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- On this day 107 years ago, one of the most significant events in Irish history took place: the convening of the First Dáil and the beginning of the Irish War of Independence. Two years later, the Irish Free State was founded - an incredible achievement, but one not made without sacrifice.
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- Thank you for following this nascent #PublicHistorian as I learned to use #Bluesky for what I love doing: telling a good story. The #HeistHistories we continue to share shape our understanding of ourselves and our relationship with institutions of power. 📷: @claireul2025.bsky.social #HI6171
- The #MapleSyrupHeist shows how positive #stereotypes can fortify #NationalIdentity. Canada’s “most valuable” #Heist was non-violent, with no guns, and the perpetrators were held accountable. #LiquidGold for a country that often defines itself in contrast to its neighbour. #HI6171 #PublicHistory
- #GardnerMuseum: two fake police, 13 stolen masterpieces, and 0 arrests. Maybe this #Heist shows the moment in time when #massmedia and #PublicBroadcasting broadened the publics understanding of the value of #Art and #CulturalHerietage? #PublicHistory #Democratizing #Culture? #HI6171
- At the Northern Bank in Belfast masked men stole £26M, the largest cash robbery in UK history. This #Heist (though the violent kidnapping blurs this term) exposed a society still marked by conflict and fragile trust. Maybe it exposes the fault lines of #reconciliation? #HI6171 📷: Amazon
- In non-violent heists, I often root for the thief. Is my #Heist fascination about the crime or the fantasy of reclaiming power from institutions? Is the public appeal questioning who owns heritage, who tells history, and who keeps it? Maybe a #decolonizing conversation for the masses? #HI6171
- In 1911, the #MonaLisa vanished from the #Louvre. The thief? Vincenzo Peruggia, an Italian nationalist who believed she should return home. For two years the world searched, never imagining she was hidden in his small apartment. #Heritage, #identity, and #art intertwined. #HI6171 📷: Louvre
- Why do we root for the thief? Maybe because every #Heist flips the script. Its about individuals outsmarting the powerful. We cheer rebellion against systems that feel untouchable. It’s not the crime we admire, but the courage to challenge control. #PublicHistory #Heritage #HI6171
- From the #Louvre to #Belfast to #Belfast to #RuralCanada, every #Heist becomes more than a crime, it becomes a story, a symbol, and a shared memory. We study them not just for what was stolen, but for what they reveal about us. 📷: Cultural Heritage Informatics Initiative #HI6171
- In July 2012, Michel, a worker in a #CanadianCartel, arrives at a rural warehouse to check inventory. For years his cartel had been building a secret reserve, a stockpile of "sweet stuff," allowing them to control the price of what they're pushing. To Michel all looks fine... until👇 #HI6171
- He tries to climb onto one of the huge barrels that should hold 600 pounds of product… but it feels lighter than usual. When he opens it, he can’t believe his eyes. Things were about to get sticky. Who would dare mess with the #CanadianCartel?
- Going back to the inspiration for this week’s #StudentTakeOver, this is a great listen for understanding why the #LouvreHeist matters from a #Nationalism, #PublicHistory and #CultureLovers perspective. #Heritage #Culture #MaterialCulture #TourGuide #ViveLeMusée! www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
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- With the #LouvreHeist still making headlines, let’s explore another unsolved museum #Heist. It’s just after 1AM on March 18, 1990, in Boston (a famously rowdy city on St. Patrick’s Day), when a security guard at the #IsabellaStewartGardnerMuseum opens the door to two men dressed as police officers.
- The men weren’t police officers. Within moments, they overpower the guards, binding them with duct tape and locking them in the basement. The #Heist-ers move toward the Dutch Room… they know exactly what they’re after. The Rembrandt paintings 🎨🧑🎨 TBC👇 #HI6171 #HeistHistories
- Louvre heist raises decades-old questions about museum security f24.my/BVbV.BS Anyone working in #GLAMs knows that shrinking budgets make it harder to truly serve our publics. How can we protect invaluable cultural heritage in an era of austerity and constant cuts to culture funding? #HI6171
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- Do you remember where you were when you heard about the #NorthernBankHeist? Tell me about it 👇#HI6171 #Heist #Ireland #PublicHistory #HeistHistories📷: Freepik.com
- Northern Ireland, 2004. Just six sleeps until Christmas. Late in the evening, two separate households hear knocks at their doors, but it’s not carolers who await. It’s armed men, arriving to take the families of bank employees hostage. So begins the intense story of the #NorthernBankHeist. #HI6171
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- Today let's explore the #HeistHistories surrounding the 1911 theft of the #MonaLisa. For anyone who's visited the #Louvre and joined the Mona mosh pit, it's hard to believe she was once unpopular, and that it was the very act of being stolen that transformed her into a pop culture icon. TBC 👇#HI6171
- At the invitation of King Francis I, DaVinci (then 64) packed up his worldly belonging, including 3 paintings & his notebooks and retired to France. After Davinci’s death Francis I acquired the paintings and Mona was hung in the royal privy of Fontainebleau. TBC👇 #HeistHistories #HI6171 📷:Britannica
