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#MuseumWeek: Seven days of appreciation for some of the best cultural institutions in the world

Cultural celebration: The National Gallery is featuring heavily in #MuseumWeek: John Stillwell/PA Wire
Cultural celebration: The National Gallery is featuring heavily in #MuseumWeek: John Stillwell/PA Wire

Powered by UNESCO, #MuseumWeek is basically encouragement for cultural institutions from all over the world to showcase their best works, from ancient artefacts, to paintings, to books and other interesting items, on social media.

The organisation have been running seven themes over seven days under seven hashtags, those being #FoodMW, #SportsMW, #MusicMW, #StoriesMW, #BooksMW (which is today), #TravelsMW and #HeritageMW.

Loads of institutions have been getting involved, with London’s National Gallery featuring heavily:

#MuseumWeek decided to dedicate this year’s endeavour to women, encouraging all contributions to try and include the “Women and Culture” theme. The organisation attributes this to their commitment to gender equality. This tweet from Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum emphasises the strong female presence behind the genius:

This cultural event is particularly refreshing, as it exposes the huge world of mass social media to works that they may not have the opportunity or inclination to see.

It advertises some of the most important pieces of history to the world, boosting custom for cultural institutions and showcasing items to thousands more people than if it had merely stayed in a dusty museum.

It also creates a platform for lesser known establishments, like The Stained Glass Museum:

…or even those that we least expect, like Manchester United Football Club for example:

Standing proud for culture everywhere, London’s institutions have been some of the biggest contributors:

So if you fancy a dose of culture this week, you need travel no further than your nearest device! #MuseumWeek truly puts history at your fingertips.

Here are some more highlights from the week so far: