😍 @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social just blew us out of the water and we don't mind at all, this is a really nice object which tells an important story 🫡

Oh hello @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social, sorry we're late. Not quite a bowl...not quite not a bowl...please accept these WW1 mess tins as our contribution to #MuseumSuperbowl 26. Comes with a tea diffuser because OF COURSE IT DOES 😍

Just remember @romanpalace.bsky.social... you asked for this. There is a mouse in this painting. It's a Cuneo (IYKYK). Clue is in the alt text. Good luck 🐁

Today seems a timely day to mention the humble DUKW - amphibious, ambitious, amazing. Launched in WW2, these absolute workhorses ferried men and machinery from ship to shore, deflating their tyres to gain traction in the soft intertidal areas before self-reinflating for firmer ground. IWM (BU 2477)

Hang in there folks, I know it all feels a but uphill, but we have almost made it to the end of January 🎉

Today is the 125th anniversary of the Death of Queen Victoria. During her 63-year reign, the British Army transformed the way it supplied and supported operations across a global empire — moving from uniformed civilians, to permanent, professional logistical corps. rlcmuseum.com/queen-victor...

Apparently it is #RubberDuckDay - who knew! The Museum was taken over by rubber ducks in 2024 in honour of the arrival of our WW2 DUKW - Crispy. #Stunner #Military #History #Museum #CheckSpellingBeforePosting

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We reopen for 2026 tomorrow morning, Tueday 13th January, at 9.30am. Free entry, excellent history, mediocre cafe - put us on your 2026 visit list ;)

Excellent upcoming talk at the museum all about *checks notes* throwing things out of planes 😎 Find out about the first 110 years of Air Despatch from Lieutenant Colonel Chris Stuart on January 29th. rlcmuseum.com/event/talk-1...

We have been inspired by @zslofficial.bsky.social to undertake a stocktake of the animals in our care. We still have just the one 🐕 Happy New Year Tiney the Dog. #Museum #Stocktake #EveryMilitaryMuseumHasAStuffedDog #ProveMeWrong

Happy *checks notes* #UnsolicitedDuckPicDay - here's ours 😎

*Runs out to get the photo of the #museum in the snow that will sustain our socials throughout the next five winters*

Ooo #ChristmasColours is the phrase of the day 😍 And here, dressed like the little drummer boy himself (because every women with a newborn wants a child to play drums in the nursery...) is an Officer of the Royal Waggon Train. Festive and fetching. #MuseumsDoChristmas #ArchiveAdventCalendar

Whatsapp from the Museum Director: The cafe is closing early next Tuesday so that Santa can attend the Christmas party. *Santa is the name of the nice lady who runs the cafe. I cannot tell you how long it took the staff team to remember that and understand the message. #MuseumsDoChristmas

Day 11 on the #ArchiveAdventCalendar and the theme is #DarkNights 😍 This photo was taken during Op Herrick in Afghanistan and shows the grit of logistics soldiers during operational conditions.

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#ChristmasCards is the prompt of the day from @arascot.bsky.social and here is our absolutely, completely politcally correct version from the #archives. Totally fine for 1944. #Tanks #SecondWorldWar #WhoisComingToTown? #XCompany,that'swho

#ArchiveAdventCalendar day 9 - and the theme is #nativity 😍 Here's a stable, presumably just like the one the baby Jesus was born in (though I don't remember how many soldiers were included in the official story...) *Actually pictured is a Remount Depot

We missed a couple of @arascot.bsky.social's excellent #ArchiveAdventCalendar but we're back with #FestiveFood and this (perhaps not very festive as it was being cooked in July...) roast beef prepared in suitably military fashion 😎

#FestiveLights is today's #ArchiveAdventCalendar prompt 🎄 This photo was taken during Op Herrick in Afghanistan.

IT'S #ArchiveAdventCalendar TIME 🎉 thank you to @arascot.bsky.social Today's festive prompt is #Presents 🎁 Here he is, the big man himself, delivering #presents to logistic soldiers.

