and Mary Lyell) @stephenfry.bsky.social

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekMForMulticoloured Did you know that the Slazenger factory in Barnsley used to make all the tennis balls for Wimbledon? 🎾 In 2022 we had an exhibition all about the factory and its workers which you can revisit online www.experience-barnsley.com/slazenger

Can you believe it's 5 years since the first pandemic lockdown? Trying to find some positives from that weird time, Barnsley Museums brought people together digitally in lots of different ways including a #MuseumJigsaws challenge which continues today 🧩 www.jigsawplanet.com/BarnsleyMuse... 🧩

Testing. Testing. Is this thing on? We've been thinking long and hard about how to make a first standout post on here so here it goes.... Hello, how are you?

Had to pull a rope to get into The Leadmill tonight. That's new. Felt like I was going to a top secret gig rather than the annual night of putting the world to rights with Beans on Toast.

This is a long drawn out final this time 😉 #GoSports

Happy Pi Day! Raspberry Pi has been a recent conversation on the MCG list. Join in the discussion 👇 museumscomputergroup.org.uk/join/mcg-com...

Earlier than usual start as I make my way to the @britishlibrary.bsky.social for a @ukmcg.bsky.social meeting. I'm so used to getting the train to Sheffield that I spent the first part of the journey worried I'd forget to get off at the right station 😂

It's not actually raining (for now) in Barnsley. Just snapped this pic outside of Experience Barnsley Museum, the fountains are back on which is a sign that spring is hopefully on the way 🤞 #WetWednesday

I'm not the biggest fan of London or the long commute to get there but seeing Frank Turner and The Lottery Winners later will be worth it!

You know you work in a museum when you use the sentence "can we also mention drain covers please"

Happy #ValentinesDay Here's one of my favourite postcards from Barnsley Archives

Breaking....

I've spent the last few weeks searching through photos and films from Barnsley Archives for a new Stories of Childhood exhibition which opens today at Experience Barnsley. I'm looking forward to visitors spotting someone they recognise ☺️ @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social

Just arrived at M Shed in Bristol for the Audience Agency's #LetsGetReal conference