#MusMemes
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About
#MusMemes is a hashtag used to promote museums and for museums to post about their work using various meme formats.
Origin
The earliest usage of #MusMeme was posted by the Twitter [1] account @CultureThemes on July 30th, 2018. That day, they posted "Mark Your Calendars: Next @CultureThemes: August 22 #MusMeme." The post (shown below) received more than 5 retweets and 10 likes in less than one month.
Spread
On August 22nd, various museums began posting various pieces of artwork, turning these works into various image macros and object labeling memes (examples below).
Several media outlets covered the popularity of the hashtag, including The Daily Dot, [2] Comedy Central,[3] Londonist[4] and more.
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – @CultureThemes's Tweet
[2] The Daily Dot – Museums Are Posting Hilariously Nerdy Memes On Twitter With #MuseMeme
[3] Comedy Central – British Museums Spent The Day Tweeting Memes And Nothing Has Ever Been Funnier
[4] Londonist – The Best London Memes On #MusMeme Day
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