We've been on the Northern Line. The idea that it's 2000 years old seems completely reasonable.

It's the Winter Olympics, so here's a mosaic of a Roman who is *definitely* skiing. ⛷️👍 #MosaicMonday

We feel that bluesky's been a bit down in the dumps today. So...

Someone didn't get a single Valentine's card yesterday. 😢

Mole! 🤩😍

Haaaang on... we recognize this... 🧐 Pretty sure these were part of our collections (no idea why or how) and we gifted them to @uclarchaeology.bsky.social a couple of years ago, as a more appropriate home. Glad to see they have a new life at @ucl.ac.uk 😍😍

🚨We're reopening!!! 🚨 Next week we'll be OPEN from 10am to 4pm with special activities for youngsters. 🤩🤩 Bring your kids along and we promise to get them so wound up and excited that your drive home will be a living nightmare. sussexpast.co.uk/event/februa...

Barnsley has crossed some kind of line here. 😱

Liverpool is a city of big ideas 💡Lightbulb moments explores over 150 inventions made in 19th-century Liverpool, including: ➡️ Noelle the gorilla’s skeleton ➡️ An 1847 museum board game ➡️ A 4,000-year-old Cypriot pot showing the maker’s fingerprints Tue–Sat, 10am–5pm.

Want to see something old and gorgeous? On this occasion it's not us, but this bobby dazzler - The Evidence Chest. It has quite an interesting story. Join us!

@lighthousewales.bsky.social - Lighthouse fandom is niche but wholesome @hildur.bsky.social - come for the books, stay for Uggi @merchantshallyork.org & @romanpalace.bsky.social need to be followed as a pair, because shipping museums is cool @curiousordinary.bsky.social Japanese art & folklore

It says "Merchant's House Museum". 😮 @merchantshallyork.org have you checked your dressers?

We sent #CuratorRob to a professional Networking event at the Novium Museum, Chichester, yesterday and he represented the Palace by wearing a prawn hat. 🤦

Game Piece with Hercules Slaying the Three-Headed Geryon https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/471972

Stop scrolling! We are as far from Punk as Punk was from the 1920s. ...continue scrolling.

We have some bad news for @durotrigesdig.bsky.social bluesky-map.theo.io

Here we are, hanging out with the cool kids. 😎 bluesky-map.theo.io

#Superbowl was yesterday, but nobody told the museums. So, here's our Super Bowl. (Conserved Samian bowl found at the Palace in the 1960s)

I found this fossil vertebra on the floor of a hotel spa in Egypt! #urbangeology

Is it just us, or.... 🧐 #MosaicMonday

It's Superbowl Sunday! So here's our traditional, and predictable Superb Owl. 🏈🦉 #SuperbOwl #SuperbOwl2026

In you dreams, Huxley... Not in a million years. 🧐 #SundayHuxley

#Baturday 🦇: #Bat Pendant #AncientChina, Neolithic, Hongshan Culture (c. 4700-2900 BCE) 8 x 5.5 x 1.5 cm, 95.5g ID’d as “plum crystal,” presumably plum blossom jade www.liveauctioneers.com/item/2090285... ℹ️ bats are auspicious animals in Chinese culture - this little guy was likely a lucky charm 🥰

Anything the Met Museum can do, we can do.... (and we're going to be honest here)... ...broken-er. 😬

We imagine every single one of our followers will be interested in this archaeology-themed colouring book for adults. www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress...

We're thinking of beefing up our adult education programme. What would interest you? Ancient crafts? Latin lessons? Archaeological skills? Something else? Something specific? Let us know and we'll tell Head Office. They'll probably ignore us, but at least we tried.

Opening today: Religion in Verulamium: Tolerance and Fusion. This new exhibition, using objects and images from Verulamium and beyond, asks how Roman, Celtic and global beliefs blended — and whether all religions were tolerated equally. On until 26 April.

Only a couple of weeks left until Half Term fun begins. Join us at Fishbourne Roman Palace from 16-20th February for Roman themed activities every day. Get hands-on with mosaics, discover ancient flavours, and step back in time. sussexpast.co.uk/event/februa...

Research funding news! Our very own Prof Naomi Sykes will be spending the next three years working on a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship, providing important context on the value of archaeological archives. More details here: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...

We don't know about you but we need some sunshine. Here's a view of the Hall in late summer just in case anyone has forgotten what blue sky looks like.

It's National Golden Retriever Day and that's all the excuse we need. 🥰🥰

Was International Zebra Day on Saturday. We're a bit busy, so here's a mosaic of a zebra. That's us done. 👍 #MosaicMonday

Huxley took advantage of a break in the rain to go into the garden and look handsome. 🥰😍 #SundayHuxley

We've spent the last month asking when you last visited the Mary Rose, and a lot of you are long overdue a return visit! maryrose.org/Visit

We have a lot to answer for...

You know what the best bit about this is, don't you... The little loo! 😍

Introducing an exciting new additon to the museum, what is believed to be Cromwell's watch! We're delighted to announce this acquisition, now on display, made possible by grants from @heritagefunduk.bsky.social & Art Fund plus public donations. Details at: cromwellmuseum.org/cromwell/cro...

@naomisykes.bsky.social is a friend of the Palace and might well be sharing some amazing new insights into what was going on with our animals 2000 years ago. Either way - this talk is guaranteed to be a banger. Plus, it looks like it might be FREE! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/animal-ans...

We want to see your mice! Mouse impression on a Roman roof tile 👇

Today is #InternationalLegoDay, so why not have a go at making a few of our #LEGO brick models at home! Will you build the the ship, the raising of the Mary Rose, Henry VIII or the ship's dog? maryrose.org/things-to-ma...

Vote Royston!! (we did - it took about 30 seconds).

We're officially funny.

Is it about time that someone told @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social that their "Tourmaline stone axe" is actually made of cheese?

Morning! #MosaicMonday

Finding footprints from the past Then: excavation director Tessa Verney Wheeler cleaning the large multicoloured geometric mosaic of Building 8 Insula IV at Verulamium (St Albans) in 1932 Now: the same view in January 2026, the #Roman floor preserved inside a cover building #MosaicMonday

Dang! We're good looking! 🤩😚

@barnsleymuseums.bsky.social digitally draped our museum with dozens of pairs of pants and this is the happiest we've ever been. 😃

Check out the window on that. 😘

We love this guy. 🥰🥰 Have a great #SundayHuxley everyone.

24th Jan is the birthday of both @adrianedmondson.bsky.social and the Emperor Hadrian. Ladies and Gentlemen we give you..... ...Hadrian Edmondson. 😳😐