On September 17th the initiative through Twitter Ask a Curator was once again held, and that now makes it the 4th Edition! Year after year the figures for participation have continued to grow, and this year was no exception. More than 700 museums from more than 40 countries have joined this activity that promotes questions and answers between cultural and public institutions under the hashtag #AskACurator, so as to place at the reach of everyone the knowledge not only of the curators of the centres, but also of the rest of the workers who manage the centres and institutions on a day-to-day basis.
At the level of contents various questions and answers were repeated from previous years: the activity of the museums and centers in the digital world, specific questions about pieces of collections, the educational activities carried out in the centers, the specific work and education of the curators, the organization of the exhibitions, etc. However, the fact that each year new countries and institutions join the list makes the variety of answers and points of view even more enriching. In total 13,000 different users participated who did more than 47,500 tweets.
As follows we leave you with a small selection of the questions and answers from amongst the thousands which were made!
@mafunyane To be passionate about your job!! #AskACurator
— Museu Picasso, Bcn (@museupicasso) September 17, 2014
@RussellDornan (Tomasz): The most frustrating is when you cannot get or borrow items that are crucial for your exhibition. #AskACurator — National Museum Krk (@MNKrk) September 17, 2014
@MarDixon @TeensInMuseums Workshops & dynamic visits for collection & temporary exhibits http://t.co/XU5dQU0fe4 #VisualThinking #AskACurator
— Museu Picasso, Bcn (@museupicasso) September 17, 2014
@KPearson83 @AskACurator Would like to work at open air heritage site rather than indoors. — Davey Moon (@moonlitflit) September 17, 2014
@RobertsJen1 “Las Meninas” by #Picasso Check out some pictures! http://t.co/UBprUSpbbj #AskACurator
— Museu Picasso, Bcn (@museupicasso) September 17, 2014
@lorenatella Al museu tnim ls 2 1rs q daten d 1900: “Retrat d Jaume Sabartés, assegut” “Poeta decadente” #AskACurator pic.twitter.com/0Pm7XEalgA — Museu Picasso, Bcn (@museupicasso) September 17, 2014
To find out about the exact figures, the participating museums and the history of this meeting in Twitter we recommend you visit the blog of @MarDixon, the organiser of this year’s event. The next edition will be on September 16th 2015. We’ll be waiting for you!
Cristina Martín
Management of social networks
Related links
Keep Calm and Ask a Curator, 2013 edition
Questions and answers to the curators: Ask a Curator 2012
After ASK a CURATOR: notes for assessing a good idea
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