Really loved the look of Bad Magpie during the XBOX showcase yesterday! Though I nearly lost it when they couldn't fly off with their friends...

🧵1/3 🎮 What if cultural history disappears because no one is allowed to preserve it? Jordan Mechner, creator of Prince of Persia, reflects on the fragility of games, media, and cultural memory in his essay in VANISHING CULTURE, from the #InternetArchive. Read it here: archive.org/details/vani...

We're all set up and ready for the last day of @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social! Come and see us to play Dunk Dunk by the lovely @badgerhammer.bsky.social and share your videogame stories for our upcoming exhibition @nvmuk.bsky.social 🎮🌟

We're all set up and ready for the last day of @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social! Come and see us to play Dunk Dunk by the lovely @badgerhammer.bsky.social and share your videogame stories for our upcoming exhibition @nvmuk.bsky.social 🎮🌟

We're at @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social with @mayamada.com today! Come and see us near the Side Quest stage where we are collecting your videogame stories and memories! We also have the amazing @peonygent.bsky.social joining us all day drawing videogame cosplay portraits. So come and see us!

✨ The Beautiful Games Club goes live ✨ For our first ever minisode, we took the podcast on the road - recording live on stage at New Games Plus as part of @londongamesfest.bsky.social! Watch along here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZKj...

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New Games Plus at @londongamesfest.bsky.social is in full swing! Come and find us upstairs, take a seat and rest your legs and have a lovely chat about games.

Are you at @londongamesfest.bsky.social tomorrow checking out New Games Plus? If yes, come and have a chat! I'll be upstairs mezzaine with our Behind the Screens Project wanting to hear all about your gaming memories. You can help us shape our summer exhibition at @nvmuk.bsky.social 🎮✨️

Say hello to the Beautiful Games Club 👋 It's like a book club, but for games that we feel are deserving of a little bit of special attention. By the team at @ustwogames.co.uk! In our first episode, we play Neva (2024) by @nomada.studio and @devolverdigital.com. Watch now: youtu.be/S06PzRG2Kek

Join Our Team We’re looking for an Exhibit and Events Technician to support the technical delivery and maintenance of exhibits and events, helping to bring videogame stories to life for visitors of all ages. thenvm.org/about/work-w... Closing Date: Tues 20 Jan 2026 – 10:00am

Fun whistlestop tour of #EGX & #MCM today! As always the highlights for me were the lovely videogames on showcase in the #LeftfieldCollection and #GameRepublic Zone (and the many stickers I purchased in Artist Alley...).

We had such a fun #TakeoverDay with @st-marys.bsky.social this afternoon! Super excited about their visit to us and we had some brilliant ideas for future games and exhibits in the Museum Makers Workshop they took part in! Looking forward to next year @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social @nvmuk.bsky.social!

Really looking forward to welcoming @st-marys.bsky.social to the museum on Friday for KIMs #TakeoverDay 2026! Excited to see the ideas their mini-curators will come up with for videogames in museums... 👾🎮 @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social @nvmuk.bsky.social @michellegrant.bsky.social

I'm heading to Develop Brighton this week! It's my first trip to the conference, looking forward to chatting games with lovely people. Say hello if you want to chat games, museums, education etc. 👋✨

With the London Marathon this Sunday (eek), I just wanted to share my fundraiser again! I'm not far off my goal to support @nvmuk.bsky.social so huge thank you to everyone who has donated so far! ✨👾 Please support if you can, share and pray my knees make it through the #LondonMarathon on Sunday! 🏃‍♀️

Our amazing Learning Officer, @leaheline.bsky.social is taking on the 2025 London Marathon and she’s doing it to raise vital funds for the NVM! She’s putting in the miles to support our work preserving gaming history, delivering educational programmes, and our outreach projects.

I'm running the London Marathon 2025! It's only a month away now and I'm running in support of our wonderful museum @nvmuk.bsky.social ✨ It would be lovely if you could share and support! 🏃‍♀️

This free event presented the ideal CPD (Continuing Professional Development) opportunity for professionals as well as being able to play together (and compete too!) in the Museum’s gallery of over 100 playable games and interactive exhibits. Read about the event ⬇ thenvm.org/blog/creativ... 2/2

Our team had a brilliant day yesterday at Yorkshire Games Festival. We enjoyed all the talks including an insight into audio design from @elirainsberry.com sberry.com, a presentation from @twopointstudios.bsky.social's Gary Carr, a deep dive into videogame art design with @kittbyrne.bsky.social...