Sierra Van Ryck deGroot
@sierravrd.bsky.social
she/her. real museum educator of nj.
edu @ the met. fun(eral) director @deaddreamsclub. #ShowTheSalary & #PayAllInterns. all thoughts are my own.
edu @ the met. fun(eral) director @deaddreamsclub. #ShowTheSalary & #PayAllInterns. all thoughts are my own.
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NEW: Wearing masks, no ID, unmarked & blacked out cars, refusing to say what agency they’re from and using profanity with any press & public nearby.
This was at 14th & R in Washington DC, this morning (Sunday).
What the hell is happening to the US?
(🎥 Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post)
This was at 14th & R in Washington DC, this morning (Sunday).
What the hell is happening to the US?
(🎥 Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post)
August 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
NEW: Wearing masks, no ID, unmarked & blacked out cars, refusing to say what agency they’re from and using profanity with any press & public nearby.
This was at 14th & R in Washington DC, this morning (Sunday).
What the hell is happening to the US?
(🎥 Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post)
This was at 14th & R in Washington DC, this morning (Sunday).
What the hell is happening to the US?
(🎥 Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post)
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www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/a...
We received our cancellation letters today. The amazing work and projects that all these organizations spent YEARS preparing for are wiped away for yet another statue of George Washington. Absolutely livid.
We received our cancellation letters today. The amazing work and projects that all these organizations spent YEARS preparing for are wiped away for yet another statue of George Washington. Absolutely livid.
Canceled Humanities Grants to Help Pay for Trump’s ‘Garden of Heroes’ (Gift Article)
The National Endowment for the Humanities, which supports museums and historical sites, will redirect funds to the president’s planned patriotic sculpture garden.
www.nytimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/a...
We received our cancellation letters today. The amazing work and projects that all these organizations spent YEARS preparing for are wiped away for yet another statue of George Washington. Absolutely livid.
We received our cancellation letters today. The amazing work and projects that all these organizations spent YEARS preparing for are wiped away for yet another statue of George Washington. Absolutely livid.
Do any of my followers have museums association access and can share an article with me 🥺
April 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Do any of my followers have museums association access and can share an article with me 🥺
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Donate a minimum of $5, and I'll mail you two Lacey Wilson fan club buttons. DM or email me a copy of your donation receipt to receive your buttons. Make sure to write "Teen Museum Studies Program" on the donation form. undergroundrailroadhistory.org/donate/
March 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Donate a minimum of $5, and I'll mail you two Lacey Wilson fan club buttons. DM or email me a copy of your donation receipt to receive your buttons. Make sure to write "Teen Museum Studies Program" on the donation form. undergroundrailroadhistory.org/donate/
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Lacey Wilson @law6pubhist.bsky.social is a positive force for #PublicHistory and she is turning 35 in April. Let's seize this opportunity to celebrate Lacey and help support her impact; let's raise $350 for the Teen Museum Studies Program at the Underground Railroad Education Center!!! #NCPH2025
March 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Lacey Wilson @law6pubhist.bsky.social is a positive force for #PublicHistory and she is turning 35 in April. Let's seize this opportunity to celebrate Lacey and help support her impact; let's raise $350 for the Teen Museum Studies Program at the Underground Railroad Education Center!!! #NCPH2025
Ugh bring back unfathomably rich people who endowed and sponsored the arts and humanities
March 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Ugh bring back unfathomably rich people who endowed and sponsored the arts and humanities
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As someone who built their career on digital programming to expand DEAI access to cultural heritage, the last 6 weeks have been brutal. I’m not just a practitioner, I’m also a researcher who craves quantitative data of what all we’re losing! Add programs you’ve seen disappear to this Google Sheet.
Disappearing Cultural Org/DEI Websites
docs.google.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
As someone who built their career on digital programming to expand DEAI access to cultural heritage, the last 6 weeks have been brutal. I’m not just a practitioner, I’m also a researcher who craves quantitative data of what all we’re losing! Add programs you’ve seen disappear to this Google Sheet.
You mean to tell me that NYC has the largest metro in the country and we still can’t roll out tap to pay OMNY cards for our digital wallets like… erm… Chicago, DC, and Toronto (yes Canada, but one I use often)
a cartoon penguin is sitting at a table eating soup
Alt: a cartoon penguin is sitting at a table eating soup with arms folded, angrily blinking
media.tenor.com
December 13, 2024 at 11:48 PM
You mean to tell me that NYC has the largest metro in the country and we still can’t roll out tap to pay OMNY cards for our digital wallets like… erm… Chicago, DC, and Toronto (yes Canada, but one I use often)
I had the best time at @rittigers.bsky.social today talking about internships in the GLAM sector.
Some of the big things I learned from the attendees:
1) students are wondering if they can negotiate their internships payments similar to salaries
🧵/1
Some of the big things I learned from the attendees:
1) students are wondering if they can negotiate their internships payments similar to salaries
🧵/1
December 13, 2024 at 10:36 PM
I had the best time at @rittigers.bsky.social today talking about internships in the GLAM sector.
Some of the big things I learned from the attendees:
1) students are wondering if they can negotiate their internships payments similar to salaries
🧵/1
Some of the big things I learned from the attendees:
1) students are wondering if they can negotiate their internships payments similar to salaries
🧵/1
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The Society of American Archivists is seeking volunteers for an Archival Labor Task Force. Interested in shaping a worker-centered future of the field? Info here:
www2.archivists.org/governance/h...
www2.archivists.org/governance/h...
