a replica stone head and behind it a computer monitor

You know you work in a museum when....

You come back to your desk to find a replica stone head 🗿

Me outside Penistone Paramount

Me in the museum store looking at a horses head

I often say that no two days working in a museum are ever the same but today no two hours were the same: I went from being in a cinema where I'm helping out with an upcoming event, to running for a train before filming myself with a horses head

I always find it amusing that my birthday coincides with #NationalPuzzleDay after spending the last six years sharing #MuseumJigsaws

My lovely card from @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social

Car cheese 😂 #WILTY

I genuinely had that phrase in my head before I took the screenshot but you won't believe that now 🙄

He's finally back where he belongs!
@geofflloyd.bsky.social
on @virginradiouk.bsky.social 📻

The contestants should wear name badges for the first few shows, I've already forgotten most of their names #TheTraitors

The Traitors time!

If I can stay awake long enough I might also watch the final of Stranger Things before I read any spoilers

It genuinely took the smell of Sunday dinners cooking on my walk to remind me that today is in fact Sunday!

Christmas Eve (The Barnsley Carol) - Arthur Godfrey (1933) YouTube video by Barnsley Museums

And here's the original version @michaelcurates.bsky.social and I put together as a Christmas video for the team, not thinking for a second that it would go viral and end up on the BBC news... 😄 I'd like to think Arthur world have been pleased youtu.be/orlqLBPFnxk?... #ChristmasEve #BarnsleyCarol

A Barnsley Christmas Eve Carol 1933 Barnsley Museums have resurrected a special Barnsley Christmas Eve Carol 90 years after it was first published in the Barnsley Chronicle in 1933. Written by Barnsley bottle maker Arthur Godfrey ‘Ch…

On Christmas Eve I'm thinking about the Barnsley Carol, written by Barnsley glass bottle maker Arthur Godfrey in 1933. Rediscovered by @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social in 2023 and now sung by people across the World. So proud to have been part of its journey barnsleymuseums.art.blog/2023/12/12/a...

In 2023 I got sidetracked at work & now a new Christmas tradition was born

From the research I've done Arthur Godfrey sounds like such a fascinating man I tracked down his last Barnsley address which was on the same street my dad grew up on I want to think the Godfrey's and Hardy's were friends

I'm So Confused by Christmas (single), by Luke Leighfield 2 track album

#MusicalAdvent Day 23. Another song that pre-dates Spotify!

Luke Leigfield - I'm so confused by Christmas

lukeleighfield.bandcamp.com/album/im-so-...

DAvid Ford- Have yourself a bitter little christmas YouTube video by Geno McQueen

#MusicalAdvent Day 22: @davidfordisdead.bsky.social Have yourself a bitter little Christmas - I had been trying to find a duet with Duke Special but it appears to have slipped down a crack in the internet and it would be Boxing Day by the time I found the CD version

youtu.be/hBnSJ2RQt_g?...

This is how I would end the news if I was reading the news.

Christmas Wrapping

#MusicalAdvent Day 21 One of my all time favourite Christmas songs given the brass treatment: Old Dirty Brasstards - Christmas Wrapping

open.spotify.com/track/1Y4dPZ...

My Christmas highlight so far has been a Christmas Singalong at Penistone Paramount which featured The Barnsley Carol.

Ralph Shaw explains how the carol had been lost for 90 years at the start of this video

youtu.be/0GzA4Oh-8KE

Adult Christmas

#MusicalAdvent Day 20 - Adult Christmas by Moon Moon Moon open.spotify.com/track/5T3yEQ...

George And Andrew

I fell asleep while trying to decide what song to share yesterday 😂

#MusicalAdvent Day 18: The Boy Least Likely To - George and Andrew

open.spotify.com/track/6ZurEE...

All My Friends Have Come Back Home (For Christmas)

#MusicalAdvent Day 19: Joe Carnall Jnr and Ed Cosens - All My Friends Have Come Back Home (For Christmas)

open.spotify.com/track/1benwd...

Goodnight Lenin - A Winter's Night YouTube video by goodnightleninhq

#MusicalAdvent Day 17: Goodnight Lenin - A Winter's Night

youtu.be/X3EaO12j4Ds?...

No Christmas Bells

#MusicalAdvent Day 16: No Christmas Bells by There Will Be Fireworks

open.spotify.com/track/6JQJp1...

Little Drummer Boy

Another band I have discovered through #MusicalAdvent Day 15 - Polish Club: Little Drummer Boy

open.spotify.com/track/3PE8dX...

Reindeer Reindeer

#MusicalAdvent Day 14 - Reindeer Reindeer by Prints Jackson. A topical song from years ago that is sadly still relevant 😔

open.spotify.com/track/3O93Ox...

Snow In Walthamstow

#MusicalAdvent Day 13 - Turncoat Billy - Snow in Walthamstow open.spotify.com/track/6qIRDC...

I had an unexpected nap and appear to have time travelled back to 2010 with Tinie Tempah on the TV #JingleBellBall

A blue plaque on a beige wall commemorates Maurice Dobson and Fred Halliday, a loving couple who lived and worked together in Darfield from 1957 until their deaths, honored by the Barnsley Civic Trust.

This year the lives of Maurice Dobson and Fred Halliday have been celebrated with a Barnsley Civic Trust blue plaque

Volunteers in the kitchen at the museum, Ian McMillan is uncovering a tray of mince pies

A decorated Christmas tree with colorful lights stands in front of a display case filled with photos, plaques, and memorabilia. Two framed portraits hang on the wall to the right of the display.

A decorated fireplace with a garland of ivy and fairy lights, pinecones, and candles on the hearth. Above the mantel is a white display board with colorful square art pieces arranged in a grid.

Three wooden snowmen decorations with scarves and top hats are displayed on a table near a window. Each snowman has a carrot-shaped nose, a smiling face, and festive holly details on their hats.

For Day 13 of the #BarnsleyChristmas Advent Calendar we'd like to give a shout out to our friends at Darfield Museum

🎅bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025 🎄

It's their last Saturday that they are open this year. BUT this Friday 19 December is the annual Carols on The Patio at 6pm.

The Barnsley Carol (Christmas Eve) by Arthur Godfrey performed by The Barnsley Singers in 2024 YouTube video by Barnsley Museums

A beautiful version of the Barnsley Carol by The Barnsley Singers, if you hear a version of the song somewhere, please let us know! 🎶

youtu.be/sxAnRnTgueI?...

#WeekXForXmas