Fall in Louvre With These 14 Museums on Instagram

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Image: @The Museum of Modern Art on Instagram

By Yohana Desta2014-03-20 11:04:34 UTC

Your favorite museum is only a tap away.

In this heavily connected age, museums are learning to stay ahead of the curve by creating Instagram accounts. With the scroll of a finger, you could be looking at fine art from the Louvre or historical exhibits in the Smithsonian.

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Museums might often catalogue items from the past, but their social media tactics are firmly in the present. Here are 14 museums worth following on Instagram.

The Museum of Modern Art in New York City frequently posts punchy, eye-catching photos of art shows and new pieces.

Cool and contemporary art from all over the world fills the halls of New York City's New Museum.

Tate galleries are all over the UK, and are best for those who want to follow a sampling of British art.

The Gagosian is an international art gallery with multiple locations in the United States, France, Switzerland and Greece.

Tattoo aficionados and neophytes alike will get a kick out of this rebellious Amsterdam museum.

This Instagram account plays host for all 19 Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. It's your patriotic duty to follow them.

Located in the hip New York City borough, the Brooklyn Museum constantly updates its feed with artistic snapshots of current exhibits and events.

The City of Brotherly Love is home to a beautiful art museum with a wildly active Instagram account. Follow for a daily dose of creative photos.

Take a step back in time by following the Beamish Museum. It's a "living" museum that recreates life in northern England during the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

This account is pure plant eye candy. Most of the NYBG's posts are serene, gorgeous photos of beautiful flowers and trees.

This Australian museum specializes in science and design, no doubt delighting your inner nerd.

This gigantic Parisian museum is perhaps known best for playing house to the Mona Lisa. Keeping up its theme of exclusivity, the museum only updates a few times a month, but what they lack in frequency, they make up for in beauty.

LACMA, one of California's biggest art museums, manages a bountiful online presence, and its Instagram account overflows with artwork and fan photos.

As the name would suggest, the museum's Instagram feed is semi-NSFW (but not as much as you thought it'd be). They save that for when you walk through the front doors.

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