This goes beyond the scope of the 512, but you can easily access all of this from your own living room (so I'm not breaking any locality rules!).
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:
You can also encounter some playful museum banter:
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.
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.