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#MuseumWeek comes to South AfricaThe second annual Twitter Museum Week, will be hosted from the 23 to 29 March 2015. Over 900 Museums have signed up for the week-long celebration with over 44 countries from across the globe participating. South African museums that have confirmed participation are as follows; Liliesleaf @liliesleaf, Johannesburg Art Gallery @artthisway and Constitution Hill Museum @VisitConHill. ![]() Seven days, seven themesParticipating organisations will include the hashtag #MuseumWeek in their Tweets for the week meaning users can follow along on Twitter. Each day has a different theme for museums and fans to tweet as shown below:
Tuesday 24 March: #SouvenirsMW - Ask the public to share their favourite memories. Mar Dixon, an expert in social media and museums and host of the @CultureThemes project, said: "Twitter gives museums and galleries a unique way to share their collections and expertise with audiences around the world, in an instant. And with new funding challenges every day, it's more important than ever that museums and galleries embrace digital and join in with initiatives like #MuseumWeek." See more information here and a list of participating museums and galleries here. |