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Jun 15, 2021 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
In this week’s #TuesdayTour we are presenting our new free photographic display in the Islamic Middle East Gallery:

“Four cities through Creswell’s Lens:
Cairo, Jerusalem, Aleppo and Baghdad” K.A.C Creswell (1879-1974) was a British scholar who was among the firsts to use photography in recording historic architecture. His photographs and drawings along with his monumental books are an important primary source in Islamic architecture. vam.ac.uk/articles/cresw…
Dec 10, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
The Jewish festival of Hannukah starts tonight at sunset and commemorates the re-dedication of the Temple after the Maccabean Revolt. This silver hanukkiah was made in London in the 1740s, with eight oil lamps. Each night an extra one is kindled, for eight days. This 16th c. enamel plaque from Limoges depicts the Jewish commander Judah Maccabee, who led the successful revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd c. BCE, aided by his father and brothers, which is the origin of the festival of Hannukah.
Sep 6, 2017 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
We're tweeting live this morning as we launch our Annual Review for 2016-2017 and announcement of the 2018 programme Last July we won the @artfund #MuseumoftheYear prize, which was just the beginning of one of the most exciting years in the V&A's history.