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This Wednesday 16 from January, around the world the #MuseumSelfieDay or Selfie Day in museums, an initiative promoted by Culture Themes (UNESCO) which aims to spread the cultural heritage international.

In that context, from the General Directorate of Heritage, Museums and historic center of the city of Buenos Aires, joined this particular initiative, inviting the public of the Buenos Aires precincts to participate via Twitter and Instagram.

The slogan is to take pictures inside the different museums of the City and upload them together with the hashtag #MuseumSelfie, so that then are shared on social networks by the General Directorate of Museums. further, it is recommended to tag the international account @MuseumSelfieDay.

This proposal was born in the middle of the technological era, where the museums seek to rethink themselves, incorporating tools such as social media and various digital platforms to better connect with your audience. In that frame, The initiative was initially launched by Twitter in January 2014, to publicize galleries, collections and museums of the planet to all art lovers.

The city museums, dependents of the Directorate General that can be enjoyed with free admission are:

• Carlos Gardel House Museum, Jean Jaurès 735, of of 11 a 18 h.

• Enrique Larreta Museum of Spanish Art, Of. Oath 2291, of 12 a 19 h.

• Isaac Fernández Blanco Museum of Hispano-American Art. Noel Palace headquarters, Suipacha 1422, of 13 a 19 h.

• Isaac Fernández Blanco Museum of Hispano-American Art. Casa Fernández Blanco Headquarters, Hipolito Yrigoyen 1420, of 12 a 18 h.

• MAP Museum of Popular Art José Hernández, Of. of the Liberator 2373, of 10 a 19 h.

• Eduardo Sívori Plastic Arts Museum, Of. Infanta Isabel 555, of 12 a 20 h.

• Luis Perlotti Sculpture Museum, Pujol 644, of 10 a 18 h.

• Museum of the City, Defending 219/223 – Alsina 412, of 11 a 18 h.

• Pablo Ducrós Hicken Cinema Museum, Caffarena 51, of 11 a 18 h.

• Museum of Humor. Former Munich Brewery, Of. of the Italians 851, of 12 a 19 h.

• Cornelio de Saavedra Historical Museum of Buenos Aires, Crisologo Larralde 6309, of 9 a 17 h.