The Top 10 Museum Tumblrs To Follow

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Everyone is getting in on social media these days. That includes our favorite galleries and museums. Tumblr is a terrific platform for institutions to share news and reveal the gems of their respective collections. It is also a great platform for sharing the personalities behind the ivory towers.

Taking into account diversity of content, regularity of posting, and (all important) sense of humor we compiled a list of museum tumblr accounts. From those, using the same criteria, we whittled down to our 10 favorites.

The Top 10 Museum Tumblrs To Follow.

Brooklyn Museum

Tumblr: http://brooklynmuseum.tumblr.com

Brooklyn Museum keeps our attention with great shots of art on display, visitors in the galleries, and links to important articles.

Art Gallery of Ontario

Tumblr: http://artgalleryofontario.tumblr.com/

Art Of The Day. Not much else to know other that the AGO tumblr is all about highlighting one awesome piece from the collection daily. As they say, this tumblr offers something awesome every day.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Tumblr: http://sfmoma.tumblr.com/

One of the most active museum tumblrs, SF MOMA brings a mix of art work, news, and sweet reblog goodies. We can thank them for introducing us to Babes In Museum Land. And, for posting some of the most hilarious, nerdy stuff on the net.

Mass MoCA

Tumblr: http://massmoca.tumblr.com/

Awesome behind the scenes news and views from an awesome museum. #winning.

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Tumblr: http://pennmuseum.tumblr.com/

Though irregularly updated, the Penn Museum tumblr offers some real gems. Whether it be images of bikini clad girls from the 4th-5th century Villa del Casale of Piazza Armerina or rare Alaskan pipes from the institutions archives, we're into it.

National Museum of Wildlife

Tumblr: http://jhwildlifeart.tumblr.com/

Do we want to see amazing images of animals everyday? Yes, absolutely. The National Museum of Wildlife keeps us busy with regular updates that never fail to tickle our fancy.

Allen Memorial Art Museum

Tumblr: http://amamblog.tumblr.com/

Located at Oberlin College, the Allen Memorial Art Museum was founded in 1917. This tumblr relays some of the institutions history, and surprisingly also a deft touch a humor. For example, one post functions as a guide to mustaches in art history.

American Museum of Natural History

Tumblr: http://amnhnyc.tumblr.com/

Awesome stuff about animals, dinosaurs, and space. Everyday.

Carleton University Art Gallery

Tumblr: http://cuartgallery.tumblr.com/

Collection Friday!, an awesome item from the CUART collection posted to end the week, is the highlight of this Canadian institution's tumblr. The remaining days are filled with news, particularly for their quirky film series, and for the holidays they even pulled together a great gift guide. Expect a lot of interesting stuff with the new semester about to get swinging.

New York Public Library

Tumblr: http://nypl.tumblr.com/

NYPL inspires lifelong learning and the advancement of knowledge. They also kill it with their "Mustache Mondays" and "Flashback Fridays" posts. Who doesn't like a little vintage New York?