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Storing the Getty Museum’s collection of ancient glass in earthquake prone California means giving them extra special care. Take a peek inside one of the
#GettyVilla’s glass storage drawers@MuseumWeek#SecretsMW http://bit.ly/2WIDxK5 pic.twitter.com/gwLt8fjjZA
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PS, we know
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#SecretsMW—did you know there’s a hidden mural by#JoanMiró, permanently installed in the#Guggenheim's rotunda? "Alicia" (1965–67) is comprised of 190 ceramic tiles and is obscured by the first wall encountered as one ascends the museum's spiral ramp. https://gu.gg/2vXLq2u pic.twitter.com/QMp4seeD36
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About last night
Colors in the sky... Happy Birthday beautiful Lady 
Inaugurated 130 years ago for the World’s Fair,@LaTourEiffel celebrates its birthday#RainbowMW#MuseumWeek#Eiffel130#SecretsMW
Your city... is the biggest museum !
http://bit.ly/2VIMSVG 
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#WomenInCulture#SecretsMW#MuseumWeek Portrait of a Lady in a White Dress Alonso Sanchez Coello (1532-1588)#art#painting#twitartpic.twitter.com/Et4dbpgf64
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Less than 1% of our collection is on display at any given time. One of the most restricted areas of our collection is the Type Room. We hold over 350 holotypes: specimens that provide the basis for a species’ description and name.
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#SecretsMW—did you know#FrankLloydWright had a specific name in mind when designing the#Guggenheim? Wright referred to it as the “Archeseum,” his self-invented word for “Architecture Museum.” https://gu.gg/2Yr7bDZ#MuseumWeekpic.twitter.com/zlgf9SHGxU
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The nineties berlin dream team with creative director Matthias Kaminsky and
@Dr_Motte himself planning the exhibition "Dr. Motte's Loveparade". We'll be ready for you on the 1st of Juli for the 30th anniversary of the#Loveparade.#SecretsMW#MuseumWeekpic.twitter.com/kshAbviZGn
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This Cypriot statuette in the
@FitzMuseum_UK has a secret: on his back in an inscription in alphabetic Greek that is now very difficult to decipher. It featured in our special CREWS display last year: read more in Natalia's blog post about it. https://crewsproject.wordpress.com/2018/03/30/crews-display-a-cypriot-figurine-with-a-greek-alphabetic-inscription/ …#SecretsMWShow this thread -
Today is
#SecretsMW day of#MuseumWeek. Did you know you can bathe (some) artworks? This is a day in the life of our paper conservator, Mo: https://bit.ly/2t3bhqj pic.twitter.com/jMpBW4ykjh
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How do you move the fuselage of a supersonic jet? You drive it down the highway, of course. More on the blog: https://s.si.edu/2Wwc3GO
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Pssst! It's
#SecretsMW, so we're giving you a sneak peek at how we created our new "character cards," which will debut at our museum in the coming months: https://www.fords.org/blog/post/prototyping-historical-figure-cards-at-ford-s-theatre-sprint-2-round-2/ …#MuseumWeek -
Did you know that there are hundreds of thousands of artifacts in the national collection that are not much bigger than a 2 cm jelly bean? Like a vial of Spanish flu vaccine
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Let's celebrate
#MuseumWeek! We welcome this worldwide cultural event promoting 7 themes on social media through 7 hashtags during one week. 2019 edition highlights the role of#WomenInCulture
And today we can learn about museums' #SecretsMW! http://museum-week.org/english -
7 Days, 7 Hashtags,
#WomenInCulture May 13#WomenInCulture May 14#SecretsMW May 15#PlayMW May 16#RainbowMW May 17#ExploreMW May 18#PhotoMW May 19#FriendsMW It's day 4 of#MuseumWeek, show us those#RainbowMW snapshots
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During WWII, MN was home to the Military Intelligence Service Language School, which trained Japanese Americans as linguists for the war effort. Their important work became public when documents were declassified in the 1970s.
#SecretsMW#MuseumWeek http://www.mnopedia.org/group/military-intelligence-service-language-school-misls …pic.twitter.com/Y9quWi52Hb
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Objects from our lobby will be auctioned off this summer; stay tuned for details
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@Dippy_the_Dino has his own closet full of scarves, hats, and ties! Here are a few of his recent looks.#SecretsMW pic.twitter.com/gRqFhVxQur
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We lost the
#BattleofYork...so how do we still have the 3rd York Militia colours, made by the ladies of York (#Toronto)? The colours, which are flags used as a rallying point, were buried to prevent them from falling into enemy hands!#SecretsMW#MayIsMuseumMonth#womeninculturepic.twitter.com/dHQBo2vvge
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We hide little treasures in our exhibits for our smaller visitors to discover! Check it out.
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