In memory and recognition of arguably the world's earliest bomb disposal mission - happy #GuyFawkes night to all who celebrate.

New blog in honour of #WorldPostDay - bit.ly/4ocidsL The British Army postal service - 600 years in the mailing 😎

Might have a word with the Collections Team about how they store their recent acquisitions whilst waiting for conservation... (check the alt text for a detailed synopsis of this situation)

And whilst we're here - on #NationalSportingHeritageDay2025 we are delighted to announce that our next feature exhibition, which launches on Tuesday, will be 'From Front Lines to the Finish Lines: The RLC and its predecessors at the Olympic Games'. Plan a visit now - entrance is free ⚽

Our Collections Manager Sam is doing a thing at a place - get your tickets now 🎉 greatwargroup.com/product-cate...

Oh this looks really good ;)

Last chance to book for our FREE Heritage Open Days experiences - rlcmuseum.com/heritage-ope...

Need any ties? We gotchoo fam 😎 Check out our online shop👇 rlc-museum.square.site

#Icon #Rainbow #That'sACrowNotAMarkOnTheCameraLens

It's #InternationalElephantDay 🐘 This picture is in our digital archive without caption so I can only go by what I am seeing...but I assume this is a photo of a very slow race. My money is on the elephant.

🌞 This is a public service announcement from the RLC Museum 🌞 We have free entry and aircon. That is all. #FeelingHotHotHot #4thHeatwaveoftheYear #BritishSummer

Congratulations to the #Lionesses ⚽ #Euro2025 Here's a #lion from our collections - donated when the Royal Army Ordnance Corps 221 Base Vehicle Depot closed in 1969. Wonder what happened to his little friend?

An artist's impression of what our children's craft area looks like after two full days of the #summerholiday 😂 We wouldn't have it any other way 😍

Tinie? Are you alright pet? It's just that you appear to have lost your actual nose 😬 (Through a quirk of digital capture, if you hit the correct spot on our virtual tour...our dog looks proper weird. Promise, in real life, he's super cute. Visit the tour here - rlcmuseum.com/visit/virtua...)

We're doing a thing! Tickets are on sale via our website now for a BRILLIANT series of #military #history talks held this #autumn in the #museum.

Please hop over to @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social and set them an #emojiday challenge

Just us trying to get through a #Wednesday 😎😂

If you know what this is, you might be old. Wear it as a badge of honour 😎 And if you don't recognise it, this is an eight inch floppy disc that was used with military computers to track supplies and distribution. This one could store a whole 80 kilobytes of data. We've come a long way baby 🎉

Sharing this excellent representation of us when one of our trustees pops in with a 'good idea' for #BlueSkyMonday 😉😂 The photo was actually taken in Afghanistan (not in the Museum office) during Op HERRICK.

It is a miniature pagoda...it is not what you think it is. This is the badge of the Chindit units who were active in Burma in the Second World War. On the left is a 'Chinthe' (Burmese for 'lion') from which the units took their name, and on the right is a little pagoda.

#ThenandNow - Tug of War still very popular in the British Army 😂

I like big trucks and I cannot lie 😎 (this one is from the Falklands)

Feeling #hot, wish we were here 🧊 Where was this wonderful #iceberg photo taken you ask? This shot was taken onboard the QE2, during the voyage to the #Falklands in 1982. The ship's carpets were protected with 2,000 sheets of hardboard and soldiers were asked to wear civilian shoes whilst on board.

20th June: World Productivity Day With displays from Agincourt to today, this fascinating museum gives an insight into how the British Army was moved, supplied & sustained over centuries. Visit the Royal Logistic Corps Museum nr Winchester - royallogisticcorps.co.uk/museum/ @rlcmuseum.bsky.social

*me dealing with my emails on this ragingly hot afternoon* #Boom

Made to write social media posts...would rather be feeding an apple to a horse. Disclaimer - do not feed an apple to this particular horse. His name is Romeo, he will have all of your fingers off, we would 100% forgive him because he is 1) awesome 2) coming to our WW1 horses event this August.

How it started....

*Us trying to make it to the weekend* #ThursdayVibes