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Fri, Nov 09 2012 02:35:29

Jeremy Bentham's Day Out (of his box)

  1. TranscriBentham
    Transcribe Bentham @TranscriBentham
    Jeremy Bentham on the loose: video of @UCLMuseums staff moving the auto-icon to a tempt home for conservation: bit.ly/Qql4y1
    Thu, Nov 08 2012 01:58:33
  2. RT @UCLMuseums: Jeremy Bentham this morning. Getting ready for his move! http://pic.twitter.com/FfPrZyHH
    Phil Begley@Phil_Begley
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 02:44:40
  3. RT @autumnjane: We always wanted to do this when we were students at UCL RT @UCLMuseums: Bentham in the lift... http://pic.twitter.com/LfaPKlxt
    Laura@leriksson
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 03:39:32
  4. RT @UCLMuseums: The box is open, and Susi our conserver is getting everything ready... http://pic.twitter.com/ZyzSIsUi
    Phil Begley@Phil_Begley
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 02:44:46
  5. RT @UCLMuseums: Bentham is safely in his temporary home, ready for a clean! http://pic.twitter.com/uY05aHL0
    Stephanie Brooke@manx_maid
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 02:22:14
  6. RT @UCLMuseums: Bentham is out of his box http://pic.twitter.com/GyS0RV7B
    Karen Quinn@QuinnKaz
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 03:23:46
  7. RT @UCLMuseums: To clean Bentham our conserver uses a soft brush to flick the dust into a low powered museum vacuum. pic.twitter.com/dXjB4Uhg
    Tharindi H@tharindi_h
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 02:57:13
  8. RT @UCLMuseums: Bentham is out of his box http://pic.twitter.com/GyS0RV7B
    Phil Begley@Phil_Begley
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 02:44:53
  9. Our conserver is currently studying Bentham's walking stick, 'Dapple'. @TranscriBentham did it have another name? http://pic.twitter.com/45ETgKjI
    UCLMuseums@UCLMuseums
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 03:43:41
  10. RT @UCLMuseums: Still time to visit Bentham, he's in the Rock Room until 4... http://pic.twitter.com/Wc0QadHt
    University of London@UoLondon
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 07:27:12
  11. RT @UCLMuseums: Over 80 people have come to see Bentham so far today...lots have been posing for pictures http://pic.twitter.com/bcocVRQi
    Caleb Crain@caleb_crain
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 06:39:25
  12. For those of you who couldn't make it, here's a photo of Bentham's back... Only half an hour to go. http://pic.twitter.com/QFqJhMOx
    UCLMuseums@UCLMuseums
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 07:29:58
  13. The last look at Bentham... http://pic.twitter.com/PCNlLOVF
    UCLMuseums@UCLMuseums
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 08:39:57
  14. Cleaning Bentham's box ready for moving him back... http://pic.twitter.com/O8KJoXCy
    UCLMuseums@UCLMuseums
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 06:52:37
  15. Bentham's box. Clean and ready for it's owner... http://pic.twitter.com/a0WfTuZE
    UCLMuseums@UCLMuseums
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 08:14:02
  16. And he's home... http://pic.twitter.com/eimczLs0
    UCLMuseums@UCLMuseums
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    Thu, Nov 08 2012 09:06:30
  17. UCLMuseums
    UCLMuseums@UCLMuseums
    After over 360 visitors Jeremy Bentham is now no longer available to view. He will soon return to his box. More photos to follow...
    Thu, Nov 08 2012 08:12:13
  18. jaaed01
    Judith Allen@jaaed01
    @UCLMuseums but where is the HEAD?
    Thu, Nov 08 2012 04:10:16
  19. Julidy1_FLO
    Julie Cassidy@Julidy1_FLO
    @UCLMuseums cn u post photo of his real 'head' - or inappropriate for online? I remember seeing it when in conservation class. Fascinating.
    Thu, Nov 08 2012 02:57:44
  20. UCLMuseums
    UCLMuseums@UCLMuseums
    A lot of people have been asking about his head. The real one is kept in our stores and is not on display today...our apologies
    Thu, Nov 08 2012 04:24:50
  21. UCLMuseums
    UCLMuseums@UCLMuseums
    A member of the Bentham Project is currently in the Rock Room and available to answer all your Bentham Questions!
    Thu, Nov 08 2012 04:22:23
  22. AnyesaAnyesa
    Anyesa @AnyesaAnyesa
    @UCLMuseums Very exciting and interesting work. Wish I could view Jeremy Bentham today.
    Thu, Nov 08 2012 04:27:21
  23. Howard Haigh
    Howard Haigh
    My family had a set of encyclopaedias that featured a photo of his auto-icon, complete with mummified head between his feet. It freaked me out as a child so I avoided looking at the photo. Imagine my horror when on my first day at UCL back in 1975 I found myself walking past Jeremy himself!
    Thu, Nov 08 2012 07:51:58
  24. footnotesrising
    Susan Garfinkel@footnotesrising
    RT @DavidRArmitage: Out of the box: Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon in the wild and on the move! @TranscriBentham @UCLMuseums http://bit.ly/Qql4y1
    Thu, Nov 08 2012 07:30:21
  25. clairethegarden
    Claire Martin@clairethegarden
    RT @thevicsoc: Be quick! Till 4pm, Jeremy Bentham's body outside and receiving guests: bit.ly/VVbj7S. (MT @tetens: @UCLMuseums)
    Thu, Nov 08 2012 07:10:23

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