@BritmusITP takes part in #MuseumWeek on Twitter

@britmusitp used this opportunity to spend a week talking about its favourite topic – the International Training Programme! We posted photos of the ITP network, shared projects and ideas from our alumni, and took part in great conversations with other museums across the globe.These were the daily themes we were given by #MuseumWeek to use as inspiration:

#secretsMW

Dedicated to revealing the secrets and mysteries inside museums, we asked twitter users what they thought could be put inside this Somali wedding basket, an ITP Room 3 project by Sahara Dahir. Perhaps you can guess in the comments below!

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#peopleMW

One of our favourite days, which we dedicated to the people who make the ITP a success – our participants, partners and supporters. We also showed some great photos from CSMVS Mumbai and the Egyptian Museum of their invaluable staff.

This was all about  buildings, gardens, locations and communities. We gave a glimpse into a Room 3 project by Esther (Greece, ITP 2015) on historical casts of frescoes at the Palace of Minos – a palace built upon myth!

You can read more about her project here.

#heritageMW

As the ITP team was in Leicester the next day, we were able to show off one of our UK partner cities in its full glory as a place full of history and rich heritage.

#futureMW

This was a really exciting day for the ITP team as we had recently announced our brand new ITP Future Plan – we were able to reflect on the fantastic projects ahead with our twitter followers.

A topical discussion from previous programmes on “The Museum Worker of the Future” also played a big part in the day, with museum professionals depicted as super heroes!

#zoomMW

On this day the ITP team took a closer look at projects for the ITP Dresden fellowships completed by Constantinos Vasiliadis (Greece, ITP 2014) and Ayman Al Shweiki (Palestine, ITP 2012).