Monkfish and Lemon

Trained Archivist, habitual lurker and congenital maladroit. Rarely post, but definitely an actual real person

[modelsof-color]

Wenli Zhao by Ryan Tandya for Número Netherlands Magazine May 2026

[random-brushstrokes]

Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret - Portrait of Gustave Courtois (1883)

[yesterdaysprint]

Thames swan shares a treat, 1958

[elodieunderglass]

Thank you @chiropteracupola !!

[marzipanandminutiae]

"man, museum work pays peanuts, has an incredibly low supply of full-time jobs for current demand, sometimes involves getting yelled at by the public, causes Imposter Syndrome, and is often undervalued by people who assume it's easy"

"but is it unsp-"

"unspeakably cool? YES"

[conservethis]

Some of the moments when I have felt the coolest in my life are when I was doing internships in a museum. Because they kept the dang room where I was working below 70F and my fingernail beds turned blue.

[yraelviii]

Museums and archives are unspeakably cool, but not *just* because the records and artifacts and legacy A/V like a brisk 50-something°F (10-15°C) at all times.

The cardigans are there for a reason.

[marzipanandminutiae]

You guys have A/C???

[cries in his historical house Museum]

[1five1two]

'Jane Morris'. Nikoleta Sekulovic. 2024.

[greyjam-press]

[fashion-runways]

CHLOÉ Pre-Fall 2027 pls help me get out of debt donating to: ko-fi.com/fashionrunways or dinahlance-shop.fourthwall.com

[pharmersonly]

gay people in my phone let’s enjoy looking at laila’s back and shoulders together

[random-brushstrokes]

Alastair (German 1887-1969) - The Leafy Twins

[redstonedust]

well, no, i didn’t expect leopards to eat my face, but this obviously wasn’t what the leopards eating people's face party wanted. they were stifled by their opposition and bureaucratic red tape! i think we should give more power to the leopard eating face party, so the leopards only eat the faces of people who deserve it. plus they just put a new leopard in charge of the face eating, and i think this one really brings something new to the table. so yes i'm voting for the leopards eating people's face party again. why wouldn't i.

[sandersstudies]

Name as many Shakespeare plays as you can. Feel free to write them down and check your answers but not to cheat. How many can you name?

0

1

2-3

4-5

6-7

8-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-35

36+ (“all of them” depending on who you ask)

Remaining time: 3 days 2 hours

Tell me in the comments: are you from a country that speaks predominantly English? Was any Shakespeare required in your education?

[jareckiworld]

Cat Johnston —The God of Hayfever (textiles, epoxy clay, paint, wood, 2024)

[have-you-been-here]

Skara Brae, Stromness, UK

Have you been here?

I have been here

I have not been here

Remaining time: 6 days 5 hours

[pomegranate-drift]

The Veil (oil on board, 1947), Art by Helen Lundeberg

[pomegranate-drift]

The Veil (oil on board, 1947), Art by Helen Lundeberg

[ymutate]

Anna Gardell-Ericson (1853-1939), Swedish "Marstrand in Moonlight." 1888.

watercolour.

[vintagepromotions]

Poster for the Natural History Museum in London featuring exhibits of various birds (1925). Artwork by Edward Bawden.