Bay Area Museums Send Each Other Virtual Bouquets
Museums around the world have shut their doors as we collectively fight against COVID-19. As a little pick-me-up, museums are sending each other iconic bouquets from their collections on social media. This fun viral trend has caught on with hundreds of museums around the world paying it forward and sending virtual blooms to one another.
Some of our local Bay Area museums like de Young, SFMOMA and Legion of Honor have shared their favorite flowers from their collections to fellow museums.
Follow the fun on Twitter under the hashtag #MuseumBouquet for a little cheerful dose of joy and culture.
Legion of Honor sent some blooms to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Sending our friends at @mfaboston a #MuseumBouquet! ?❤️️ Happy 150th Anniversary.
‘Flowers in a Silver Vase’ | Willem van Aelst | 1663 pic.twitter.com/iQ98Mdni6N
— Legion of Honor (@legionofhonor) March 26, 2020
de Young sent a bouquet across town to SFMOMA.
Sending a #MuseumBouquet to our friends at @SFMOMA! ?
‘Still Life with Flowers’ | Florine Stettheimer | 1921 pic.twitter.com/wZ4O6fircV
— de Young Museum (@deyoungmuseum) March 26, 2020
SFMOMA reciprocated and sent a floral arrangement back.
To our friends at the @deyoungmuseum, AKA the bouquet masters, we’re sending you a fresh bunch of flowers to brighten your Tuesday! Consider it an early birthday present? #MuseumBouquet https://t.co/2b2tgpOaH3 pic.twitter.com/QlhqeziwxD
— SFMOMA (@SFMOMA) March 24, 2020
SFMOMA sent a bouquet cross country to The Museum of Modern Art in NYC.
A virtual bouquet from one coast to another for our pals at @MuseumModernArt. It’s only fitting that this fresh bunch is from a New York School painter. A #MuseumBouquet for your Tuesday! https://t.co/IOurGzYU6Z pic.twitter.com/aIi5T50PtU
— SFMOMA (@SFMOMA) March 24, 2020
MOMA sent one back to SFMOMA.
Thanks for brightening our day, @SFMOMA! Enjoy a #MuseumBouquet of beautiful lithographs by a great artist from your hometown—Ruth Asawa! https://t.co/XAojuOOdqh pic.twitter.com/dmmQCE8e0P
— MoMA The Museum of Modern Art (@MuseumModernArt) March 24, 2020
Oakland Museum of California received a bouquet from their East Bay neighbors at the Hearst Museum at UC Berkeley.
Thanks @HearstMuseum!!?? https://t.co/Gb5DX8WRmo
— Oakland Museum of California (@oaklandmuseumca) March 24, 2020
Hat Tip: artnet