Archival Worker Labor Task Force | Society of American Archivists
Society of American Archivists
www2.archivists.org
December 13, 2024 at 8:13 PM
The Society of American Archivists is seeking volunteers for an Archival Labor Task Force. Interested in shaping a worker-centered future of the field? Info here:
www2.archivists.org/governance/h...
www2.archivists.org/governance/h...
Having new food allergies is so embarrassing (for me). It’s like oh yes you have historically seen me house peanut butter cups but now… they could kill me 🥹 and like oh thank you for that beautifully arranged French toast - those blueberries will wreck me 🙃
November 21, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Having new food allergies is so embarrassing (for me). It’s like oh yes you have historically seen me house peanut butter cups but now… they could kill me 🥹 and like oh thank you for that beautifully arranged French toast - those blueberries will wreck me 🙃
Hi emerging museum professionals and students in NYC/NJ/CT and Philly - @metmuseum.bsky.social is hosting 2024 Career Insights event Friday 11/22 5:30 -8:30 pm ET. Tickets are free and include admission. Visit the museum, speak with Met staff in breakout sessions, and network. RSVP: lnkd.in/ef2Ufn5B
November 19, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Hi emerging museum professionals and students in NYC/NJ/CT and Philly - @metmuseum.bsky.social is hosting 2024 Career Insights event Friday 11/22 5:30 -8:30 pm ET. Tickets are free and include admission. Visit the museum, speak with Met staff in breakout sessions, and network. RSVP: lnkd.in/ef2Ufn5B
Disappointed but not surprised is such an adult feeling. Like as a child, you struggle to grasp the complexity of the feeling but as you get older, you really get to understand the depth of it and how it applies to many situations.
November 18, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Disappointed but not surprised is such an adult feeling. Like as a child, you struggle to grasp the complexity of the feeling but as you get older, you really get to understand the depth of it and how it applies to many situations.
Reading work emails at the bar even though I’m technically out of office just to feel something, truly anything today
November 14, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Reading work emails at the bar even though I’m technically out of office just to feel something, truly anything today
hi followers! I’m Sierra ✨ I’m a museum educator based in NJ, working in NYC.
Looking forward to reconnecting with fellow museum twitter ex pats and new mutuals on here 🤍
Looking forward to reconnecting with fellow museum twitter ex pats and new mutuals on here 🤍
November 11, 2024 at 11:49 PM
hi followers! I’m Sierra ✨ I’m a museum educator based in NJ, working in NYC.
Looking forward to reconnecting with fellow museum twitter ex pats and new mutuals on here 🤍
Looking forward to reconnecting with fellow museum twitter ex pats and new mutuals on here 🤍
Anyone I know going to the National Humanities Alliance conference this week in Providence? 👀
November 11, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Anyone I know going to the National Humanities Alliance conference this week in Providence? 👀
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Thank you @cdc29.bsky.social for this #PublicHistory starter pack! Follow the people here and/or let us know if you need to be added!
Ok folks, I just started a #PublicHistory starter pack that I am certain missed a lot of people. So, share widely and share your recommended adds. TIA.
go.bsky.app/SEjUcKg
go.bsky.app/SEjUcKg
November 11, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Thank you @cdc29.bsky.social for this #PublicHistory starter pack! Follow the people here and/or let us know if you need to be added!
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Hello friendos
Today's tip from your librarian
Libraries have lots of DIY info:
Auto repair
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Self-improvement
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Today's tip from your librarian
Libraries have lots of DIY info:
Auto repair
Home projects
Art/music
Sew/knit/crochet patterns
Crafts
Science projects
Garden/homesteading
Programming/tech
Entrepreneur/finance
Cooking
Foreign language
Exercise/sport
Self-improvement
Legal
And more
November 8, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Hello friendos
Today's tip from your librarian
Libraries have lots of DIY info:
Auto repair
Home projects
Art/music
Sew/knit/crochet patterns
Crafts
Science projects
Garden/homesteading
Programming/tech
Entrepreneur/finance
Cooking
Foreign language
Exercise/sport
Self-improvement
Legal
And more
Today's tip from your librarian
Libraries have lots of DIY info:
Auto repair
Home projects
Art/music
Sew/knit/crochet patterns
Crafts
Science projects
Garden/homesteading
Programming/tech
Entrepreneur/finance
Cooking
Foreign language
Exercise/sport
Self-improvement
Legal
And more
I promise to commit to more shenanigans on here than on Twitter in the future
November 8, 2024 at 11:59 PM
I promise to commit to more shenanigans on here than on Twitter in the future
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Seeing Black Twitter show up in real numbers on BlueSky, in these darkest of times.
a large group of people standing in a field with a helicopter flying overhead
ALT: a large group of people standing in a field with a helicopter flying overhead
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Seeing Black Twitter show up in real numbers on BlueSky, in these darkest of times.
I’ve been waiting for this one. Looking forward to how this is handled
The American Museum of Natural History holds the remains of 12,000 people from around the world. Most of them are Indigenous. I've spent a year learning the horrifying stories of how these bones got to New York - including talking to a man who found his grandfather in the museum.
A New York Museum's House of Bones
The American Museum of Natural History holds 12,000 bodies — but they don’t want you to know whose.
hyperallergic.com
October 15, 2023 at 11:15 PM
I’ve been waiting for this one. Looking forward to how this is handled
Just a gal trying to get her life back together 🫠
August 21, 2023 at 3:56 PM
Just a gal trying to get her life back together 🫠
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Me on this app trying to re-find everyone I've ever known and loved
July 4, 2023 at 2:38 AM
Me on this app trying to re-find everyone I've ever known and loved