The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is
sponsoring a photo contest tagged Me In My Museum to celebrate the 35th anniversary of International
Museum Day.
The 2012 IMD is themed
Museums in a Changing World. New Challenges, New Inspirations.
Upon this occasion, the world museum body ICOM launched a photo contest for
museum lovers and budding photographers of all ages. This contest celebrates
museums around the world through each participant’s perspective and marks the
IMD anniversary in an original and playful way.
On their own, with friends or family, participants are invited
to take a photo of themselves in their favourite museum with the International
Museum Day Badge on display.
An international jury will reward the best picture on 18
May, which must be original and dynamic, highlighting the badge and the museum.
Submissions from all around the world are expected, and are
already being shared online. The best photograph will also be featured in the
June issue of ICOM News, and the winner will receive a “surprise bag” full of
goodies from museum stores around the world.
Details about Me In My Museum on http://imd2012.icom.museum
This will definitely rouse the interest of young people in history because it seems that they are losing interest in going to museums nowadays. Using photography, which is becoming a popular hobby among them, will definitely get their attention. Moreover, giving them a chance to have their work shown on the Internet for the world to see would motivate them to revisit their past and capture them in pictures.
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