#MuseumWeek is coming to a cultural institution near you

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Monday marks the beginning of #MuseumWeek, when Twitter is encouraging cultural institutions worldwide, as well as the people who love them, to share on the social platform.

Each day has a theme and an accompanying hashtag.

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Last year, 630 museums and galleries across Europe participated in #MuseumWeek, according to Kirstine Stewart, Twitter's vice-president of North America Media. This year, the hashtag is set to go global.

"The scope of participating organizations has expanded significantly, with more than 1,800 participating museums from over 58 countries, including several of the leading museums in the U.S.," Stewart told Mashable. Read more...

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from MashableJessica Plautz