Twitter is currently abuzz with Olympics news and the #Olympics hashtag is getting more use than the London pubs right about now. However, there is another type of Olympics taking place on the Twittersphere called.... #MuseumOlympics. Museums and curators around the country are in the midst of tweeting contenders for the Olympics based on their collections. Thus far they've been highlighting some ab-tastic pieces and adding a lighthearted spirit to their tweets.
For example:
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| Tweeted via The Morgan Library |
You can also encounter some playful museum banter:
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| Tweets via Ruben Museum of Art, Penn Museum, & Philadelphia Museum of Art |
It's worth perusing the #MuseumOlympics hashtag - they just started using it in earnest today & will continue to do so for the next week. You can also join in the conversation & suggest your own ideas from the museums' collections.