27 museum memes that are supposed to be niche, but are totally relatable
UK museums have been using the medium of memes to promote their collections via social media. Although the messages focus on the life of the museum, for some reason, they seem apply rather well to many other aspects of life.
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and I'm falling asleep
and she's calling a cab
while he's having a smoke
and he's also a crab #MusMeme pic.twitter.com/cgWoBUn8Wy— Cole Museum Mass Migration (@ColeMM2019) August 22, 2018
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#musMeme day, some favourite offerings: pic.twitter.com/wyg7ifVPqn
— Rosie Razzall (@RazzallRosie) August 22, 2018
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And another for #musmeme day: pic.twitter.com/58WYQINcm3
— Rosie Razzall (@RazzallRosie) August 22, 2018
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When you get an email saying there’s leftover food from the board meeting in the breakroom #MusMeme pic.twitter.com/9iYODgEKO8
— The Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center (@jewish_heritage) August 22, 2018
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"Thank you for visiting. The museum is now closed." #MusMeme pic.twitter.com/qbeBUDv7Gk
— Field Museum (@FieldMuseum) August 22, 2018
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Inspirational. #MusMeme pic.twitter.com/lscemFa8AF
— Natural History Museum (@NHM_London) August 22, 2018
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https://twitter.com/railwaymuseum/status/1032219274339909632
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museum visitors, after reading the ‘please do not touch’ sign #MusMeme pic.twitter.com/VgKKmsf2Dw
— Amy Dobson (@DbsnAmy) August 22, 2018
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This is my absolute favourite ever.
I'm supressing the temptation to post any more.#MusMeme pic.twitter.com/ZrGAMC6zX7— Simon Brown (@SimonIanBrown) August 22, 2018
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“Who’s got two thumbs and thinks he’s going to survive extinction? This guy.” #MusMeme pic.twitter.com/HQzjKTlLx2
— Imaging and Analysis (@NHM_IAC) August 22, 2018
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https://twitter.com/ArkellMuseum/status/1032333107452674048
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Happy #MusMeme day! Have you ever created any memes with objects in our collections? If so, be sure to share them with us today. Sculpture from Italy c. 1518 pic.twitter.com/DcdF9epNQ5
— Ashmolean Museum (@AshmoleanMuseum) August 22, 2018
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When it's 30 seconds 'till closing and a visitor walks in…#MusMeme pic.twitter.com/3SRZ9XyfOD
— Wakefield Museums & Castles (@WFMuseums) August 22, 2018
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When you're wearing socks and you step on something wet #MusMeme
(From Audubon's "Quadrupeds of North America," https://t.co/tW68euTm97) pic.twitter.com/8acDEntMQ2
— Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (@SILibraries) August 22, 2018