The winners and the most active participants of the international cultural and educational campaign Museum Selfie Day were awarded in the Poltava Art Museum (Art Gallery) named after Mykola Yaroshenko.
The authors of the best photos, selected by the museums of the basic network of cultural institutions of the Poltava city territorial community, were awarded with incentive gifts from the Department of Culture, Youth and Family of the Poltava City Council and the "Starkava" coffee shop.
In addition, regular and most loyal visitors to the Poltava Art Museum (Art Gallery) named after Mykola Yaroshenko received certificates for free visits to the museum for a year.
The veteran coffee shop "Starkava" (owned by Iolanta Dulger) received a special Acknowledgement from the Mayor as a socially responsible local business that actively supports the city's cultural initiatives.
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The international action ‘Museum Selfie Day’ was launched in 2014, initiated by the British cultural critic and art historian Mar Dixon. The event is held annually on the third Wednesday of January to provide information support and promote museums and museum collections around the world through social media. Visitors post selfies with exhibits using special hashtags.
This is the ninth time Poltava municipal museums have joined the initiative. This year, more than 2,000 people took part in the event, and the best 15 photos received awards.
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