Museums in the UK and across the world have been taking part in the third Twitter Museum Week, with streaming video playing more of a role than ever.
Museums are sharing information and content on Twitter, Periscope and Vine using the hashtag #museumsweek along with different theme hashtags for each day of the week.
This year video is playing a part particularly with the rise on Twitter-owned streaming app Periscope. The Museum of Modern Art in New York streamed a private, behind-the-scenes tour and lecture on their Jackson Pollock collection, while the UK’s National Gallery has run a series of videos featuring their curators talking about their work and the British Museum streamed film of life at the museum usually out of the public eye – including how they keep their glass roof clean!
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