Through our blog and our presence on Flickr, Twitter and
Facebook, we hope to engage the interest and imagination of a wider
audience than we can reach through our website - including people
who may never have visited our museums before, or even heard of us!
We also want to make it easy for anyone interested in our work to
keep up-to-date with all our activities, through the networks
they’re already using.
If you’re on Flickr, Twitter or Facebook, why not join us?
Flickr
www.flickr.com/nationalmuseumsscotland
Flickr is a photo-sharing website. On the National Museums
Scotland Flickr pages you’ll find photos taken at our sites
alongside pictures of objects from our collection and seasonal
events. We also use Flickr to showcase footage from our Scottish Life Archive and to share some of our
more unusual artefacts.
Our aim is to share our images with as many people as possible,
and to engage with visitors who are also keen photographers. We
have a group for each museum as well as occasional special project
groups, and we invite other Flickr users to share their photos with
us in these groups and take part in seasonal challenges.
If you’re interested in joining us on Flickr, you can find out
more about creating your own Flickr
profile here.
Twitter
www.twitter.com/NtlMuseumsScot
Twitter is a social networking website that allows people to
send out short messages (or ‘tweets’) about what they’re doing.
Users then sign up to ‘follow’ the tweets of other individuals or
organisations.
We tweet about all kinds of things, from regular updates about
our events and exhibitions to fun facts, quirky photos and seasonal
information. Following us on Twitter is a quick and easy way for
anyone interested in our museums to keep in touch with what we’re
up to and let us know what they think. It’s also an effective way
for us to connect with visitors and other institutions.
The Feast Bowl blog
www.feastbowl.wordpress.com/
At 12 feet long, and with a capacity of around 300 gallons, the
Polynesian Feast Bowl in our collection is made for sharing and has
an interesting story to tell. Like the bowl, the National Museums
Scotland blog aims to bring together a mix of ingredients, to share
with all comers.
The Feast Bowl takes readers behind the scenes at our five
museums, and at the National Museums Collection Centre, where our
treasures are stored, conserved and made ready for display.
Blog posts are written by staff from all over the organisation
and readers are encouraged to comment and ask questions on the wide
range of topics covered, from conservation to collections,
exhibitions to events.
Facebook
www.facebook.com/NationalMuseumsScotland
Facebook is currently the largest social networking website. It
allows users to connect with friends and to show their support for
museums, charities and other institutions, brands, celebrities and
special interest groups.
Through our Facebook page, we aim to share our events,
exhibitions and collections with a wider audience, particularly
young people and parents. Facebook members who ‘like’ our page will
receive updates about our events and exhibitions, as well as links
to exclusive material, such as photos.
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